EVO GEAR

My newest sponsorship is defiantly the coolest shop out there! Evo Gear’s shop is in Seattle (my home town- REPRESENT!) located in the heart of the most happening area downtown. I am honored to become a part of this family because their values represent mine so closely. Evo carries the most stylish brands, involves the community, and is growing quickly!

“It is no mistake that our location is a venue, art gallery, and retail space all wrapped into one” -evo.

A year ago when I was paying a visit to Seattle, I took my friend from Japan, Yutaro, to an Evo party. They were premiering a snowboard flick where the pro’s traveled around snowboarding, surfing, and skating. Yutaro had a blast drinkng as much Seattle mircobrew beer as he pleased, hanging out meeting tons of people, and getting photos with the “pro’s.” Later Yutaro wrote me a letter and said, “I don’t like American party, I LOVE American party!” -Thanks evo for showing us how it’s done.

Here is my interview with Evo crew member Molly Hawkins…

The Fat-ypus V-ROCKS!

Last year Fat-ypus came out with my dream ski, the I-rocks. I loved everything about the ski! They were stiff underfoot making them super poppy and became softer in the tips and tails making them super playful. They had a perfect amount of rocker in tip and tail and super fat (126 underfoot) making them very floaty. The only problem was they were a bit big for me. Being 5′6” the ski towered over me with at length 186.

SOOO, this year Faty-pus is coming out with the……V-Rock! It will have the same flex but will come in a 176, way more appropriate for my size and be nice and rockered out for all my pow/jib experiments. It’s going to be a bit more narrow underfoot making it lighter for touring but still floaty with the rocker. Can’t wait to rock the V-Rocks this winter!!!!

Speed Goat

In 2 weeks, July 31st, I’ll be competeing in a 32 mile, high altitude, technical mountain run with 12,000 ft. of elevation gain called the Speed Goat.  The majority of the race is above 9,000 ft. The highest Point is Mt. Baldy at 11,051ft.

If there were a “category”, this one would be “beyond category”. It is said to be the toughest 50K in the country. Concidering I’ve never even ran a marathon before this is going to be interesting to say the least. I’m increadibly nervous concindering my training has not been going that great. I figure I’ll do it anyway, my goal: finish. (mainly becuase there is beer at the finish line)

Here is a map of the course

 If you would like, you can volunteer at the event, contact Karl Meltzer @ speedgoatkarl@gmail.com.

Prize

$500 will be given to the overall winners.

Sponsors

First Endurance, Red Bull, Nathan Sports, La Sportiva, Ryders Eyewear,
Wasatch Running Center, Backcountry.com

For More info on the event go to http://karlmeltzer.com

GOT a DOG! BAKER

Baker has become the new LOVE OF MY LIFE!!! I got him for my birthday from my mom. 

His name Baker is after Mt. Baker Washington, a mountain from my home state where I used to ski with my bothers. Baker is a mini Australian Shepard, so he only weighs about 25 pounds! He is so sweet, he loves to cuddle, as do I! He follows me around from room to room, goes on all my hikes and runs. He even goes mountain biking and keeps up no problem. I took him to the top of Olympus several times and even Lone Peak. He is like a mountain goat, he jumps from rock to rock like it’s nothing. He loves to jump, if I hold up food or a stick he jumps straight up like 4 ft! It’s awesome. He also loves to swim. I like to take him to East Canyon as often as possible. Last time he fetched sticks in the water for like 3 hours straight. He gets along great with other dogs, I never put him on a leash because he is very obedient, and loyal.  Yes, I let him on my bed. I can’t help it, I love to cuddle with him! Sometimes I wake up and he is on the floor (probably cause he’s too hot) and I get kind of bummed. When I’m driving I let him sit on my lap and put his head out the window. It’s soooo hard to leave him when I go to work, especially if I’m working a double. I stand at the door talking to him for a couple minutes telling him, “I wish I could bring you!” Luckily I have awesome active roommates who take him walking, hiking or biking all the time. Everyone loves Baker! It’s really funny because when he hears ambulance sirens he starts to howl. I like to think he does it because he is worried and sad someone is in trouble. He must think the sirens are other dogs (or wolfs I guess) howling. Baker never stops licking me either; he licks my toes, my cuts, my face all the time. It’s kinda funny actually, I’ll wake up to him randomly licking my knee or something and I don’t know why. Baker is the best dog ever, I’m so lucky to have him and so grateful to my mom for giving him to me!

