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I was never one for athletics until my dad started biking when I was in my 20s, and I joined him. I’d to a few rides every now and then that looked fun such as the 5 Born Bike Tour in NYC. When a friend organized a 5k in Baltimore during my 30s, I decided to give running a try and again looked for fun runs such as the Bay Bridge Run. I never thought much about triathlons until the first Sailors Tri was organized in 2018. I signed up, joined ATC and began training. Since then, I’ve done bunch of sprints, a couple endurance swims, and an Olympic. ATC has been a great community with supportive people who welcome you no matter where you are in your training and racing endeavors. I’m hoping to work up to my first half in the next couple years.

I'm not a natural born athlete. In my mid 40's I discovered inline skating one Christmas day and that was the beginning. Within a year I did the Athens to Atlanta 86 mile inline race, training with the Leukemia Society's Team in Training. Within a few years I decided my next fall may very well end up with a broken bone so I decided to try running. Did a few small races and realized I wanted to do a marathon so I joined the Annapolis Striders Marathon training group and did the Marine Corps Marathon that year. I also decided to do a century ride so I bought my first bike, at Bike Doctor Arnold and did the Lake Tahoe Century. Next, trail running seemed like something fun to try so I did the JFK 50 Miler to celebrate turning 50! Starting to get bored with just running I thought a triathlon should be my next adventure so I joined the Annapolis Triathlon Club. After just one sprint and one 70.3 a few members of the club convinced me to do a full Ironman. Since then I've done 3 full Ironmans and 8, 70,3's. Do you see a pattern here? I jump right into the big events with the attitude what's the worst that can happen but always surround myself with a team or club for support.

I did my first triathlon in 2016, Iron Girl Columbia. I have been hooked ever since, doing 3 or 4 sprint races a year. I really love the energy of race day and the camaraderie of the sport. I love all the support I get from the training and other members of the Annapolis Triathlon Club.