We were lucky enough to catch Georgia Gould at the Sea Otter Classic again this year. Donna and I met her for the first time last year at the same event and she couldn't have been more personable. She smoked the Short Track then turned around and won the XC event the next day.
What floors me the most about these pro athletes is how they suffer so much and dedicate their lives to a sport for a very humble salary. Unlike the NFL and NBA athletes who pull in multi-million dollar contracts, these athletes train hard for hours and hours every day, both on and off the bike, then turn around and do their own grocery shopping, cook their own balanced meals, maintain their own equipment (for most of the year) and are pretty much left on their own to produce good results. Wow!
You have to tip your hat to people like this who, no doubt, do it for a genuine love of the sport and not for the name recognition and monster salaries that drive too many athletes.
Much unlike scenarios at other pro sporting events, we were able to approach Georgia immediately after the race and got a few minutes of her time to just chat and congratulate her.
Congrats on two victories in one weekend Georgia!
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