Mon, 28 Jul 2008
Posted at 01:30:00 PM
Its been nice being back here in Utah with friends and family, but super busy ever since I rolled in from Cali Wed night. Starting with my girls Staci and Christina flying in Thursday and X96...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 16 Jul 2008
Posted at 12:00:00 AM
Welcome to July. It’s been nice an toasty down here in San Diego. Lucky for us we are close enough to the water that it cools us down a bit and we don’t fry quite like the folks...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Posted at 11:30:00 AM
Sorry for the lack of updates, ive been slackin! This week I decided it was time for a change, so I went into Salon 56 down in SD and handed my hair over them for a complete re-vamping....Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 14 Jun 2008
Posted at 05:30:00 PM
After one of the hottest days out at Chula Vista, Mike Day wins the first every BMX Olympic trials! It was such a crazy race and I am absolutely exhausted from screaming and jumping up and down....Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 10 Jun 2008
Posted at 12:30:00 AM
Back in Chula after a week at home in Utah revamping from the China trip. It felt soo good to spend a few days home doing whatever the heck I wanted. I slept all day, went shopping, caught up...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Sun, 1 Jun 2008
Posted at 10:30:00 PM
So this weekend was pretty rough for me. I came into this race with a 13 point lead and the confidence that I was going to Beijing. I felt awesome on the track and killed it in my...Read Now! | Comments (2) |
Thu, 29 May 2008
Posted at 07:30:00 AM
I’ve been holed up in the hotel all day, eating my own cooked American pasta and chicken out of my hot pot watching the race from the comfort of my rock hard bed. BMX made primetime TV...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 28 May 2008
Posted at 08:00:00 AM
I woke up to the sun this morning and was stoked. The smog had cleared considerably and revealed new landscape I had no idea existed yesterday. We had our first practice on the track,...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 27 May 2008
Posted at 07:30:00 AM
Homeostasis: the property to regulate the internal environment of the body so as to maintain a stable, constant condition. In essence, the human body loves routine. Whether it’s...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 10 May 2008
Posted at 03:00:00 PM
What a day in the books! I must say I am SOOO glad its over. 5th place overall finish, of course nobody WANTS to go into a race to finish 5th and I made some mistakes in the main but all things...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 9 May 2008
Posted at 10:00:00 AM
So unfortunately the track was built on a lake bed. And then there was a monsoon a week or so ago hence the reason the track refuses to harden up. The girls did the first practice and then the...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 8 May 2008
Posted at 03:00:00 PM
So far not a lot to report about Copenhagen other than practice was cancelled today. The dirt on the track wasn’t packing and that makes it hard to shred a sx course. The layout looks pretty...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 6 May 2008
Posted at 05:30:00 PM
Woke up this morning and shredded Aigle one last time before driving back to Germany. The youth hostel was happenin last night with all the BMXers in town; aside from the Aussies, Shanaze was...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 5 May 2008
Posted at 07:30:00 AM
I have seen some beautiful places in the world, but nothing quite so beautiful as Switzerland. The 5hr drive down here yesterday was quite possible the most enjoyable 5 hr drive I have had. Going...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 4 May 2008
Posted at 05:00:00 AM
Raced a Euro round yesterday for the fun of it. We (Amanda, Cesar, Sutty) rolled in to Franfkurt Friday night, woke up Saturday got 4 practice laps and it was time to shred. The track was typical...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 1 May 2008
Posted at 12:30:00 AM
The Today show was quite the production. I couldn’t believe how much preparation and work goes into putting on a TV show, and they do it every day! The Today show is a live production, so...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Posted at 08:30:00 PM
It’s my very first time experiencing New York City outside of a car or JFK airport. I was one of the lucky chosen to come here for the BMX segment of the Today show. I took a night flight...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Posted at 05:26:58 AM
My first memory of the Bullock family comes from at least 6 years ago when they rolled up to Tooele's Deseret Peak BMX so enthusiastic about riding BMX in the 30mph crosswind. Their son Thomas is a...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 13 Apr 2008
Posted at 07:36:04 AM
Finished second today overall. Definitely shouldn't be bummed about that except the part where I was winning until the last straight. I struggled all weekend with one particular section of the...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 12 Apr 2008
Posted at 07:52:08 PM
Took a second overall in the time trial yesterday. I was pretty happy with the result, I won the first round trials and improved my time in the second round with a few mistakes but Jana Horakova...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 11 Apr 2008
Posted at 07:03:43 AM
