On The Pegs January 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Page 85

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 1 - January 2019
P 85
with at least one family member. Trials became a family affair. Some of my fondest
memories were hiking around the woods with my mom and sisters to watch my
dad, uncle, and older brother compete. I remember my dad teaching me how to
ride in the field at the base of the ski mountain at Sipapu, New Mexico. I remember
my family road tripping out to Sequatchie, Tennessee for my first ever youth na-
tional when I was 11. I remember my dad travelling all over the country as we com-
peted in the AMA/NATC nationals.
I remember my parents teaching me life lessons as we competed in these events.
Lessons like never giving up even though I want to quit and skip the last section
because I have only received 3’s and 5’s all day and now I have a flat tire and I felt
like it was pointless to fix it since I was just going to crash in the section anyway. I
remember my dad stopping me with tears streaming down my face at 12 years old
and telling me that we never give up and that we needed to fix the flat and finish