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HIGHLIGHTS from 2005:

• Slope Sistair Competition, 5th place! (read below)
• I have taught 376 people directly so far this year! (March-Aug 2005)
• Spokeswomen Documentary, a woman who survived Cancer and how mountain biking helped her.
• New Sponsorship with SHIMANO
• Photo shoot with FOX SHOCKS: Whistler, BC
• Redbull Bike Camp Instructor: Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho
• Mad March Racing Camp Instructor: Snow Shoe, West Virginia.
• Mt. Washington Staff Camp, helping the mountain with their guiding and instructors.
• CBC Radio show “Sounds Like Canada” Interview regarding the documentary “100% Women”, highlighting my experience with trangendered mountain bike racer Michelle Dumeresq.  
• Trips to California & Washington w/ the Sugoi Dirt Series Mountain Bike Camps.
• Met Robin Williams at the bike shop here in North Vancouver (May 18)
• North Shore News Article "Endless Biking Youth Programs" (May 27th)
• Article Published in Adventure West Magazine “How to do a manual”. (May Issue)
• EB "Learn to Race Clinics" for the BikerCross, Grouse Mountain (July-Aug)

UPDATE, September 2005:

SLOPE SISTAIR, September 2-5 2005

FirstOnly” slope style comption when own last weekend up at Hemlock Resort. Thirteen out of 18 invited riders came form all over North America to celebrate and throw down.

From the moment that I had arrived, I could tell it was going to be fun. Car gaps, wall rides, snow cat gaps, step-downs over flower gardens. All I can really say, is there was lots of speed and lots of air going down.

Marcy Shatula took the crowd by surprise, as not many people had even heard of her. With her confidence and fineness, Marcy had a run that made the crowd roar. With a no-footer off the car gap, to a huge one hander cross up over the dirt jump, then pinned it into the huge 20ft log gap which leads into a 30ft gap 15 ft step down, into the wall ride high and then pinning it again into the last gap over the snow cat with style. Only 4 girls from the whole weekend took big line over the log gap, but Marcy did it with style and took first place for the 2005 Slope Sistair Competition.

It took me a long time to commit to this event, as I had spent my whole season focusing on other people improving their skills on a mountain bike while starting my new business. I was finally able to let go of the fear of not doing well and focused on my other objective of helping increase the exposure of women mountain biking. So basically, I went to help increase the numbers with no intention of even qualifying. Nonetheless, I had a very rewarding finish, making to the finals and leading the girls with the first run down the mountain in the pouring rain to take 5th place.

My adrenalin and excitement is still flowing through my system, as I look back at all the girls I met and what we collectively accomplished. Based on my conversations with most of the girls, I think I can easily say that when we all showed up, we all had fear and question about what was about to take place. When we left, we all had big smiles on our faces and had done something bigger than we had ever done before.

DOCUMENTARY during Spokeswomen Camp, August 13-14 2005

Mountain biking for a lot of women has taken on a new meaning. For many, it isn’t just about the exercise or getting outdoors, it has evolved into more of a liberation and actualization of self. I have been teaching mountain biking to women specifically for 5 years. During that time, I have experienced women who amaze themselves over and over by being able to do things that most people wouldn’t even think of doing. Riding a section of a trail that looks so intimidating and scary and applying easy steps to make it 1,2,3 easy. The numbers of liberating moments are now uncountable.

Spokeswomen, a women’s mountain bike company run out of the Whistler mountain bike resort, helped change a women’s life forever. Coming to a camp after just surviving cancer, this women needed to tell her story through a documentary of how this camp and mountain biking pushed her through and helped her deal with a most grave experience.

The gist of the documentary is to express the feelings of empowerment, confidence, intuition and strength that women are getting through the sport of mountain biking. Pushing your limits, understanding your fears, learning the skills and constantly achieving success and rewards, while building solid relationships and playing in the gardens of Mother Nature.

REDBULL Camp Kick Off, Idaho, August 9-11 2005

This year, Mad March Racing (Shaums March) and Redbull have joined forces and will be providing mountain bike camps throughout the Western States.

On August 9th, pro riders Shaums March, Aleisha Cline, Mike Jones and myself headed out to the Redbull Student Brand Managers Season kick off where we were just one of the activities for the weekend. From paint ball to mountain biking, we were all apart of the festivities.

People who had never been on a mountain bikes before weren’t so sure they should be on one now, but after a quick 2hr lesson and one run down the mountain, the smiles, minds were changed. “ I never thought that mountain biking could be so much fun. I actually wasn’t going to even come, but wow… addictive!!!”

SURFIN WITH THA SISTA'S, August 26-18 2005

DIRT SERIES SEASON Instructor, 2005

GLENEAGLES PARK OPENING, 2005

PHOTO-SHOOT w/ Jason Manchester, 2005

NORTH SHORE NEWS ARTICLE, 2005

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