tulsa, OK , United States
English
I started coaching for Walden School of Cycling in the early 90's and continued cycling clinics and camps for groups and teams throughout the years. I still love helping cyclists pursue their dreams and getting them to be their very best! I coach beginner levels all the way up to Cat 1 racers trying to move up to the professional level. I also offer and help with nutritional counseling, as well as strength training, and racing advice for individuals and teams.
A former professional cyclist in the 90s racing throughout the United States, Europe, and Down Under. I received a B.S. degree from the University of Oklahoma in dental hygiene before pursuing triathlons and bike racing.
I was noticed and coached by Mike Walden of the Wolverine Sports Club who had coached multiple Olympic athletes. I then coached at Walden School of Cycling in Orlando and Texas for 7 years while pursuing my goal of the 1996 Olympics. During the Olympic Trials, I suffered a heat stroke and had to be life-flighted which curtailed my dreams of an Olympic berth. I then had 2 boys , Pierce and Price, now 25 and 27 years of age.
I got back into cycling in the fall of 2013 because of cyclocross and then started racing road again shortly after. Since then, I have 4 masters World Championships on the track and 34 Nationals on the road, track, cyclocross and mountain bike. I live in Tulsa and besides coaching cyclists, my husband, Chris Carlson, and I put on cycling camps in Texas and Spain.