Dayton High teacher Amy Morrison trains young minds in the classroom before hitting the trails with her mountain bike, both offering rewards.

The Lyon County School District is celebrating Morrison, an Enduro racer headed to the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, from Saturday to Sept. 14 in Valais, Switzerland, after winning nationals this spring in Idaho.

Enduro mountain biking is an offroad sport. Racers ride multiple descents that are timed whereas climbs are not. Morrison said Enduro is considered “the middle child” of downhill and cross country biking.

“You get to ride in a lot of variety and different places, but really with training, there’s no exact right way,” Morrison said. “You have to have stamina to go all day, and throughout, you’re timed on how explosive and powerful

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