New Site New Year!
Happy New Year to all! I am very excited to present to everyone my new website that I have spent a few months coordinating and designing. It is a work in progress of course, as we debug and tinker with photos etc but we wanted to release it starting January 1st. So let me know what you think!
Today, I coached skiing with the VAMPS, a group of women I work with and went to hot yoga. The word for the day in yoga was “grounded intention.” So, I’m going to approach 2010 with grounded intention. The instructor also said the times when we want to stop something are the times to keep going. The best results come from those things that are hard to achieve. I can definitely relate to that. Tonight, I’m going to a clam bake with some fire department friends and watch Travis Pastrana jump his car a ridiculously long way!
One really funny tidbit is that my friend Susan was late to yoga because she was rear ended by Clint Eastwood. She’s not injured, but her car is pretty crunched. She was quite star struck after the event and said he was very handsome and very nice about crashing into her! I guess that’s the holidays in Sun Valley! Our Christmas tree was pretty modest, since it is just Greg and I, but we did have some fun. Below are a few photos from our holidays for you to enjoy. I look forward to what 2010 brings!
The Silver Bullet
As I sit here moving into the hectic holiday season, I figured I would take a short break and bake some cookies, write a blog, and relax for a few. My Christmas present to myself is currently in transit from Portland, a little Audi A4 for me! I needed a car to drive on road trips, as the Bronco doesn’t really do the whole freeway thing to well. I must say I am eagerly awaiting the heated seats for the winter.
This weekend marked my first 24 hour shift at the fire department. I spent the morning washing ambulances and engines and mopping the floor at the fire house, not too glamorous but fun nonetheless. I drove engine 1 around for practice driving and fuel. Greg and I gave each other an IV for practice, which was pretty funny. It was a super slow day with only one call for an ice skater who hit his head on the ice, not exactly the dangerous day I was expecting.
After the success we had with the showings of Race Across the Sky in Boise, I am coordinating a film tour for five mountain towns. The movie had a pretty limited release across the country, and most shows sold out. Most mountain communities would love to see this film and I strongly suggest you try to make it to an event. Here is the proposed list of towns: Aspen, Telluride, Bozeman, Sun Valley, and Jackson Hole. I’ve teamed up with IMBA to make each showing a fundraiser for their local chapters. They are stoked and will promote the tour for me through their avenues. I’m trying to pull this 6 stop tour together for late Feb/ early March. I’m going to do PR and media in each town and also host a party with the local retailers. Raffles and ticket sales will raise funds for IMBA so we can keep riding new buffed trails around the country! Stay posted for more info.
Later
Reba
Washington D.C.
Morning,
It’s been a great week here in Washington D.C. with the family. We did the early Christmas mumbo jumbo, and some birthdays as well. We also did the museums, ice skating, shows, and the typical tourist stuff. Being a tourist is great sometimes, and I needed a little break from training and the racing world! I am however ready to get some exercise when I get home.
I stopped by Conte’s in Arlington, VA again the other night to do some training talks, and am constantly surprised by the cycling community here in Virginia. They are super motivated, and don’t let the crappy winter weather get them down at all! Whenever I am in this part of the country, I will for sure stop into Conte’s when I get a chance.
I’m ready to get home today and get the skis out for good. I’ve had down time since Ecuador and am now ready to get off my butt and back into some activity again. Matthew, my coach, is already asking me what the key races are for 2010 and getting the training program going again. It’s still officially off season, but the groundwork for 2010 races starts to be built right now, so i can’t sit on my butt for too long.
I’m still trying to piece together a logical race season for 2010 and I’m finding there are too many good endurance races to choose from. I’m shopping the globe for the best ones and there basically is not enough time to do all the races I want to do. The biggest challenge will be putting together a realistic schedule that won’t kill me! On paper it all looks amazing, but I have to juggle travel, speaking engagements, training, and of course being ready to race. I am scheduled to be in Argentina for a month from January 20th-February 20th for two stage races and a bunch of training, which will be awesome. I am also eyeing the TransRockies race in British Columbia for the upcoming season. Either way it is going to be a great season again, and I can’t wait to get home and make some turns on the mountain.
Cheers
Reba
CrossFit vs. KFD
Morning,
I am currently in Washington D.C. for a little early Christmas celebration with the family. Flying here was a bit like the movie Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The stereotypical holiday travel image was firmly in place, plane de-icing delays, holiday mayhem, and general chaos across the country. I have to admit though, that my favorite part of traveling is people watching. All the jet lag and discomfort is easily outweighed by the things you see while on the road.
Right before I left for D.C. we did a fire department workout that was similar to CrossFit. Although I have done these tire flipping and explosive workouts before, I had never done them with my pullups on. Keith Potter is a KFD member and personal trainer and he’s been designing workouts that are sort of like CrossFit, but that mimic the weights and work we have to do on the fire ground. He has 5 different workouts. The one we did was “overhaul”. It’s only 20 minutes long, but I’m definitely sore! We did the workout in full turnout gear. Got some funny looks from other gym members, but it was really fun! I will check in soon from the road.
Cheers
Reba
Boise Media Love
Good Morning,
I am finally feeling a bit settled in at home after a long trip home from Ecuador and then a long EMT test. For those of you who don’t know, I am a part-time firefighter for the City of Ketchum as well. It teaches me all sorts of fun things, like river rescues and emergency extraction techniques, I love it! Anyways, now that the temperatures have plummeted I thought I would compile a cool list of media resources for you to read. The Boise area is one of my favorite winter training getaways and has a huge cycling community. Here are a few links to some good sites that have shown me some love. In the meantime, bundle up next to the fire and read a good book. It’s holiday season now, we can all be a little lazy.
I am going to get my XC skis ready now that winter is fully on it’s way!
Cheers
Reba
Short Vuelta Wrap-Up
Morning,
Whew! Back on the internet for the first time since the race. The race went great and we won the mixed team division by about an hour. I’m not sure of exact times, but we had about 25 minutes lead each day I think on the next mixed team. We were somewhere between 10th and 15th in the overall classification. Again, i haven’t seen exact results, but we finished pretty high up overall.