Loved doing this one - got back a couple of weeks ago from the RedBull MTB Academy with some of the best young talent in downhill racing, came away with a great mindset!For 2012 we have put together a core group of sponsors and people dedicated to bringing the best out me as an athlete - whether it's bike maintenance, image production, athlete preparation or just a little family love! With that small army and knowing I can rely on the knowledge base of the athlete team from my recent trip away - I feel I can confidently take...

For the last month we had very cold weather and snow. That's why I was doing only indoor trainings in gym. With my team ŠD LIFE, we were training with motocross riders, to get fit for up coming season. You can see a short edit of our trainings. Weather is getting better and I can ride some xc again. I can't wait to ride downhill bike too. Besides getting fit I have been busy with school, trying to pass as many exams as I can before the racing season.

I just finished my last workout before Nationals.  Where has the time gone?  Life got busy (or busier) after the Dark Horse Championships, and somehow it’s already time for another comp.  Crazy how time works like that….

It’s been a tough week for training. My motivation has been all over the place for the past 10 days, and I can’t exactly figure out why. But, this is all part of the process and the experience, so I will share it.Now that I have more time to focus on my climbing, I find myself feeling the need and desire to impose more structure on my training. I operate very well with structure, but now as I try to structure something that used to be somewhat of an escape from the ordered aspects of my...

Perhaps skiing is the perfect cross training to get my legs stronger and ultimately make me a better climber. But if not, at least skiing is a whole lot of fun!

For 15 years, competitions have been an integral part of my climbing experience. I competed in my first competition when I was 11 and I can’t even count how many comps I’ve done since then. At times I have become disillusioned with competing and have even walked away from the world of comp climbing all together for brief spells. But I always find myself being drawn back in, because, to put it simply, I love it. I love having something to train for and I gain a great deal of motivation from having a goal...