It should be fun.
But, what do I know?
Well, somehow have done quite a bit over the past few decades, racing and playing all
over the globe to
include a few podiums:
• XTERRA World Championships Races
• XTERRA National Championships
Races
• ITU Cross World Championship, Silver Medalist AG
• Mountain Bike XC
racing (Cat 1)
• National
Championships Qualifier (MTB)
• National Age-Group
Championship Qualifier (USAT/Triathlon)
• XTERRA Regional Champion
(2008; 2012)
• Endurance/stage
racing
Trans-Andes (4th open),
La Ruta de Los Conquistadores,
Coco 250, AZ and CO endurance events
• Running
Numerous trail Races, Half-Marathon & tons of 5/10Ks
• Triathlons - from
sprint to Half-Ironman
• Adventure racing
• Miles of
hiking/mountaineering
Kilimanjaro (<2days), Whitney, multiple Grand Canyon,...
• Oh yeah, and served my country for going on over 25 years now.
Certifications, Specialities and areas of interest:
• USAT Coach
• USAC Coach
• First-aid, CPR, Wilderness First Aid, plus numerous military training course certs.
• Additional certification in (and huge interest in) living and racing with hormonal challenges to include peri and post-menopausal and thyroid challenges
• Mega-nerd on performance nutrition, periodization and overall health. Proponent of both animal protein AND plant-based.
Some other useless
tidbits about me:
• Love the sunshine (and sunscreen!)
• Love the ocean,
but need the desert mountains out west
• Respect the
singlespeed, but LOVE my gears
• Always wear
pearls
• Years of
cross-country running, tennis, softball as well as ballet, jazz, modern and
even some tap-dancing
• Have always had a
bike (and got in trouble as a kid for venturing "too far" from home)
• Grew up on a
horse/cattle ranch
• Served in the
military...and have served in most of the "hot-spots"
• Try to get above 12k alt a few times a week; nothing like walking ridgelines (thank you San Juan range!)
• Had some of my
best race results during the years that I was "on the road" most of
the year
(traveling should not be an excuse for not staying fit and
well-trained)
• Have A LOT of
self-preservation on the trails
• Don't do flip
turns 😂
• Always do
underwater summersaults at end of every swim session
• Love working with
the XTERRA crew, great family!
• Love to learn all
I can about training, sports nutrition, health,...
• Many of my short
walks often turn into all-day treks way off the grid
• Love to eat
healthy organic food, but have a terrible weakness for tortilla chips (heated)
and salsa...and LOVE burned & crispy dark-chocolate chip cookies!
• Damaged my knee a
few years ago, forcing me to lighten the load on racing but to better appreciate each day :-)
