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Kara LaPoint: Professional Triathlete & Mountain Biker

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Showing mama around my ‘hood. ❤️ #SeenOnTheRide #FromTwoWheels #ColoRADo #EverythingJLVelo

Maximizing all the play time on today’s #SundayFunday! 🏃‍♀️⛰ • • 📸 @teagueam • • #SalomonRunning #TimeToPlay #WeekendWarrior #MountainPlayground #TrailRunning #DirtSearch #EndlessAdventures #RunTheWorld #FierceAndFab

It’s never quite enough, but I am so thankful to at least get myself a small dose of much needed California sunshine, sand, salty air, the greenest green, and mega blooms this weekend. It filled my soul right up and made me smile real big! Until next time, Cali... ❤️ #CaliforniaLove #AllTheColors #SpringTime #CaliforniaGirl

Another day of being absolutely blown away by the vastness and joy of the mountains, and the healing power of nature. So thankful for the opportunity to take advantage of such incredible crust skiing conditions and beautiful bluebird skies this weekend for two of the most fun days of exploring that I’ve had in a long time. Admittedly I felt some sadness and disappointment heading into this weekend knowing I was once again missing @xterrachile_tri and facing another delayed start to my race season just as so many others are eagerly digging in, but these past two very special days out in the mountains have served as such a great reminder that I am exactly where I should be right now, and that there is so much value in letting things come in due time. I almost rushed off for the weekend in search of dry trails to ride — feeling some pressure to get on my bike because of the date on the calendar and my fear of falling further behind — but instead I decided to embrace what Mother Nature is serving up right here, and take advantage of the opportunities in front of me. And I’m so glad I did, because I sure wouldn’t have wanted to miss this! #TheMountainsAreCalling #LeanIn #EndlessAdventures

Adventure is good for the soul! ✨ 🏔 #MountainPlayground #GetOutThere #WideOpenSpaces #KeepItRad 📷 @teagueam

“As athletes, so much of our lives are built around the notion of "pushing through the pain." We are taught and encouraged to push through our adversities; to not let them phase us; to "rise above" our circumstances. And we are praised for it. In sport, the more pain you can endure, and the less "weakness" you show, the better you are considered to be. Strength, grit and resilience are the desired (and expected) qualities, and they are exhibited in abundance among our elite athlete arena.⠀ ⠀ But we are also human. ⠀ ⠀ And as humans -- in "real life" -- the rules are different. It's not all about strength and fortitude. The objectives aren't nearly as concrete. The consequences of life are much greater than those of sport, and the adversities that much more significant. And in this much broader, and frankly much tougher arena of "humanness," sometimes allowing yourself to be vulnerable is actually one of the most courageous things you can do.⠀ ⠀ And that is what I need to do for myself now. ⠀ ⠀ After a season in which I have felt the weight of a whole lot of heaviness around me, I am giving myself essential time and space to just be human.⠀ ⠀ In this context, as I think about how to approach my race season and the things I want to prioritize, I know I must continue to honor that need, and let the rest come as it may…” ⠀ ⠀ More on the blog about the winter behind us, the season ahead, love, loss -- and being HUMAN. Link in bio. ⠀ ⠀ (Photo: From a most treasured moment of pure humanness above Annie’s cabin in Lenado.) ❤️

While I’ve enjoyed putting so much intention this off-season into doing things that are new to me and have really pushed me outside my comfort zone, it sure felt good today to get back to something that I couldn’t be more comfortable with. • I’m grateful every day that I grew up as a Nordic ski racer, and to have a sport that still brings so much joy to my life after so many years. (Even if it does also really, really hurt! 😝) • And yes, bike & tri seasons may have officially begun elsewhere... but I’m pretty happy to be soaking up every last drop of this winter and maximizing my time on two skis while it lasts! Plenty of time and sunshine ahead... • #NordorkAtHeart #AndAlwaysWillBe #InMyElement #RootsRunDeep #TeamAVSC

Bestest buddies + all the spring feels on a most beautiful #SundayRunday. ☺️❤️☀️

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” — Rumi ✨ ⠀ ⠀ Our dearest Annie, you may be gone from our eyes, but never from our hearts. ⠀ ⠀ We will continue to see you in each early ray of light as it comes pouring in over the mountains. We will hear you with each sweet song of birds calling from the sky. We will feel you dancing on the breeze each time it comes to touch our skin. And we will know at each of these moments that you truly are all around us.⠀ ⠀ Fly free, you beautiful spirit. We love you beyond measure, infinitely. ❤️

Twitter: My Latest Updates

RT @Backbone_Media: Great day for a group ride, sopris in her full beauty and that #coloradobluebird https://t.co/mjTTwDTnSG 1 month ago
@Backbone_Media #SuckItUpButtercup! 1 month ago
Back on the skinny skis! twitter.com/Backbone_Media… 2 months ago
QOTD: WHY is it so hard for women to simply be heard...? How much louder do we have to shout?! 4 months ago
New on the blog: some thoughts about my mission to “win” this past season, and why I’m focusing in a new direction… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 months ago
RT @LittleBellasMTB: She is a role model and co-founder of Little Bellas. Sabra Davison is paving the way for more girls on bikes. https:… 5 months ago

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