Classically Sea Otter

That first race, nerves are high as you line up to test whether you have it or not. There is no hiding, there is vulnerability, there is pressure and there is opportunity. This year my coach Dan and I have taken a different approach to our training. It is the start of another quadrennial. The last quad was undeniably successful, but ended with a little heartache. To keep it fresh and continue improving you have to change up your training stress so we have taken more of a volume approach to training this year. Typical I have tasted blood several times before my first event! This year we’re saving the real high efforts for later. This approach has led to some fantastic training, but also meant I was going into my first event less sure of my speed. Sea Otter is probably the most chaotic event out there. It is about so much more than racing. The opportunity to have so many riders, spectators and sponsors in one place at one time cannot be passed up and doing anythin