Mountain Bike for Her Issue 4 - Dec/Jan 2015 | Page 31

that lies ahead, and made the decision
that it was time to move on to our new
destination-sunny Southern California. 
The transition to our new location has
been laborious (as moving and adapting
always is) and subsequently there have
many obstacles that we have had to deal
with. Heavy competition for housing,
dealing with movers not showing up,
long drives back and forth from the
San Francisco Bay area to Southern
California almost every weekend, and
adjusting to a new job. The move also
put a crimp in my training but the
beauty of moving is its new beginnings.
These are growing pains, leading
to strength. As we are running
around getting settled in, a glance
up to the mountains around our new
neighbourhood reveals ribbons of
singletrack weaving through the yet
unexplored hills. We cannot wait till we
unpack the bikes and head off in their
direction. If we are lucky, we will get lost
enough on them to make it fun when we
find our way again. Thinking about my
new place and the endless and exciting
mountain biking possibilities makes me
feel renewed and energized.  Sure, I left
friends in my old city but I will make
new friends, have new conversations
with new neighbours, compete in new
mountain bike races and find new bike
shops to visit. New Strava segments
await! My family still lives in the SF bay
area so I will be going back for holidays,
and I will bring my bike and hit a trail or
two for old time sakes, but it will be a
temporary flashback. In order to keep
growing, you must keep moving.
Never be satisfied with the same old
same old, it’s all about the journey.  I
will always continue to seek new places
and new adventures because I have the
wanderlust.

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