Saturday, March 17, 2012

Racing season is here!

Can't believe racing season is already here! Well, almost! Time flies.

I met with my coach a week ago to discuss my race schedule and I am excited for the next few months. I am planning on starting my 2012 season with Mazatlan on April 21. After overcoming a knee injury, and mono, I am really happy with how training has been going the past few weeks. Consistency is the name of the game, and not being able to have that was the most frustrating part of my off season. I was unable to really put consecutive solid weeks of training in because of injury and illness. Now, I am enjoying training pain free, trying to stay healthy and seeing improvement each week. 

This year I will be racing for the Off the Front Multisport Team presented by Chobani . I am really excited about our awesome group of athletes and great sponsors! We will be supported by Rudy Project, Sugoi and of course, Chobani yogurt! Yum. It is a brand new team, and I am really honored to be a part of it. 

I read an article recently written on Laura and Greg Bennett in Inside Triathlon magazine. Holly Bennett did a phenomenal job of profiling these two amazing athletes who are also incredible, down to earth, happy people. Something that I took away from this article is that we should really be enjoying the process and focusing less on the result. I think that many athletes get caught up in wanting to be successful and wanting to have good races, that we lose sight of staying in the moment and enjoying the journey. It sounds so cliche, but it is so true. I have really tried to focus on the reasons I do the sport, stay grounded in who I am as an athlete and a person, and have tons of fun each day. 

Hope everyone is doing well! Stay healthy and happy.

Jessica