MY MASTER CLEANSE STORY

“It is fear and ignorance that dominates America today. Like sheep, people are herded into clinics or hospitals, blindly believing in those well-established institutions without ever questioning what they are putting themselves at risk to do, or how well a recommended drug might work.” ~Tom Woloshyn. After reading Tom’s book, The Complete Master Cleanse, I have realized I am the person most interested in achieving optimal health for myself. I discovered by educating myself on wellness, I can reduce my medical costs, prolong my life, but most importantly, improve all aspects of my personal health! With all the toxins my body has been tortured with, I knew a cleanse would be incredibly beneficial. The Master Cleanse is designed to cleanse and detoxify the body while nourishing it with the things it needs to function. It involves drinking only the following for 10-40 days: fresh squeezed organic lemon juice, organic grade B dark amber maple syrup, cayenne pepper and purified water.

 After doing a 17 day Master cleanse I’ve never felt so energetic, light, happy, free, clear headed, and empowered! All my frustrations with my body completely went away including acne, bloated stomach, chub, and drowsiness. I lost 15 pounds and even had several people tell me my eyes and skin look brighter! Not only that, but I was able to work out hard every day, and summit Mt. Shuksan, WA on day 14!

During my Cleanse I kept a diary. Here are a few entries:

I’m starting the Master Cleanse tomorrow! I’m so excited about doing this for my body and to see the results, it deserves it and needs it badly! Flushing the toxins from my body will be so worth the effort and will help me lose weight and feel sexy! My goal is to do it for 10 days or longer if I can. I plan to everyday get exercise, go in the sauna, keep a journal, and focus on gratitude and love! I really want to focus on being positive and filling myself with information on loving my body and my life. I want to work on appreciating a life of simplicity. I also plan to focus on good hygiene, reading my affirmations, drinking lots of water, reading books on nutrition and keeping my stuff clean and organized. During my cleanse I have decided my mom will be my main supporter. If things get tough or I want to quite ill call her first!

Some of favorite Affirmations:

• I love and appreciate myself
• All things are working together for good in my life
• I choose what I want and go after it
• I live in the present
• I accomplish my goals

Day 1: Weight- 140 pounds. Today went incredibly well! I felt good all day and if I got hungry I just drank one of my drinks and felt awesome with plenty of energy! I weeded the garden with my mom, ran for 30 minutes, stretched and worked out my abs, did some yoga then went in the steam room for 20 minutes. I’m so proud of myself I think this is going to be hard but so worth it. I have no doubt I can do it!

Day 3: Weight- 135.6 After peeing this morning I weigh 135.6!! I know it’s mostly water weight but I feel great! My stomach feels way flatter and I’m not bloated at all. My mom says I look stunning, my eyes are bright and my skin looks clearer. All in freaking two days! This is unreal. After dancing at the VFW last night my friends and I went to Moca Salsa. I was worried I would be super tempted to eat some but I didn’t! It smelled soooo good but I didn’t crave it at all. After work today I ran super hard went in the steam room and then my mom and I went hot tubing. It’s Kalen’s birthday so we all went out to the bars. She told me I was glowing and she was inspired to do the cleanse.

Day 6: Weight-133.6 My weight loss has slowed down a bit but I’m feeling way better every day! I still have plenty of energy. I went skiing today and has a blast. I was skiing really well and even practicing some new stuff. I also had a great work out. I ran super hard then worked out my arms and abs pretty hard. I felt like I still could have kept running. I went to a party and had fun but it was tough not drinking with everyone. I got offered lots of shots and everyone was trashed by the end of the night. At least I was able to be a safe DD for myself and some girlfriends. Crazy side note about all this…I was reading a book on nutrition and it explained how when you are detoxifying the body it can give you an urge to keep things clean and organized. I was so shocked my mouth dropped. Ever since I started the cleanse I had been keeping my room super clean at all times and had vacuumed my car and organized all my belongings. If you know me my room always has clothes and ski stuff everywhere and is a complete mess!

