Author Archives: Lisa Mensink

Lisa’s Top 5 – Travel Adventures

Since January 2007 I’ve competed in over 23 races in 16 countries and on 5 different continents; I’ve spent countless months away from home. One of the most common things people ask me is, “You’re so lucky, it must be so great to get to travel to all those wonderful places?” Racing the ITU World [...]

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Transition Periods

 Flying home from Beijing I felt broken and exhausted.  My journey from age-grouper to Olympian had ended in a painful bike crash and a 10 km jog to the finish-line.  However, it was a great experience and I was looking forward to my first extended break in two years.  Unfortunately, the “off-season” officially started with [...]

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