Alright so here is the lowdown on practice... They built the entire course in 48hrs, so pretty much it was soft yet rough and needs a bit more dialing in. In the mens practice dR, Mikey, and the...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 10 Apr 2008
Posted at 01:54:20 AM
Team USA is sharing internet access here at the Hilton. We went ahead and bought internet for the week for just one room and are sharing time on it so that we can keep in touch with our internet...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Mon, 7 Apr 2008
Posted at 06:52:46 PM
It took a little over 30hrs of traveling to make it here to Adelaide. Trip started off on the wrong foot in SD when we tried to check in as a group of 10 with 33 bags and paper tickets. 2 people...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 2 Apr 2008
Posted at 07:44:03 PM
BMX made National Public Radio today. Mike from NPR hooked me up with a link to listen to the story since we missed it live. Although the segments they chose to air are a bit comical both with...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 29 Mar 2008
Posted at 10:53:36 PM
Finished up the USAC Nat Championships today in DeSoto, Tx. Those of us that have been training at the OTC had a difficult time adjusting back to the flat hill, small jumps, and ABA cadence during...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 16 Mar 2008
Posted at 01:11:28 AM
Day two finally over, its 12:40am and I am still trying to get back to all my messages--no sign of sleep anytime soon. I have to say today went significantly better than yesterday. I was lucky...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Sat, 15 Mar 2008
Posted at 11:35:40 AM
Day one is in the bag and im hangin out at the hotel hiding from the sun waiting for the ams to finish their day of racing before we head back out to start off day two. I felt pretty good on...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 27 Feb 2008
Posted at 12:01:23 AM
I uploaded some pics tonight of my two whips... I call them #1 and #2 . I am pretty fortunate that I have sponsors who will kick down for me to have two identical bikes, it makes my training a lot...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 22 Feb 2008
Posted at 09:38:31 AM
Back in Chula, back to no-sun SoCal rain. Pretty lame this el nino stuff. Hopefully the weather clears up soon so we can get back on the track. It is nice to be back in the states and back...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 17 Feb 2008
Posted at 05:22:46 AM
Today is my last day in France and I can’t believe it has gone by so fast. The training has been intense, but fun. I have never felt so good on my bike and enjoyed challenging myself so...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 13 Feb 2008
Posted at 02:16:03 PM
Check it out: http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_8247374 Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 13 Feb 2008
Posted at 03:27:20 AM
Thats the phrase of the week for me. Whenever someone tries to speak to me in French, or I am getting in trouble with PH, I yell as boldley as I can "Je Suis AMERICAN!" and usually...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Sat, 9 Feb 2008
Posted at 05:23:15 PM
Congrats to Cisar, Brown, dR, and Bennett for representing well in the main at Madrid today. 3-6th respectively. You know the US is dominant when 4 of the 8 guys in the main are Americans. There...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 8 Feb 2008
Posted at 05:23:43 PM
There is a lot to write about tonight but I am spent so i'll have to summarize. So far we have ridden 4 tracks in 4 days. Thats one of the hings I love about France. There are SOO many different...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 6 Feb 2008
Posted at 03:50:33 PM
Today will go down in my books as one of my worst performances ever on a bike. Granted I have an excuse with the 9hr jet lag, but I must say I was "pro novice" out on the track today....Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 6 Feb 2008
Posted at 03:48:40 PM
Back in France today to do a little training one-on-one with the coach. I am excited to be here because last time I came I felt my skills on the track improving overnight. South France has some of...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 28 Jan 2008
Posted at 12:35:14 AM
Just rolled in from my sweet 12 1/2 hr drive from Salt Lake. It took me 2+ hrs longer than it should have thanks to a semi roll in Vegas and a 16 car crunch outside Lucerne Valley. Apparently...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 20 Jan 2008
Posted at 09:47:15 AM
We've been riding a lot here this last week. The trails are dialed and we've been riding the first half of the track. Ritz is touching up the last half today for the big ribbon cutting ceremony...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 9 Jan 2008
Posted at 05:55:28 PM
It looks like I am finally settled into my new home. The Olympic training center here in Chula Vista is pretty cool. It is 15 or so miles South of San Diego and about 8 miles north of the Mexican...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 4 Jan 2008
Posted at 10:48:27 AM
There have been lots of changes for me in the last week. First off, I am no longer considered a Tennessee resident. Mike deployed to Afghanistan on the 2nd and I didnt see any reason to stick...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Posted at 12:28:26 AM
