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Where did you grow up? Born in Massachusetts, moved around a bunch from 8-12 but basically did Jr/Sr High in Wickenburg, AZ.........3500 people in the desert foothills about 50 miles NW of PHX
Were you an athlete in school? Not exactly. I did play basketball (2nd string on a very small team) and did some field events in track, but I was definitely not an athlete.
Was athletics a part of your life family growing up? No. My family put the "dys" in dysfunctional ;-)
How long have you been running and when did you decide that triathlons would be something you wanted to try? I've been running since 1986 so I guess that is 10 years. I did do the "jogging" thing for a little bit in the early 80's, but nothing more than that. I was totally a 10-minute-miler.
What was your first running event? The Tucson 1/2 Marathon........I went 2:02.36 and the 2 minutes and 36 seconds drove me nuts until the next year when I went sub-2.
Your first triathlon? The Tinfoilman in Tucson, AZ in '86......825 yd pool swim (yes, I panicked!), 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile runHow’d you do? 1:28......put me dead in the middle of the W35-39 age group. My only thought when I finished was that I wanted to do it again and that I knew I could do better.
Do you have a favorite place to run? I was spoiled by 8 years of running in the mountains. I didn't appreciate it when I was there. But I have run in some pretty interesting places........Sturgis, SD during bike week.......Spanish Harlem in NY.........hard to pick a favorite, I run where I am.
Bike? I loved riding in Northern AZ........hills, hills, hills!!
Favorite time of day to do either? Generally, if I don't do it first thing in the morning, it don't get done.
Most unusual or unique place you’ve run or biked? Probably Sturgis for the run and Kona-to-Hawi for the bike........that is an awesome route!
A pre-race ritual or object that you never racewithout? My little buddha. Trust me there's a story behind him! He has gone to several races with friends as well.
You’re also a massage therapist. What got you interested in massage? After my divorce, I knew I had to make a living for myself and I knew I wanted to work with athletes. One day I put two and two together.
How long have you been doing massage and do you have aspecialty? i really never worked as a therapist, except for a very short, ill-fated incident, but I developed a steady clientele while I was in school........both in the school clinic and as out-call.
How has massage helped you in your athleticcareer/endeavors? The school I went to was very science oriented, and AZ has much more stringent requirements than TX, so I learned a lot of anatomy and kiniesiology........adding to what I had learned over the years of training. Training helped my massage........massage helped my training.
How often do you get massage? Not enough in the past year.......but I am currently committed to 2x a month.
Do you have a massage therapy testimonial? (an occasion or injury that was “fixed” or helped by massage?) Duh! Because I didn't get regular massage during the past year as I was working full-time and training for 2 Ironman races, I was pretty much a mess when I came to see you just a couple weeks before IM Hawaii. I was in real pain and totally worried about being able to complete the race. You wasted no time in hitting the problems areas (glutes & hamstrings) and after only 2 sessions I felt much improved and managed to race pain-free. I knew the value of massage......I just kind of forgot when life got busy........that won't happen again!
When did you start coaching? Why coaching? I started coaching about 5 years ago.......actually I "helped" a lot of new triathletes get through the local sprint race via a begininnng triathlon program I ran for a few years at the fitness center I went to in Northern AZ. When some participants wanted to do other races and longer distances they asked me to coach them. It seemed only natural and that was that. I received my USA Triathlon level 1 certification in '05.
Any words of wisdom for fellow multi-sport athletes? (yes, I stole this question from the Trisport website because I liked the answer) Take your time. Be patient with yourself.........this sport rewards consistency and determination. Don't worry about doing everything in the first year. And don't be to quick to assume you have no affinity for the sport, not everyone is an instant success.
I pulled results from the TriSports website, but it doesn't have Kona on there yet. Would you please update.
Recent Results: Ironman Coeur d’ Alene: 5th AG; Texas Motor Speedway F-1 Duathlon: 4th OA woman, 1stMasters; The Texas Half-Marathon: 1st AG; St. Louis Half-Marathon: 1st AG, 2nd Masters; Ironman World Championships, 19th AG; Elvis Run 5K, 2nd OA woman; Lincolnwood Turkey Trot 10K, 1st AG, 10th OA woman.
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