Kate Courtney makes a comeback to racing after eight weeks of recovery from wrist surgery, facing the Leadville Trail 100 MTB in Colorado. This accomplished mountain biker, a World Champion and Olympian, used her recovery time strategically to reassess her goals and excitement for racing. The forced break allowed her to prepare mentally for challenges without the pressures of expectations. During the Life Time Leadville Stage Race, she secured second overall, demonstrating that her wrist healed well ahead of projections and enabling a strong performance at high altitude.
'The rest period, I think it also was an opportunity to think about what would make me excited and motivated during my return to racing. It felt like the universe was pointing me in this direction to try just a totally different challenge and something where I didn't have any pre-conceived notions or expectations or numbers to base off of.'
'Honestly, my wrist has healed a lot faster than maybe we were expecting. My plan to ease back in was certainly a bit more of a jump back in. But I think for me, I went into it with without any expectations, and really felt prepared.'
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