amy alison dombroski

2010 Blogs

There are a lot of 'sayings' that are trite and irritate me.  "It is what it is", the word "epic", "At the end of the day", "Better safe than sorry" are a few.  But "It's a small world" can be very true.  The second week of April the Luna Chix gathered in Mill Valley for Luna Summit.  The Luna Chix isn't just the pro team; the program includes 27 Luna Chix Local Teams spread throughout the US, including women at all levels, from beginners to casual competitors. Together the teams train, compete and support each other, while also fund raising for LUNA’s non-profit partner, the Breast Cancer Fund. Summit is when the pro team and ambassadors from these local teams convene in one spot to spend the weekend together.  We train, we eat, we tour the amazing Clif Bar World Headquarters, we attend various clinics from yoga to nutrition to injury prevention.  Being my first year with Luna I had no idea what to expect.  It was eye-opening to see how many people dispersed throughout the US are a part of Luna, working to raise awareness for the Breast Cancer Fund.  Indeed, I met some incredible women - ranging from ex-pros and thoroughbred athletes to those simply wanting to be active, to breast cancer survivors and those closely affected by breast cancer.  Every woman I sat next to at dinner or rode next to on a rainy ride had a story they could tell. 

I went to a tiny private high school - a ski academy in East Burke, Vermont called Burke Mountain Academy.  My graduating class was comprised of 14 incredibles, and the entire school made up 60 students.  I began chatting with one woman beside me wearing the same Luna sweater I was wearing.  Chit-chat turned into 'where do you live, where are you from?'  Upon saying I grew up in Vermont she began reminiscing on days she had spent there and how gorgeous it was.  Then she turned to me and asked "you've never heard of a tiny school called Burke Mtn Academy, have you?" Ha, have I, that's where I went to school!  Turns out she was a first generation Burkie!

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