SoCal Devo Training Camp
Going into this past weekend I was both excited and nervous to be riding with all of my teammates at camp once again. Devo camp is one of those weekends that leaves you with sore legs and an ambition for the the upcoming biking season.
Day 1: We arrived at Coach Jason's house in the evening and had a team dinner. That night we got support from our sponsors such as Rudy Project, ESI grips, Kenda Tires, and got to talk about our support with Ellsworth bikes. We even received custom SciCon bags with our names on it! All of this brought excitement into the weekend because I'd get to try out my new helmet and glasses.
Day 2: We woke up early in the morning and went to the local sports park to work on our core. Getting our fair share of soreness to start the day, we then went back to the house for the most important meal of the day! After breakfast, it was time to get ready and head to Vail Lake to start our biking for the day. Nerves built up as we were going to ride the infamous Dam Climb for some repeats! One the first round I realized that my legs were slightly toasted and that I shouldn't push it too hard. I always find that I feel better after an intense effort which I always find odd. The rest of our session was full of skills training and even some short track training! It was a lot of fun to be able to ride with my talented teammates. This was also a good opportunity to see which areas I needed to put my focus in! After biking, the rest of the day was filled with classes and inspirational videos. One person that I really came to admire is Jenny Rissveds because of her ability to absolutely push the limits even when she is in pain herself. I can definitely relate to her on multiple levels.
Day 3: On this day we woke up to Coach Jason's patriotic music and once again headed to the sports park for our workout. Feeling more sore than the previous day, this ride was more of a fun/skills training day. We were joined by past riders such as Kahlo Chitraroff, Alexis Vitale, and Ama Nsek! The day was fun because I got to go over larger rock formations and use the plentiful berms. Following our mountain bike ride, we headed to the Lake Elsinore pump track. This was quite fun to learn how to keep momentum and use the whole body to do so. Leaving camp that weekend, I now feel more energized to push my limits.
Thank you for reading!
Day 1: We arrived at Coach Jason's house in the evening and had a team dinner. That night we got support from our sponsors such as Rudy Project, ESI grips, Kenda Tires, and got to talk about our support with Ellsworth bikes. We even received custom SciCon bags with our names on it! All of this brought excitement into the weekend because I'd get to try out my new helmet and glasses.
Day 2: We woke up early in the morning and went to the local sports park to work on our core. Getting our fair share of soreness to start the day, we then went back to the house for the most important meal of the day! After breakfast, it was time to get ready and head to Vail Lake to start our biking for the day. Nerves built up as we were going to ride the infamous Dam Climb for some repeats! One the first round I realized that my legs were slightly toasted and that I shouldn't push it too hard. I always find that I feel better after an intense effort which I always find odd. The rest of our session was full of skills training and even some short track training! It was a lot of fun to be able to ride with my talented teammates. This was also a good opportunity to see which areas I needed to put my focus in! After biking, the rest of the day was filled with classes and inspirational videos. One person that I really came to admire is Jenny Rissveds because of her ability to absolutely push the limits even when she is in pain herself. I can definitely relate to her on multiple levels.
Day 3: On this day we woke up to Coach Jason's patriotic music and once again headed to the sports park for our workout. Feeling more sore than the previous day, this ride was more of a fun/skills training day. We were joined by past riders such as Kahlo Chitraroff, Alexis Vitale, and Ama Nsek! The day was fun because I got to go over larger rock formations and use the plentiful berms. Following our mountain bike ride, we headed to the Lake Elsinore pump track. This was quite fun to learn how to keep momentum and use the whole body to do so. Leaving camp that weekend, I now feel more energized to push my limits.
Thank you for reading!
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