I learnt how to use Adams espresso machine which I think maybe wasn't such a great idea. Why is it after your second cappuccino, caffeine starts to work the opposite effect? no no i'm kidding. I do understand a little better as to how Adam manages to get ground coffee all over the counter though.
Today I'm headed up Mt. Lemon again to get in another 5hour ride. Hopefully this week wont be anything like last (which I meant to post a picture of). Because of the snow storms on the mountain, the road had been close for two weekends in a row. Which explains the 5mile line up of cars waiting to drive up to play in the snow. Locals had never seen anything like it. (picture)
Last night we decided to treat ourselves to "Cold Stone Creamery" Amazing ice cream!
Eric and Mark Batty arrived here in Tucson last night :) Crazy guys havnt been here even 12hours and have already done a "Shoot Out" this morning.

VIDEO...

Okay, heres something to blog about. Four hours put into 4minutes of video haha. Absolutly LOVE my new training Trek 8500 bike!

rest day.... shopping day!

I’m psychic. So yesterday I was out riding all afternoon and just as I started to die, I thought... hmm... I wonder when that UA crit race is on and literally 15minutes later when I road past the university, I saw a barrier... you have got to be kidding me! Cycling people everywhere. I was so happy!
haha don’t know why I thought I'd share this but congrats to Chloe Forsman (Luna) for winning the womens.
Anyways, today is attempt #2 to summit Mt. Lemon. Hopefully I don’t eat all my bars in the first hour again haha.

Cold, tired and hungry

Adam & I on our hike up Mt. Lemon

eee... was getting a little to use to the perfect weather lately. Rain today :s A perfect excuse to go on that hike Adams been promising me for the last three weeks haha

So you may have heard... yup, talk about the big leagues. A little nervous but ridiculously excited!
I was talking to a friend that works at Trek Toronto the other day. She said ``all of us at the Trek Toronto store are a little sad to have you leave us, this is such an exciting and promising career move`` That touched me. Along with so many other responses.
I`m not going anywhere though! I'm still a TREK rider :) I know who my friends are and who's helped me get this far!
Thank you everyone for all the messages and emails!
Oh hey... Got an email a couple weeks ago from our friends Tereza Hurikona and Pavel Nemec (picture :)) from Czech. She has also signed with a new team for 2010: Team TREK Lorca Taller del Tiempo. Congrats again :)
They sent me this picture .... Transit bus in city Olomouc Czech Republic. I think its the coolest thing haha.. a city bus ???


Time to get suited up, get lost a time or two, maybe see a Javelina ? (wild pigs) :)

Batty joins Trek World Racing

By: Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor Published: January 22, 18:49,

Rising Canadian cross country star completes team roster
Emily Batty signed with Trek World Racing for the 2010 season. The addition of the talented, young cross country star complete the team's 2010 roster. Like the team, the Canadian Batty will focus on World Cup racing.
"I'm so excited to be taking this next step in my racing career," said Batty. "I can't wait to get out there and continue to improve as an athlete."
For the past two years, Batty has raced for Trek Store Toronto. Though she will turn only 22 in June and remains in the Under 23 category, she's impressed many with finishes like a top-10 at the Offenburg World Cup in Germany.
"I have been so well supported by Trek Store Toronto and without them I wouldn't have been in the position to make this progression," said Batty of her former team. "With Trek World Racing there is a continuation of the equipment I love, and a lot of experience with the other riders and staff."
Batty will race primiarly in World Cups and the World Championships, which will take place on home soil in September at Mont-Sainte-Anne in Quebec. She will commence her season with US Pro XCT races in Fontana and at Sea Otter, both in California. She'll also race the Swiss Bike Trophy Race in Bern in late June and various Canadian Cups and the Canadian National Championships.
Batty joins Swiss brothers Mathias and Lukas Flueckiger to bring the cross country roster up to three riders in addition to the team's four downhillers.
"I've gotten to know the Flu Brothers over the past season, and they seem like really great guys, very dedicated, and I'm honored to be riding the World Cup weekends with them."
"Emily is such a talent. She impressed me greatly with her ride in Offenburg last year and has endeared herself to fans and media alike all over the world," said Team Director Martin Whiteley.
"It's not often in women's cross country that relatively young riders show their potential so early in an elite field, but Emily has the poise, commitment and humility that will allow her to progress to a new level already in the short term."
"Trek is very pleased to complete its roster of top talent with Emily Batty. We're quite grateful to have a feeder program like Trek Store Toronto in place, and are very proud to be able to showcase Emily's Canadian-grown talent on a global scale," said Trek Brand Manager Michael Browne.
2010 Trek World Racing team
Cross countryEmily Batty (Canada)Lukas Flueckiger (Switzerland)Mathias Flueckiger (Switzerland)
DownhillJustin Leov (New Zealand)Tracy Moseley (Great Britain)Neko Mulally (United States)Andrew Neethling (South Africa)

Here goes a 4hour ride in the rain

where am I?