Frustrated at the moment..... I felt really great today, better than yesterday and won my first two motos putting down the fastest lap times in Elite women. Third moto I had the lead but...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Thu, 27 Dec 2007
Posted at 10:23:41 PM
Racing is finally finished for the night. I'm not super stoked about my finish. I felt pretty good all day, I didnt exert myself too hard in motos and pulled out an easy 2,2,2 to save everything...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 26 Dec 2007
Posted at 11:18:25 PM
I'm gettin ready to call it a night. Today was a fun-filled day of sitting, mixed with about an hour total of practice time. I always dislike the format of this race e.g. I have to fly out on or...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 24 Dec 2007
Posted at 11:21:02 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas is for sure my favorite holiday. Its a bummer I cant spend it at home in Utah with my family, but Mike is deploying Jan 1 and with the deployment date so close...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 11 Dec 2007
Posted at 03:01:47 PM
Not a whole lot to report this week except that I am over Tennessee weather and ready to deport myself back to the West. It rained nonstop here from Thursday until this morning...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 30 Nov 2007
Posted at 11:36:58 PM
So I had Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving for what I have counted to be only the second time in the last 11 years. Crazy! It was honestly a little hard for me to be away from Tulsa and all of...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 18 Nov 2007
Posted at 07:16:45 PM
Just got back from the Olympic Ambassador program in LA, and I have to say I felt so honored to have been chosen to go. I was a little intimidated at first to walk into the room with former...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 14 Nov 2007
Posted at 09:28:01 AM
Got some new wheels to roll around town on and I am pretty excited about it. Mike and I traded the Lancer in last night for a 2008 Scion xB--Black sand pearl. He deploys to Afghanistan in January...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 8 Nov 2007
Posted at 02:21:19 PM
Got the new 2008 Formula Nucleus frame built up yesterday. I'm pretty stoked on it, I took it out to the track last night and it was FAST. Its .25" shorter than my other frame, which I...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 22 Oct 2007
Posted at 11:53:57 AM
Another race in the books, and honestly I am just glad the weekend is over and I can finally be home for longer than three days to focus on my training and sleeping. I pulled a 4th and a 2nd...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 15 Oct 2007
Posted at 04:24:30 PM
I am finally home and so glad to be here. I just wanted to post really quick that I have uploaded a bunch more pics to the france album and another video from practice at St Maxime. I have a few...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 13 Oct 2007
Posted at 06:36:26 PM
Race is over and so is my trip. I fly home in the morning and I am pretty excited to see my husband and sleep in my own bed for three whole days before heading off to Boulder City. The race...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 12 Oct 2007
Posted at 05:24:14 PM
Video is uploaded...at least 98% of it. My 30min time card ran out at 98% so whatcha see is whatcha get Time trials are over and we are done for the day. We woke up this...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 11 Oct 2007
Posted at 12:08:33 PM
Practice is done for the day. We ran the same format for practice as we did in China (two practice groups of men then the women 1hr20min total each group starting at the bottom of the ramp, then...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 10 Oct 2007
Posted at 09:13:53 AM
Ok so internet is pretty steep, slow and it doesn’t work most of the time so I’m not sure I will be able to get more video footage up until I am in a place with better intenet...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 8 Oct 2007
Posted at 02:35:26 PM
Chilled most of the day today, went for a road ride this afternoon and saw some beautiful villas. I really could live here I decided. I guess Bruce Willis has a place close by, if its nice enough...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 7 Oct 2007
Posted at 05:35:41 PM
Not quite as much to report today. All of us were pretty blown out and tired from going out last night so the morning was pretty much gone by the time we got moving. Danny C decided to race the...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 7 Oct 2007
Posted at 06:05:45 AM
late update... We rode all day at Perne, its a track that PH designed and started himself. Here in France they call them "clubs" and riders in the "club" all practice together....Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 5 Oct 2007
Posted at 05:22:40 PM
We had the morning off which was really nice. I stayed up late talking to Mike on the videocam so I think I slept until almost ten which probably hasn't happened to me since I got...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 5 Oct 2007
Posted at 06:37:23 AM
Video uploaded... I am so so so tired today. I think the last time I rode so many hours on my BMX bike so many days straight was Woodward West with Alice Jung in 2005... Did some...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 4 Oct 2007
Posted at 03:03:03 AM
