Being an athlete has taught me… If there is one thing being an athlete has taught me it’s; Knowing how to motivate yourself to keep going after you’ve cracked. Physically, mentally, socially. Being resilient enough to find the motivation to keep moving forward when you feel like you have nothing left to give. I practice…
and I’m damn proud of it! But in Cycling it’s one of the hardest things for me to do. You see, me being an expat in Australia has set me up for isolation. I’m too Canadian for the Australians and too Australian for the Canadians. This leaves me in this constant state of limbo. Sometimes…
It started when I had an injury. Like all my good stories, each adventure always starts with something going wrong. My ankle wasn’t playing gymnastics with me so i started swimming. my shoulder decided to dislocate in the surf, so i started speed skating. I did my ankle once again, but i stuck to the…
I’ve been talking about retirement. But really who am I kidding? I love to race. I’m not going to retire; I’m going to keep going until the stage manager with the hook pulls me off. And even then I won’t go easy. Did I mention I love racing. ITS is a race that acts…
So what’s your excuse not to make it to Raw Track? Have to go home after work to pick up the bike? Sydney traffic sucks? You can’t get a lift? All of these are valid excuses, BUT there is a better way! Have you ever considered the train? Every 20min or so Sydney trains departs…
Week 16 was going to be my scan. Week 17 was going to be team states. Week 18 is going to be my comeback! I had my surgery, I followed instructions, I’ve been feeling great, and my only setback has been getting cleared to get back into things. Last week after another re-schedule of my…
The Sydney Christmas Carnivals are done and dusted for another year. Over the 5 days I re-posted the results along with photos and how the racing went down. Most of the reporting is factual, and no names have been changed to avoid embarrassment. Day 1 Sydney Christmas Carnivals Dunc Gray Velodrome Hosted By Bankstown…
This may come as a surprise; When i first started riding, I was an enduro. I rode thousands of k’s each month. After some of the longer rides, I ran into a problem. Saddle sores. Yep my nether regions didn’t like my riding as much as I did. sometimes I rode through the pain, other…
As a cyclist it’s not a matter of if you will fall it’s a matter of when. For most racing cyclists there are two types. Ones who have done their collar bone… Fingers crossed my time done in the sling will go towards any future time. Could I trade my shoulder reconstruction for any possible…
here’s how the conversation went Me– hey guys, do you have any tubular track rims? Curve – we have rims but no hubs, or some prototype G4’s. You’ll love them Me– *thinking/mental tantrum* I want tubulars!!!!! I only ride tubs on the track. Me-I’ll try out the G4’s and see how they go. …
Lizanne Wilmot 