Today was my first day at biking practice. I got a little confused at first because I thought we would be doing different stuff, but once we began rotating around different workout stations I realized it’s all going to help out in the long run. Practice today consisted of doing jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, lunges and all that good stuff. It was kind of a challenge for me because I haven’t been doing much exercise recently, but with all these people surrounding me I know I’m going to have the motivation I need to keep on going.
It’s amazing how you can tell right away that all these amazing people care for you and want you to give the best you can every day. I personally think it’s even more impressive how all of these people are volunteering their time to be with us. To me this just means that they sincerely like to be around us every step of the way. By this I mean being everywhere at once, motivating you or even pressuring you if they have to, teaching us new things so we can perform better, or even just by giving us a nice smile and a warm hug to make us feel exceptional. I am very impressed and pleased with the type of people I get to surround myself with every Monday and Wednesday, because I now consider them my second family.
My name is Nora, I am 16 years old and I am the oldest of five. I was born in Vail, on August 23,1995. Both of my parents are from Zacatecas, Mexico, but they moved here before I was born and we’ve lived in Avon and in Edwards ever since.
I am usually a shy person but once you get to know me I can be very outgoing. I really like to write so English is always my favorite subject at school. I am currently a junior in High School and I am very excited to join the team this year. My sister always told me how much fun biking was, but I didn’t really believe her since she always came home with a whole bunch of bruises and scratches on her legs. After going to a few of her races, I realized that all those wounds were definitely worth the ride. I recently decided I wanted to be part of all that outdoor excitement, so I am willing to give it a try this season and see how it turns out.
The first race of the season was a short track race. We had to race for 20 minutes and try to do as many laps as we could. There were five girls besides me that got to race, the other girls were cheering us to do our best. We had many people go and see us race, this made me realize that we have many supporters that want to be a part of this program. I am proud of being able to be one of the girls that got to be on the team.
April 25, 2012 was the first time that I got into a clip in bike after the last race in August. I was so excited and get to race once again. I felt confident that I would not fall, but I knew I was not ready to go as fast as I’m capable of. The track was not really long but there was a big hill that made the course hard. Before the race started I was nervous even though I didn’t show it. I wanted to not race and just cheer the other girls on. I decided that I had made a commitment and I had to do what I said. The race started, I was going in a normal speed for me. By the third lap I was tired, and I just wanted the race to be done. I saw my other teammates cheering me on, that gave some strength to keep going and to not let them down or anybody else. I went faster, but that hill was a huge obstacle that slowed me up. I couldn’t get up that hill, not even once. My goals for the next race are to get up every single uphill, to get not get off my bike at all, and keep working my hardest.
