Female, St Cloud, MN 224 Last Login: Jan 3, 2009 02:52 PM | | I race BMX and I am the current ABA Women's Pro National Champion. I am a 4-time Amateur National Champion. I am the '07 UCI World Champion. I'm gonna train real hard and go for the gold in the 2012 Olympics in London.
"Hailing from small town, middle America (St Cloud, Minnesota to be exact), Alise Post is the most successful female BMX racer to ever swing her leg over a bike. Alise started racing BMX at the age of 6 and immediately fell in love with the sport. Her older brother Nick was an avid racer and pushed to get her started in the sport. After a few practice sessions, Alise entered her first race and won, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Her love of racing pushed her to win her first Girls Overall National Championship at the age of 10, beating out thousands of other girls for the title. Just to make sure no one thought it was a fluke, Alise repeated the feat three more times. Alise finished up her amateur career with well over 100 National victories and numerous Local, State, Regional and World Championship titles.
Needing a new challenge, and despite the season being well under way, Alise decided to make the jump to the pro ranks mid-season in 2006. She turned 15 three months prior, the minimum age to enter the Pro category. After taking two thirds in her first two races, it didnt take her long to win her first race, finding the top of the podium in just her third try. Alise finished up with 5 wins for the season, enough to earn her the Women's Pro National Championship in her rookie year. At 15 years of age, Alise is the youngest to ever win the Pro Championship. And, the icing on the cake, Alise was also voted "Rookie Pro of the Year" (an honor that had been exclusively reserved for males) by the readers of BMX'er Magazine.
So far in 2007, Alise already looks to be the odds-on favorite to repeat as the National Champion, making her only the third Woman to win it in back-to-back years.
But, Alise has loftier goals. BMX will make it's debut at the Beijing, China Olympic Games in 2008, and despite the fact that she is the best female BMX racer the US has to offer, she will not be invited to attend this race. Alise misses the 19-years-of-age cutoff by about a year. So she will have to wait until 2012 - 5 years to train and focus on Olympic Gold. She will be 21 then, just coming into her prime. She will have the advantage, unlike the riders who will debut in Beijing, of knowing exactly what she is getting into. Expect, as usual, Alise to make the most of her opportunities.
Away from the track, Alise excels at just about everything she tries. An all-star in gymnastics and track as well, Alise has already caught the eyes of several Division 1 colleges while still a high school sophomore. She finds the time between all of her extra-curricular activities to maintain a straight A report card.
At 16, she is smart with a great humor and sensibilty about her. She is confidence personified, without the conceit that you might expect from someone who has achieved so much so soon. Alise knows what it takes to succeed, her drive and work ethic are unparalleled. She is the total package - smart, good natured, outgoing, attractive, and, above all, a champion."
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Fri, 30 May 2008 - Posted at 06:30:00 PM So its been a while. After Australia school got hectic, I had prom, went to South Carolina, dealt with my groin injury, and got ready for the worlds...all at the same time. Prom was really fun, it was my first weekend home in like a month and half so that was nice to see all of those friends. It was funny having all my wounds still open when I had my prom dress on...haha typical bmxer. After Prom i went to south carolina and that also didn't go as well as planned. ended up crashing in a main each day which costed me first BOTH days...it was really disappointing. I was ready to throw in the towel after having so many crashes this year but my mom calmed me down. I also drove to GA that weekend for the NCAA national gymnastics championships and that made the weekend a lot easier to handle. I also found that even though I couldn't run track at home, riding my bike wasn't too bad on my groin which was a good thing. Now it's been 7 weeks since Australia and after 3x a week of physical therapy and having to miss out on ALL of my track meets but one (which i competed in the night before i left to come here), I am in Tai Yuan, China for the UCI BMX world championships 2008. Even though the outdoor track JUST opened before I left and I haven't been able to ride as much as years past before the worlds...I am still looking to take home the win. I have practiced twice and though I haven't dialed EVERYTHING in yet, i still feel pretty fast. We have a half hour tomorrow to practice a few touch ups and then the show starts. There has been a lot of great things happening for the USA in the challenge classes and we're all hoping to take home the wins in all 4 elite classes. This year will be my first year competing in JR Elite women and its going to be tough, but I look forward to the competition. The EXTREME WINDS wil also play a factor in tomorrow's racing but hopefully in our favor (there's been dust storms and all kinds of stuff going on this week). The track is fairly simple except for one or two jumps so it shouldn't be too bad. I am still a bit nervous though, but I think that's normal the day before the biggest race of the year. haha. i really hope everything goes well so WISH ME LUCK tomorrow, and I will fill ya in on the results tomorrow night =) check back... ~alise ps-I LOVE SHOPPING IN CHINA. (its just so cheap!! =) |
