Sweetlines

Our foundations class went great! Worked on body position, pressure, wheel lifts, breaking, and my favorite, of course cornering! Feels good to be out there even if I’m not on a bike. Thanks to Coach Maya and Coach Jaz for doing my demos and jumping in with great pointers and holds.

Come support Hangtime with Hannah B and as an added bonus, Sweetlines will help you progress your jumping! Saturday, August 29, 12-2pm and stay to watch Hangtime from 4-8pm! 😺🤘

Congrats to our CDC tiger Enduro racers for pushing yourselves and supporting each other along the way!

Anders P1
Alex P1
Ora P1
Myles P2
June P2

Well, I added a few more scars to my collection. Tomorrow will be five weeks since I crashed. My bones are healing nicely.

In case you didn’t hear, I hit a rock going pretty fast and Johnny Blair who was behind me said I got “catapulted like a sack of potatoes” into the ground.

I broke both wings! My right clavicle and coracoid (part of the scapula) and my left hand has a boxer break to the fifth metacarpal. Stoked that my right hand works, and I have three fingers on the left that I’ve been able to use.

There are two pins sticking out of my hand that I’m hoping get removed next week. The collarbone pin will come out in six months.

The concussion’s been the most challenging piece for me. Just this last week I was finally able to get back on the computer after a month. I’m so grateful for my concussion PT, Dr. Eliza (Liz) Sampey • Adventure Coach + Concussion Rehab. Apparently brains take 6 to 8 weeks to heal just like bones. Plus each concussion is slightly different so you don’t really know how long it’ll take to fully heal. I just have to do the work, and not too much work! Liz has me doing visual, vestibular, and cranial exercises in addition to light cardio on the spin bike or walks.

This has been an interesting month of “I can’T’s” that I’ve had to keep reminding myself to put a “yet” on the end of. Yes, it’s just a blip in time, but wow, that blip feels like forever when you’re in it. I don’t wanna be too toxically positive with myself, let myself feel the feels and remind myself that it’s temporary.

I’m so grateful for all the people who rallied to help me out. Friends stayed with me for the first two weeks, helping me with meals, washing my hair, getting groceries, driving me to doctors appointments, and keeping me company. My sister Krista Sweet Harris even came up and hung out! Thank you to my summer camp crew for running the show without me! It’s amazing to be able to step back and trust and know that they’re doing a great job! All the messages and gift cards and love from the community has been amazing as well.

Let me know if anyone has any fun ideas of an adventure I can do this fall that is not bike related. I need a reward for getting to through this time! 😺🙀🤘❤️‍🩹

Congrats to our racers, competitors, and supporters at the Sturdy Dirty! We really appreciate the Sturdy B’s for hosting such a great event!

Sport
Helena P1
Brooke P2 (former SL)
Sabine P3

Expert
Mayumi P1
Ora P4

Beginner
Zosia P1 (getting recruited)
Lola P2
June P3

Expert
Coach Mel (Lola as a stand in) P3

Felt so good to be out coaching, (sideline coaching)! We worked on pumping and jumping. it’s been three weeks since my accident and two weeks since surgery and I still have a ways to go till I’m back on the bike, but at least I can be in the field a little bit. Thanks to Coach Nikki and Coach Karen for helping out. And to the 😺🙌

We’re stoked to be offering classes for women and gender e pensive persons this summer! 😺🤘

Oopsy daisy! Well, that’s not exactly how I wanted to start my summer! Took a pretty big hit at Snoqualmie on Sunday. I was on Bermie Lomax and it sounds like a rock grabbed my front tire and slammed me straight into the ground. Knocked myself out for a few seconds, so I definitely have a concussion. Plus a broken right collarbone and a boxer fracture on the left hand. And yes, I’m just gonna own that a blue trail took me out. And also for the record, I did make it 39 years mountain biking without breaking my collarbone! (Although the x-ray showed there may have been a crack in the past that I didn’t even know about.)

I’d love some advice. Has anyone else had a boxer fracture and does is it worth fixing it? If you don’t fix it, does it affect your grip on the handlebars?

I’m so grateful for this MTB community who have absolutely rallied for me! I’ve had friends with me ever since, driving me to appointments, bringing me food, taking care of my truck and my bike, helping me wash the dirt and debris out of my hair, etc (thanks Karen, Heather, Ady). Even had friends put in a bidet the first day! (Thanks Deni & Steve!) also thanks to the crew who I was riding with for taking care of me, Matt, Johnny, Abel, and the Snoqualmie Patrol. And also stoked that I have such an incredible crew at Summer Camps who are all making magic happen for the without me! (Donald, Kira, Avery, Spencer, Ali)

It definitely could’ve been worse so I’m super grateful for where I’m at and the amazing people around me.

This is part of being an action sports athlete, we all know the risks. I’ll do a little bit more mourning 😿 then embrace my new summer reality. Feel free to send over any ideas for non-bike related fun and interesting things to do!