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In the winter, I'm always in Europe. July and September are New Zealand and Chile camps. I'm always on the road.

I'm lucky. The best possible place in the world for training is Addis Ababa, so I am home all the time except when I am racing. I like to be there, near my family, my kids, also the real estate business I run with my wife.

I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I try to go to the regional competitions, and of course I'm there in Hershey, Pa., in August for the North American final.

I don't know how long my body will allow me to compete, but I can't imagine doing anything else. That day will come, and I just hope there'll be a light shining down a path telling me where to go.

Every summer, around late July and into August, I find myself in Europe, performing at any festival that will have me.

I am training 8-9 hours a day and will give my best shot for Rio.

I travel and climb about eight months a year. That's pretty great training in itself. When I am home, I do a lot of bouldering, gym climbing, and specific strength training in a effort to get stronger for climbing.

I do a lot of a cross training.

As far as me personally, I guess I'm going to come to the races for as long as I can.