How I got started

I started riding mountain bikes my freshman year in college when I realized that I could drown in a kayak. (For a while, I thought I would be a whitewater paddler.) An awesome crew of riders in Gunnison, CO taught me the ropes out at Hartman Rocks. I started racing cross country about a month after I started pedaling.

By the time I was a senior, I took 2nd in the 2000 Division 2 National Collegiate Championships in cross country. I briefly raced expert cross country, but quickly burned out. I didn`t race for 3 years.

In 2005, at the Wildflower Rush in Crested Butte, I raced Super D and was instantly sucked back into racing. I raced my first downhill at the 2005 Brian Head, UT NORBA Nationals. I raced every weekend for the rest of the season. I love bikes again!

Goals for the Future

I race pro downhill, mountaincross, and dual slalom. I'm getting more into longer, less traditional races. I raced the Downieville All-Mountain Pro class in 2007 and 2008, and I like the idea of spending a lot of time on your bike when you spend a lot of money to race. I'd like to race some G3, Enduro, and 12-Hour downhill races in the future too.

Why do you compete?

I compete because I can`t sit still. I always need to be working on something whether it`s my job, my writing, my fitness, or my riding skills. Competition helps me create goals so that I can constantly improve my riding and my fitness.

Schools Attended

Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO

Employment / Experience Summary

My friend Allie Burch and I launched Freeride Foundation in March 2008. Freeride Foundation is an online retail store that sells women's downhill and freeride clothing and gear. Our goal is to create the most comprehensive collection of women's gravity-oriented mountain bike clothing and gear on the web (or possibly the world!). Visit Freeridefoundation.com to check it out!