Posted on 03/31/08 2:23 PM| by team-admin
Hello everyone. I am very excited to be heading off to Montana for Primal Quest in three months. I expect this race to test my skills and abilities both physically and emotionally but I am with a great team who I respect, trust and know I will have a great time with.
I have been racing for about 9 years now and have enjoyed every moment, well almost every moment - blew out my ACL in the summer of 2005 while racing. This will be my 5th expedition race and by far the longest. Living in Colorado, I have the opportunity to experience all it has to offer from world class mountain biking, hiking and climbing 14,000 foot peaks, kayaking, skiing, and rock and ice climbing. Originally from California, I was raised in the suburbs in the Bay Area and though I rode horses competitively, camping and hiking were not on the families agenda. Went to college in Bozeman, MT where I learned how to ice and rock climb and soon after moving to Colorado, starting mountain biking and adventure racing.
I am currently in my masters program for Geography and Environmental Science and hope to research climate change on our environment and natural resources. But while in school, I spend my free time training and preparing for PQ. My team and I have many weekends planned for training together and making sure we are as prepared as we can be. Having raced the Montana Adventure Race last summer, I have a good idea of what we are in for and though the course is sure to be very tough, Montana will provide an amazing backdrop of views that we plan on taking a few moments to enjoy.
Wish us luck as we embark on this fantastic adventure and be sure to check from time to time as I hope to update our progress as we close in on race day.
Sara
