Landed in Canmore for the next 3.5 weeks, where we can eat, sleep and train with zero distractions. I love being at home in Bend, but here Iβm not tempted to furniture shop, re-organize the closets, or landscape the backyard in my free time π. Canmore has some magic π« to it, so Iβm soaking up as much as I can before PTO Edmonton. @that.triathlonlife #canmorecamp
Because people are asking: I was intending to do the road race at Canadian Nationals tomorrow, but decided with my coach that itβs not really worth the risk of crashing with PTO Edmonton coming up in 3 weeks (and a lot on the line there!). It would have been super fun to race through Edmonton with a fast field - but the risk is not really worth it and I havenβt been doing enough group riding to be totally confident in my skills. Next time π. Best of luck to everyone racing, especially @hannah_dott π€© πΈ Rob Jones
Scenes from yesterday. Loved racing with mom & dad & Eric & Flynn on site π₯° πΈ @eric_lagerstrom
Canadian National TT Champion π₯π I absoltuely LOVED riding as hard as I could without swimming before or running after π not contemplating a career change, but it was so much fun (and painful). Congrats to all of the other women and thank you to the organizers and volunteers for a safe race. Also thank you to Eric for being here β€οΈ. More later! @lsanderstri - you in for Paris 2024? π€£ πΈ @shorelinegold and @eric_lagerstrom
Course is fast, bike is fast, so Iβd better be fast! After over-analyzing the start list, I may be in over my head more than I expected π but Iβm excited to test myself against the best cyclists in Canada. Thanks mom for being my follow vehicle this morning π @that.triathlonlife
the content / the crew. π @that.triathlonlife @eric_lagerstrom @nickgoldston #sopro
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Filming for the PTO this week, including a call with my mom for some Canadian Open course insight (she designed it π) - a small home town advantage π‘. AG registration is still openβ¦ sign up!!! πΈ @eric_lagerstrom @that.triathlonlife
Eric is on an easy week so our ride yesterday was him sprinting in front of me for a πΈ, and me sprinting to pass him back. I cannot believe the shots he gets while going >40km/hr. Very fun πβ€οΈ @that.triathlonlife @eric_lagerstrom
Are we in the way? πΆ @that.triathlonlife
Humans put helmets on = prepare for the most boring afternoon ever. #noooo #worstlife #sobored #takemewithyou #morechuckit πΈ @samanthaweald
New ride: the Shiv TT π€© Iβm racing the Canadian TT Championships at the end of June, so this is the UCI legal Shiv, slightly different than my triathlon specific Shiv. Itβs insanely light, fast, and fun to ride. Excited for the challenge and hoping the TT specific work will give me a boost for PTO Edmonton a month later. π Big thanks @iamspecialized_tri @sramroad for setting me up with this beauty, and @eric_lagerstrom for (yet another) 10/10 bike build π πΈ @samanthaweald
Thought I was getting pretty fast at gravel until I tried to keep up with Eric π₯΄π @that.triathlonlife
Rainy family run. Recovered well after Chattanooga and refreshed for some good training ahead. Happy = fast. @that.triathlonlife
The spring classic: ride βtill you hit the snow bank. @that.triathlonlife πΈ @eric_lagerstrom
Birthday things. Love you @eric_lagerstrom #33
Swim Bike Run from yesterday. (Nervous -> Fun for a minute -> Is this almost over?) Thank you for the photos @itskennywithrow & @topho π
2nd at N American Champs yesterday, didnβt feel my greatest so was proud to hold it together until the end. Thank you to the volunteers π§and crowds π who made that a lot easier! Congrats to @jackiemhering who was on fire from the start, and to @hollylawrencetri for 3rd. It was genuinely fun racing with you two on the bike. Still need to get some π₯ back in my running, itβs in there somewhere. π πΈ @nbtricoach / @nordicaphotography
Ready or not π #im703chattanooga tomorrow. Thank you to Eric (as always) for getting my bike ready to roll. β€οΈ He said Iβm actually maxed out on bike favors for the month so hopefully nothing goes wrong before tomorrow π. Good luck to everyone racing!
Course check (+ coffee check). πΈ @eric_lagerstrom #im703chattanooga
Looks like itβll be a few degrees cooler with some βοΈ cover on Sunday, great news for red-head Canadians. π€£ @that.triathlonlife #im703chatt
Made it to Tennessee π only a few minor equipment mishaps so far but thatβs why we got here 4 days early π πΈ @eric_lagerstrom @that.triathlonlife
Sunday long ride: half on the Shiv (no photo evidence) π, half on the Diverge (for happiness watts) π€ΈββοΈ. A good way to trick your brain into riding for 5 hours π πΈ @samanthaweald π₯°