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FROM OUR ATHLETES<br />
Back on the<br />
podium at LOTOJA<br />
BY JENN HALLADAY<br />
After my accident in 2011, all I could think about was<br />
getting back up and racing in LOTOJA* again, always<br />
a key race for me. I spent three months in a back brace<br />
and four weeks with my mouth wired shut! My wreck<br />
was so bad that everyone wondered if I would even get<br />
back on the bike again. Well, that was a no-brainer to me. Like I<br />
told one of my coaches, "I am unfinished!" This held true all the<br />
way through my 2012 race season to the LOTOJA finish line!<br />
I spent a good portion of 2012 increasing my speed on the time<br />
trial bike, and it paid off in the end. I won the State TT and<br />
placed 2nd at Masters Nationals. With LOTOJA two days after<br />
Nationals, it was challenging to be 100% focused on this race. I<br />
had the opportunity to talk to Brian Frank at Nationals after I<br />
competed. He reminded me of the challenge of training for two<br />
totally different races, which made me feel like 2nd place was<br />
still a success!<br />
The field for LOTOJA was definitely stronger.<br />
I was unable to get away on any of the climbs,<br />
but we all held it together and raced a strong<br />
race. Because of my nutrition, this is never<br />
an issue for me. I never suffer nutritionally<br />
in this race because of the way I utilize<br />
<strong>Hammer</strong> <strong>Nutrition</strong> products. The knowledge<br />
that I have gained in the last ten years from<br />
reading about and using different <strong>Hammer</strong><br />
<strong>Nutrition</strong> products has always paid off, and<br />
it did again at LOTOJA.<br />
Top : Jenn Halladay placed 2nd in her AG in the<br />
Masters TT in Bend, and then two days later was<br />
the overall female winner at LOTOJA.<br />
Right : Jenn Halladay on her first training “spin”<br />
post-accident aboard a comfortable cruiser bike.<br />
After 206 miles of racing, it came down to a<br />
sprint finish. I have been able to win races<br />
in the past with my sprinting ability, but I<br />
attribute this win to my will to finish. After<br />
overcoming my injuries just to be in the<br />
position to compete . . . there was no way I<br />
was going to come in second, and I didn't!<br />
I won my fifth LOTOJA! This has never<br />
been done before by anyone in this event.<br />
I am so blessed and grateful for the<br />
support and knowledge I have from<br />
<strong>Hammer</strong> <strong>Nutrition</strong> that helps me to<br />
"finish"! HN<br />
*LOTOJA (Logan, UT to Jackson Hole, WY) is an<br />
annual 206-mile road race.<br />
66 Feb/Mar : Issue 83<br />
"Espresso <strong>Hammer</strong> Gel with caffeine gave that extra boost to get us by. Thanks again!" - Jeff C.
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