Big News!

I'm very, very excited to announce that in September I applied for the Kestrel Race team and just this month I found out that I got accepted! Only 17 of over 275 applicants were accepted onto the team.

In essence it's an amateur sponsorship. That's right, "S" is for Sponsorship. I'm beyond excited and so grateful for this opportunity to represent the Kestrel brand.

So for this year I'll be riding for Kestrel and raising money and awareness for Eleonore Rocks. Kestrel is already a huge sponsor of that team as well. It may mean a new bike, it may not.

Luckily I don't have to convert over to a new bike since I'm already a faithful Kestrel customer, but of course, I'd like to be riding the newest fanciest thing there is. So I'm looking at options. Everything is still getting laid out for us since triathlon season hasn't really started yet, so I'm sure there will be other developments.

It means a lot of new friends and contacts from both the Kestrel and Eleonore Rocks team, more resources, other opportunities. It's a big deal.

My other big bike related news is.... After three years of cycling, we finally invested in a trainer. I know, I'm probably an idiot for not having one. But I was waiting for a Computrainer or something like it. So Kevan and I settled on a CycleOps Power trainer which is fairly new and getting some really good reviews.

So I'm looking forward to making less excuses to train in spite of the kids or the weather. And perhaps making some fitness gains or not losing as much fitness over the winter. I had two great weeks of training after I got sidelined with the Norovirus that's been floating around. I got outside for a 55 mile bike and have been hitting all my long runs and maintenance runs. I'm losing weight (thank you stomach flu, hah!) and feeling really good.

I just need to remember to stretch, keep foam rollering, and recover when I need to. I have a feeling it's going to be a great season!