Day 10: Weight-130 Welp, my tongue still has a pretty thick coating of white which means I’m still detoxing so I guess I’ll keep going. Today was kind of tough, I felt tired but I worked out anyway. Kalen and I went to a reggae show and danced the whole time, till 2am. While we were there I started to lose energy and I didn’t have any of my ingredients so I went to the bar and sucked on lemons. It was a blast but I was so tired I almost fell asleep on the way home.

Day 14: Weight-126 Today was one of the biggest days of my life! We woke up at base camp at 4:30am to start our assent of Mt. Shuksan. I was very anxious all morning as we packed up and headed out. I hadn’t slept at all because I was freezing all night and nervous about the climb. I hadn’t eaten in 14 days and I knew the whole crew including my dad, brothers and friends were doubtful and worried about my ability to function, let alone make it to the top. My dad offered me a cliff bar before we left just in case I “gave in” but I told him thank you but that’s NOT going to happen. The climb went surprisingly well! I ended up leading the group almost the whole way to the pass! Everyone was so impressed with my pace they could barely keep up! Once we got to the pass we left our skis and pulled out our ice axes. The final push was straight up and very intimidating. Luckily we had epic, blue bird conditions and everyone in the group made it to the top! I was so proud of myself when I summated. I knew I could do it! The down climb was the scariest part. We had to move very slowly and make sure with every step our ice axe had a strong hold since none of us were roped up. From the pass we all got our tele’s on and skied to base camp. The ski down was awesome, it wasn’t too sticky and we flew past several other groups hooting and hollering. I was so tired by the time I got to base camp I wanted to just ski past our tents but we had to pack up all our stuff into our bags and keep skiing down. Once we ran out of snow we had to continue hiking out to the cars about 2 miles. All of us were so exhausted when we finally got to the car we dropped our bags and laid there for like 10 minutes moaning. We all went to this Mexican place for dinner and everyone was still shocked I wasn’t eating. I just laughed and sipped on some hot water. I was so happy it was all over and I had done it!

Day 17:  Weight 125- I’m in Hawaii now and proudly wearing a bikini! In total I have lost 15 pounds! Throughout this cleanse I’ve gotten so many compliments on how great I look. I feel like I’m at a much more suitable weight for my body and I feel stronger and leaner then I have in such a long time. My hair, nails and skin are glowing and I don’t have any acne! All the chub I had has completely disappeared! I feel like I’m ready to come off the cleanse and continue to take care of my body. I’m so happy I did this!

Doing the Master Cleanse was one of the most empowering things I’ve ever done. It has inspired me to be the best person I can be and to love and appreciate myself and what I have. It has also shown light on the reasons I eat when I do. Was I eating for nourishment or pleasure? It has also encouraged me to improve my health in many ways. I now have new goals to

• continue weight training, running, and doing yoga
• practice relaxation and meditation
• start a gratitude journal
• not use a microwave oven
• use a shower filter to remove chlorine
• live simply
• choose to surround myself with people who love and support me
• cleanse my body when it needs it

Gratitude Journal: (some things I decided I was grateful to have in my life)

• An amazingly supportive and loving mom
• Friendly co-workers
• The sun
• Encouraging and powerful books
• Good music
• Adventures and challenges in life
• A healthy fit body
• awesome friends
• clean room
• skiing with friends

I highly recommend this cleanse to everyone! I can’t emphasize enough how powerful and enlightening it was for me. If you do decide you want to try it out for yourself I absolutely suggest you first read the book “The Complete Master Cleanse”  by Tom Woloshyn it’s a quick, easy, and believe it or not FUN to read book. The more interested you are in your health the more fascinated you will be in this book! The importance of you reading this book before you try the cleanse is HUGE! The reason being there are many specific instructions to this cleanse that if you don’t do it correctly it can become pointless and you are very unlikely to be able to complete it successfully. Trust me on this, the cleanse isn’t easy but it’s very possible; if you do it wrong you could hurt your body therefore completely defeating the goal to love your body!

One more thing! If you do decide to do this and you have ANY QUESTIONS at all please let me know. I’m more than happy to help however I can, including being mental support.

CHEERS TO LIFE EVERYONE!!!!!