After nearly two months away from home Jenn Jackson can finally rest.

After her first World Cup Top 12 finish in Mont Sainte Anne earlier this month, the elite mountain biker capped off her season with a gold medal at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile last week, and she couldn91裸聊视频檛 be happier.

91裸聊视频淚 had an amazing experience in Santiago,91裸聊视频� she said from her home in Maple Bay. 91裸聊视频淔rom getting the full Team Canada uniform, to meeting such a variety of sportspeople in the athletes91裸聊视频� village, and then competing to win my first international race 91裸聊视频� at a major games no less 91裸聊视频� it couldn91裸聊视频檛 have been a better way to wrap up the season.91裸聊视频�

Competing in the women91裸聊视频檚 elite cross country Olympic length race, the 28-year-old beat out Chile91裸聊视频檚 own 22-year-old racer, Catalina Viduarre Kossmann for the top of the podium.

91裸聊视频淭he course was fast,91裸聊视频� Jackson said. 91裸聊视频淎 lot of lower-grade, undulating descents which I91裸聊视频檓 quite good at carrying momentum through and enjoy racing, and mix of paved, steep, and dirt climbing. The single track sections were quite extended, so I knew my best strategy was to push to the front early and try to control the race from there where I wouldn91裸聊视频檛 risk getting stuck behind other riders and potentially losing time.91裸聊视频�

The rider said once she got to the front after the start climb, she set her pace and just stuck to it.

The strategy worked.

91裸聊视频淚 knew that even if they could match the pace for the first couple laps, that it would probably be above their limit and would burn them off in the later laps, which worked perfectly,91裸聊视频� she said.

After an extended period away from home while competing, for now, Jackson is happy to be home.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 back home in Duncan now and will take a few weeks of rest, no structured training, just riding with my friends or hiking when the weather is nice,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淭his last trip was really long; I haven91裸聊视频檛 been home since Aug. 5, which was a big trip but fortunately I managed it well, the racing was successful, and didn91裸聊视频檛 get too homesick. That said, I91裸聊视频檓 very happy to be back.91裸聊视频