Tucson :)
Sorry for the lack of updating.
Adam and I arrived this past Monday here in Tucson for our 4^th year in row. Did a little upgrade this time to semi furnished. Kinda nice not having to hangout on the floor or sleep on an air mattress
Ugh... feels so good to see the sun shining!
The 3 day drive went great. Probably the best one yet.Adam did 99% of the driving (he insisted on a standard when he bought his car haha). One of the mornings he did teach me how to drive which was so much fun but a little nerve racking to say the least. I’m pretty sure I was holding my breath when I was trying to accelerate from a stop sign. Only stalled once J ... or was it twice?
Oh how I miss having internet all the time. We had so many things we could have twittered about on the drive down here but couldn’t. I did take note of a few though. One being getting caught up at the border. I swear we’re doomed every time. Like always, the border patrol hauls us in to question everything about us and what we’re doing. All seemed good until the officer asked Adam how he knew we would be coming back to Canada when we clamed we would and Adam answered, “Uh, I don’t know, you tell me” hahaha... Aaaadam!!! I’m pretty sure he just intimidated the officer by mistake. How else would you answer that question though?
-Snow squalls galore!!! Like Adams blog says... leaving the snow tires on wasn’t such a bad idea. Except now we are here in the desert with obviously no snow.
- In some States, there were so many billboard advertisements along the highway (and I quote) Adam said “man, it’s like watching TV down here there’s so many billboards”.It was funny at the time.
You know how on road trips there’s usually a type of food/snack phase you go though? Like last year it was the 2kg bags of Trail-Mix from Walmart. Well, this year it was Wasabi peas.
We didn’t even really like them but at the same time we couldn’t stop eating them. Typical haha.
After the sun would set and it was dark, we bought a huge bag of Salt Water Taffy and played a flavour guessing game... pretty funny to see how the brain reacts without visually seeing something (Apple. Cherry?, Cherry. Chocolate? Huh?)
On the final day of driving we listened to the entire “The Making of the Champion LANCE ARMSTONG” audio and absolutely loved it! Which reminds me, one of my few favourite things I got for Christmas was my purple “livestrong” shirt. And in Illinois Adam and I stopped for lunch and saw a DICKS Sporting Goods store so we went to look at other “Livestrong” clothes they had and found a white version of my already pink long sleeve zip-up :)
- A couple times we would hear a song on the radio from the mid 80’s, early 90’s which would remind us of the toys we would play with during those years...remember “Lightbright” haha or Kurplunk, the plastic beads you iron?
- At one gas station we grabbed a coffee and discovered the newest creamer (picture below) haha only in America.
So since I started typing this our internet is finally hooked up!! Whuu! Now I will keep you up to date much more often J
To another year! Happy 2010 everyone J

New creamer haha healthy

Snow squalls on the drive

Transport ditched himself

Me packed amoungst everything else

The van we think Eric should get for his summer road trips

Beautiful Arizona sunsets

Highway entertainment...

aaand Adam at his home away from home, Whole Foods.

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Adam and I are just headed out for a 4h ride here in Niagara to burn some Christmas calories we seem to be eating by the thousands. Just figured out how to upload videos to twitter haha
Who knows where we'll end up but join us if you want...
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So I finished my Christmas project. After many tedious hours and the dozen trips to the Superstore for more ingredients and candy (partially because I was eating everything faster then I was constructing it), mom finally got tired of the mess in the kitchen and I got'er done. My Trek Toronto gingerbread store, which is now on the cashier counter in the Trek store in Toronto.
My chipmunk cheeks from having my impacted wisdom teeth pulled has almost completely gone away. What an interesting experience that was. I was so swollen! The pain only lasted for the first two days or so. It was funny watching people in public looking and probably wondering if it was real or not. I had to take 5days off training... could be worse I guess. I’ve been back training since last Saturday. With Adam, we've done pretty much all our hours outside. As long as we're not wet, I don't mind dressing for the cold. I did do 3hours inside for the first time today (an hour strength and two 2:15 on the rollers. Watched "The hangover" (so funny!!!).
Oh, we got our Christmas tree the other day J It’s always been a tradition that the entire family goes in our forest and hunts for a tree. Dads always said if you cut a tree from the ground, well than its dead. But if you just cut the top 8ft. or so off the top of a 50ft. tree than it will just grow back... so this is what we do. Doing it this way also means the tree is a bit of a surprise when it hits the ground. The top is nice and full...the bottom, well, its gunna have to be a corner tree this year hahaha. With everyone’s hectic schedules it’s usually hard to get all 9 of us together but when do, it’s pretty hilarious. I have a video I want to put together in the next day or so.
Tucson... the plan is to begin our 3day road trip starting Jan. 1st. Still searching for a place to live but it’s hard to believe this will be our fourth year training there.
The other night we had a knock at the door. It was the lovely random drug testers. Only took an hour of their time and 4 glasses of water later.
What else is new?? Oh yah, LOVE the iphone!!!! Greatest technology purchase I have ever made :). Twitters still fun. I thought for sure I would give it up after a couple weeks but it’s pretty cool to follow other people.
Alright, I better go eat my salad before I’ve completely picked and eaten all the toppings off
Enjoy the holiday :)
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