- Tell us about you and your family. I am from Louisville, KY. WKU alumni. We have two grown kids, 21 and 24. I work part time for General Electric as a Builder Sales Specialist. I also teach Spin classes at the Y and work part time as a Volunteer recruiter and manager for a National Kid’s Triathlon Non-Profit. 24.
- What are you passionate about outside of triathlon? I love gardening, flowers and crafts.
- What is one fun fact about you? I was “Miss Kentucky NCHA” in 1984. (National Campers and Hiker’s Association)
- When & how did you get interested in triathlons? Marilyn Meyer was instrumental in getting me started in triathlon in 2008. My first triathlon was the GJCC sprint Tri in 2008. I won “Over all female masters champion” and have been hooked ever since!
- Which is your strongest and weakest discipline – swimming, biking or running? Why? Because of my love for cycling, I tend not to save enough for a good run off the bike.
- What is your most memorable/favorite race and why? Races where we had a big group of HEAT members racing and spectating. Gulf Coast 2009 was my first 70.3. It was so great to see HEAT peeps everywhere on the course!
- What do you tell yourself in a race or training when it gets really hard? Speaking words of encouragement to other athletes while I’m suffering, quiets the “negative” in my head.
- What races are on your schedule for 2018? Chattanooga 70.3, Tri Louisville Olympic, River Bluff sprint.
- What’s one piece of equipment/gear that you can’t live without? My helmet.
- How long have you been a member of HEAT? What is your favorite thing about our team? I’ve been a member of HEAT since 2007. HEAT is very welcoming and encouraging to everyone. Being part of a club like Heat is a great way to make friends, tri something new, get active and love it!
- If you could give one piece of advice to a beginner triathlete what would it be? Enduring hard training/racing days not only make you a mentally strong athlete, but make you a mentally strong person.