Well the Australian Nationals came and went for another year, and I was able to grab one of the two titles up for grabs.

I was hoping my recent fitness from CycloCross was going to transfer over into another National XC title, but come race day, I was just a little under the pump. Its been a long season for me, with my first US race coming in March, and trying to hold fitness into January is a pretty tall order.

Early in the XC race, I was able to stay with the pace, however, a crash on the pinnacle lap, relegated me to 3rd overall on the day.

In the Short Track race, I felt a little better and was able to stay in the hunt all race. When the time came, I laid down a final attack that saw me take home my first Short Track National Title of my career, in a photo finish no less.

Well I'm off to visit with family and friends and get in some good summer training.