Springtime Beauty

Melbourne enjoyed its first real taste of summer by mid-October, with perfect t-shirt weather and vibrant, green neighborhoods full of color. 

 

 

 

I spent the time focusing on career development and preparing for my next athletic event. The final training ride before my next triathlon coincided with a Rapha group ride. During the month of October, Rapha clubhouses around the world hosted One More City, a ride dedicated to raising awareness for breast cancer. The Melbourne event was a 100-km ride north of the city. It's crazy to reflect on how far I've come as a cyclist since my first 100K two months ago!

 

One sunny weekend, I went to Jack Rabbit Vineyard on the Bellarine Peninsula with Clarissa, Jess, and Kiki. It was my first proper visit to the area, though some of the roads were familiar from cycling Around the Bay the previous weekend!

 

Tom and I missed the local Oktoberfest celebrations this year, so we decided to create our own at home. He made rösti, spätzle, pretzels, and cabbage--from scratch--while I contributed German weißbier and polka music.

 

We also celebrated Tom's birthday this month with a special dinner at Farmer's Daughters followed by the musical performance of Beauty and the Beast at Her Majesty's Theatre.