lisa morgan
kiwi mountain biker
profile
Full name: Lisa Marie Morgan
DOB: 1 February 1977
Nationality: 100% New Zealand Made
Residence: Upper Hutt, Wellington
Club: Port Nicholson Poneke (PNP) Cycling Club
Coach: Robyn Wong
Bikes: Felt 6 Ltd, Cannondale SystemSix
Goals: Current major goal is to gain selection for World Champs 2010, in Mont St Anne, Canada
Started riding: October 2000
Started racing: Recreationally 2003; Competitively 2007
Started riding because: I thought it looked cool - and it is!
Started racing because: A bunch of guys I worked with said I should do the ‘Karapoti’. I had no idea what I was getting in to and they had no idea what they were starting!
Best thing about racing: There’s so many great things! All the different places you get to ride, the people you meet, the thrill of being out there giving it everything.
Hardest thing about racing: The mind games - staying positive and eliminating self doubt because that’s the biggest enemy.
Greatest achievement: So far… my 3.17 at the Karapoti in 2007 at the end of my first season working with Robyn, followed up with a 3.08 in 2008 - chipping away...
Downtime: What downtime?!? Reading, listening to music, playing with my parents’ sheltie (Sara) and my Tabby (Tempo), playing with this website, hanging with my riding buds or catching up with old friends who still get me even if they don’t get the riding thing.
Favourites: Food Wishbone pastas, oh, and their caramel slice - just not too often!
Music When riding, dance/techno and hard rock. For chilling, changes daily.
Movie Off-Road To Athens; 24 Solo; 10 Things I Hate About You; Hot Fuzz; You Don't Mess With The Zohan
Book Anything by Bryce Courtenay, Bill Bryson, the Harry Potter series, and biographies/autobiographies (especially Hamish Carter, Cathy Freeman and Brook Hansen)
Athletes Robyn, Sarah Ulmer, Hamish Carter
