It won't do any good to make you guess who I am because I've already put it all out there and there's no secrets.
I'm 42, married to Sweet Baboo, who is also doing Ironman CDA, and I have three kids. My oldest son is in the military (23) and my daughter (19) lives in Dallas and is about to get married. The youngest one is a Junior in high school (16). I teach Algebra in my 8th year as a teacher, and I'm hoping to switch to school counseling in the next couple years.
I was one of those lucky people who was naturally skinny most of my life. Although I was an active kid, starting with my teen years I avoided any kind if exercise or anything stenuous. By the time I was in my 30's, the weight was getting harder to keep off. By 40, well, forget it - I was nearly 200 pounds. I'm 5'6"
I bought a book on how to run 2 years ago so that I could do my first triathlon. When I first started, I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. I thought I might be able to handle finishing one sprint. Since then, I've done a bunch of triathlons, including long course and olys, and a couple duathlons. I've just finished my first Ironman about a month ago, in Louisville.
I'm 42, married to Sweet Baboo, who is also doing Ironman CDA, and I have three kids. My oldest son is in the military (23) and my daughter (19) lives in Dallas and is about to get married. The youngest one is a Junior in high school (16). I teach Algebra in my 8th year as a teacher, and I'm hoping to switch to school counseling in the next couple years.
I was one of those lucky people who was naturally skinny most of my life. Although I was an active kid, starting with my teen years I avoided any kind if exercise or anything stenuous. By the time I was in my 30's, the weight was getting harder to keep off. By 40, well, forget it - I was nearly 200 pounds. I'm 5'6"
I bought a book on how to run 2 years ago so that I could do my first triathlon. When I first started, I couldn't run more than 60 seconds. I thought I might be able to handle finishing one sprint. Since then, I've done a bunch of triathlons, including long course and olys, and a couple duathlons. I've just finished my first Ironman about a month ago, in Louisville.
I've lost about 35 pounds, but I've noticed also that I hardly ever get sick any more. I never thought I'd enjoy running, and I'm pretty slow at it, but it's my favorite event, and I look forward to my LSR's.
I've gone from fairly ordinary and respectable middle-class mom to tattooed triathlete who wears bandanas to cover her helmet hair.
My goal for Ironmand CDA is to finish under 17 hours, and have a good time!
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