Anatomy of a bad idea
Some life decisions are better than others, and this was somewhere near the bottom. Future Lizanne is going to hurt.
Being an Athlete has taught me…
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…
Canadian Nationals: Adventure and misadventure in three parts (plus intermission)
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…
The comeback part 1- Race Reports
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…
Going nowhere fast.
I’ve been banished to the trainer. My world has ended. Week 9 of forever! Being an athlete for most of my life, I’m used to injury cycles. It happens. Post injury, it’s all about the management. And I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the easiest patient. I see the word no as a…
Love thy saddle
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…
War wounds.
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…
10 000 laps
While you are reading put this on in the background <—– this is not optional! 10000 laps that’s 3333km Well I recon a whole lot more, but as the saying goes, ‘If it’s not on strava it didn’t happen’ A few months ago officially completed 10 000 laps of Tempe velodrome. This was never really a goal, but…
I can’t believe it’s not tubular- Curve G4 Track wheels- Review
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. …
Today. It begins
But first I’m making pumpkin pie. Right. Sorry about the silence. Iv actually written a few posts, but haven’t completed them. I’m getting back into things. After the crash just before ITS Melbourne, I went overseas, raced the Red Hook Crit in London, and crashed again. It hurt. Enough that I took myself off the bike…
Lizanne Wilmot 