Author: LizanneWilmot

All or nothing! Time to get epic. How a Track Sprinter conquered Everest

In case of total shutdown- plot an Everest.
Famous last words.  I put the idea out to the universe, I had to follow through.

The concept of Everesting is fiendishly simple: Pick any hill, anywhere in the world and complete repeats of it in a single activity until you climb 8,848m – the equivalent height of Mt Everest. Complete the challenge on a bike, on foot, or online, and you’ll find your name in the Hall of Fame, alongside the best climbers in the world.

I Quit

I quit.
This isn’t a retirement, that would be a choice.
I’m quitting because I can’t do this anymore.

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racing in 2020- Sometimes it be like that

2020, What a year.  Nothing represents the ups and downs of the year like my Strava account.  I was plodding along, slugging it in the gym.  After signing onto Tesseract a few months earlier, racing (and doing well) in a few CL1 track races, I was on track to get a start at one of… Continue reading racing in 2020- Sometimes it be like that

Track Cycling Stay-cation!

Here’s the deal

*7 different velodromes
*8 Carnivals
*Minimum 32 races!
*2 Cities
*14 days

Sound too good to be true?  Want in?  Well Christmas has come early, and I can tell you, this track cycling Christmas stay-cation is the place to be.

Enthusiastic race filler

Enthusiastic race filler! That’s what I am, and I am damn proud of that. After I won nationals last year, I “retired*”.  To anyone around me, we all know that this is a joke.  I’m not finished, I’m not done, I’m not going to rack the bike.  This was the beginning of my ‘Victory lap… Continue reading Enthusiastic race filler