Well, the 2017 @gozwift Academy Phase 1 is a wrap, & what an amazing experience it has been! .
At the start of the Academy, I **HATED** trainer time. The bulk of the time that I previously spent on a trainer was during recovery from a broken collarbone, so I associated it with that recovery period, & all of the stress/pain/emotions that went along with it… I also wasn’t sure how my coach & I would manage to fit all of the graduation requirements into this 6-week time frame… We had 2 x 12 Hour/200 mile races, 2 State Championship Road Races, and a handful of Crits, along with the tapers & recovery to work around… not to mention my full time job! But we decided to give it a go, & I’m SO glad that we did!
Over the last 6 weeks, I’ve learned to LOVE ❤️ my trainer & actually look forward to my ZA workouts, races, & group rides! I’ve found an amazingly supportive, wonderful group of women who push each other to be the best they can be, share tips for success & lessons learned from mistakes, celebrate each other’s successes & accomplishments, and help make learning moments out of “failures” (although I hate that word)! The ZA Workouts have also pushed me outside of my comfort zone, & forced me to work on perceived weaknesses, as well as identified strengths, and were instrumental in building on my training to date and helping to produce great results in my IRL Races over this 6 week period as well! And I even had time to squeeze in a few fun IRL rides with teammates & good friends along the way 😊
To all of my fellow 2017 #ZwiftAcademy graduates: Kudos on a job well done, and thank you so much for your encouragement & support along the way! It’s onward & Upward from here! 🤗
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