Video now uploaded... Long day today so I am going to attempt to keep the blog short. We woke up this morning and did a good two hour Gym session. Micael Cisar and Xavier Aumaitre...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 3 Oct 2007
Posted at 03:16:56 AM
Avignon video now uploaded... Aside from the jet-lag, today was a good day. We woke up this morning and rented the road bikes to go on a recovery ride down into Cavaillon so Danny C could...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 1 Oct 2007
Posted at 06:23:22 AM
Before I start todays update I need to thank two important people for helping me come back strong this year from surgery and supporting my Olympic ambitions. First is Bruce Mayer at Action...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 1 Oct 2007
Posted at 06:22:49 AM
Headed out to france in the morning. I am going out a week early for the Frejus Supercross race to stay with my coach PH and get a little European training in. I am pretty excited for this...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Posted at 10:00:50 AM
I got some race action from Ridge Meadows posted now. My camera man somehow did NOT record my main so he is in trouble. Instead you can see my first and second motos. Isnt that exciting? I do...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 16 Sep 2007
Posted at 12:51:51 AM
Took a third today. Not too bad, I will take the points. Sammy took the win Amanda and I had a line call for the 2nd but she got it. Overall its been a fun trip. Ive been stayin at the Nyhaugs...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 13 Sep 2007
Posted at 10:40:17 AM
Im headed back to Canada today for the UCI continental race #3 in Vancouver. I have been to Canada maybe three times in my life before this year, but this race marks the third time in two...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Fri, 7 Sep 2007
Posted at 03:54:21 PM
SO I had to order in a new powercord for my laptop because I lost my original one somewhere between China and Kingston. Now I am now able to upload video footage again. Sorry for the loong...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Mon, 3 Sep 2007
Posted at 12:10:29 PM
Well i'm back from the race and I have to say its really nice to finally be home and not re-packing my clothes to leave again. Before I start the race report I want to send out my best...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 30 Aug 2007
Posted at 10:07:09 AM
Sorry for the lack of update. Somewhere between Beijing, Canada, and my home here in Clarksville I lost the powercord to my laptop. No power and a dead battery makes it hard to update....Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 23 Aug 2007
Posted at 07:45:35 PM
In New York City right now...I got in from my 13 hour miserable flight around 3pm. I managed to get the one seat on the plane surrounded by screaming, kicking, hair pulling Chinese children. I...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Thu, 23 Aug 2007
Posted at 12:34:12 AM
We decided to spend our last full day in Beijing at Silk Alley, the one and only 7-story shopping center full of knock offs. It was about an hour taxi ride and we were told by the "People in...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 21 Aug 2007
Posted at 09:38:13 PM
Videos uploaded. I had to break the men and women up but you can see all three semis (both heats) and both mains. Remember its not traditional semi format. The top 16 were split into two...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Tue, 21 Aug 2007
Posted at 07:46:02 AM
Time trials today are finally over and it feels good to have them out of the way. For me its always a relief to get the preliminary qualifying done. This morning started out with some...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sun, 19 Aug 2007
Posted at 06:22:49 AM
I have to say today was probably one of the funnest times I have ever had on my bike. The supercross track was so fun! Morning started out with a bunch of sitting around. The...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Sat, 18 Aug 2007
Posted at 05:31:06 AM
Today is Saturday. I didn’t figure that out until the day was half over. I could have sworn it was Friday…time change does things to you I guess. We woke up this morning with the...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Fri, 17 Aug 2007
Posted at 05:42:10 AM
Today was a pretty fun day. We got an invite last night from Afro Bob to go see the Great Wall with the Dutch team. I figured it would be fun to hang out with some people other than Americans so...Read Now! | Comments (1) |
Thu, 16 Aug 2007
Posted at 05:46:06 PM
Ok so day two is almost over and I was ready for bed three hours ago but thanks to my laptop deleting the video I had all edited I haven’t had the luxury yet. I started the...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
Wed, 15 Aug 2007
Posted at 10:41:04 AM
My day started a little wierd at the Nashville airport when an elderly (maybe 70 years old) lady was blasting R&B music out of a cd player. While she had headphones on I could still hear...Read Now! | Comments (2) |
Tue, 14 Aug 2007
Posted at 09:08:21 AM
I am headed off to the airport here in a few minutes. I posted my first video of the tour--yesterday's preparation. I will be posting video and blogs when I can throughout the tour so come...Read Now! | Comments (3) |
Mon, 30 Jul 2007
Posted at 07:41:24 AM
As an athlete, there is no event, no race as comparable to the Olympics than the World Championships. National titles, individual wins, and country popularity is all...Read Now! | Comments (0) |
