n 2007 I got my first road bike while still in college. I met my husband Mat in 2008 while he was working as a mechanic at a local bike shop. He began coaching me and introduced me to the world of racing. I did my first race in 2009 and I was a Cat 1 by the end of my first season. I began racing professionally in 2013 before then I had only thought of cycling as my hobby.

I make sourdough bread. Yes, I started during the pandemic. But now I travel pretty much everywhere with my starter and continue to bake bread even when on the road. I love the excitement I feel every time I bake a loaf and open the oven to see the loaf spring to life and crack open. And for the times it stays flat and dense I can’t resist the urge to make my next loaf and figure out what went wrong.

I taught high school for 3 years after graduating college with a BS in Math. Funny how you think you have your whole life planned out or know what your dreams are. I thought my dream was to coach high school cross-country. But in 2013 my husband Mat and I decided I would leave teaching and begin a new career racing professionally. Honestly I thought I’d race for a year or two and then return to teaching. But here I am over 10 years since I left teaching and still racing professionally.