2009 Introduction Thread (Page 3)

Wow- What a great crew this year!! 

Name: Jaclyn
Tri History: 3rd tri season: 2 olympics; lots of sprints. I've also run a ton of half-marathons and did the Detroit Marathon as my one and only in 2006.

Tri Goals for 2009: Do at least one sprint (comeback from pregnancy & labor & becoming a mommy!).  Ride lots this fall.  Detroit FP Half Marathon or Indianapolis Monument 1/2 Mary in November (Undecided). 

Age group: 30-35

Personal: I'm having a baby in the end of June!  That pretty much sums up my life right now.   Half excited, half terrified, 100% NOT READY.  I've been married to a fellow runner (but non-triathlete) for over 2 years and have done much jockstrapping for his recent string of marathons.  We are psyched about our new Jogging Stroller!  Oh, and I'm a member of the rockin' RACING GREYHOUNDS for the 2nd year.  I also work at a high school managing a non-profit tutoring/mentoring program.  I'm a wannabe Social Studies teacher when the 'ole economy turns around...  Other random info: I lived in Japan for almost 5 years (hence the name) and also care for/run with/yell at a crazy mixed Terrier shelter mutt named Mika. 

Area: Farmington.

Name: Craig

Tri History: 2 sprint tris in 2008, pretty much sucked at both of them but I finished.  Before that I did several 5ks in the area for the past 3-4 years.

Tri Goals for 2009:  I am currently planning 4 sprint tris though I haven't signed up for any of them yet.  My main goal is to not suck, we all gotta have dreams. 

Age Group-40-44 or clydesdale as I am 6'5", 230 lbs. 

Personal-Married for 15 years with a ten year old girl and 7 year old boy.  I work as a fire protection engineer for an insurance company.  I actually live in a triathlon wonderland, that is for the few months of the year when its not snowing or just too cold.  I live on a 180 acre lake and am surrounded by numerous country roads which are great for biking and running.  Tri del Sol is held on the lake I live on. 

Area:  Middleville which is almost halfway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo

Name:Karen

Tri History: None. I have done a 5K, Corktown 4 mi. and The Turtle Run 5 mi. 

Tri Goals for 2009: Run Like a Mother 10K, Hawk Island Sprint, Harbor Springs Coastal Crawl OWS, Tawas OLY, TowPath Half Mary.

Age group:45-49

Personal: Very happily married to a wonderful man and triathlete. 5 kids, 4 grandkids, 2 Rotties, and 2 cats. I love working out with my husband and all the great people I have met so far here on BT. 

Area: Canton

TRI GOALS FOR 2009: I'm starting with the Hawk-I-Tri as my first tri.  I hope I love it (I know I will), and then I'll probably sign up for Clark Lake.

AGE GROUP: 30-34, or Fat Heffer (aka Clydesdales)

PERSONAL: Married with no kids or pets.  Soon to be moving to the Grass Lake area.

AREA: Ann Arbor/Grass Lake

My Wife:

NAME: Jamie

TRI HISTORY: 4 or so sprints within the past few years.

TRI GOALS FOR 2009: I'm typing this for Jamie, but I believe her plans are to do Hawk-I-Tri, Clark Lake, and maybe a "Women's Only" tri.

AGE GROUP: 25-29 or 30-34 (not sure how the age rule works with a December b-day 12/4/79)

PERSONAL: Married with no kids or pets.  Soon to be moving to the Grass Lake area.

AREA: Ann Arbor/Grass Lake

Hi kids. I'm old school here.

Name: trix (God given name Lisa, although no one calls me that)

Tri History: 3 tris, and countless dus competing for 4 years.

Tri Goals for 2009: Hmmm, Running Western States 100 mile endurance run, after that, assuming I can walk, I will try and kick some du a$$. Next year will be switching to tris more.

Age group: 35-39...OMG, new AG this year

Personal: Married,  3 dogs, 2 step kids, 21, 23. Personal trainer and hella yodeler.

Area: Lansing

Name: Blake

Tri History: This is season #1!  I have always loved all 3 disciplines, but have never seriously combined them.  I look forward to getting to know as many of you as possible!

Tri Goals for 2009:  Knock out as many Triathlons as possible without injury…  I am on good pace for Olympic distance in June, but planning a few Sprints late Spring/early Summer to “get my feet wet” and would like to do a HIM at the end of the summer.

My wife and daughter live in Traverse City during the summer and my family has a place in Harbor Springs, so I plan to do a fair amount of northern MI events. 

Age group: 30-34 M

Personal:  Married with one 21-month daughter, who has extremely high energy.  I am blamed for this daily...  Our dog Koda (Goldendoodle) is also “spirited” and seems to get in trouble often.

Occupation: Banking (10 years / Not that cool at the moment)

Interests - too many: Working out, Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts, Skiing, Golf, Squash, Hunting, Windsurfing, Scuba Diving, and Chess/Checkers (kidding)

Name Trish

Tri History First tri was in 2006...Carl's Happy Trails Sprint at Kensington...none in 2007 and 3 sprints plus one relay in 2008

Tri Goals 2009 Complete 5 sprint races injury free!  PR in each discipline.  HAVE FUN just like last season! Enjoy my first season as a RACING GREYHOUND! Complete my first half Mary this fall! (not a tri goal, but HUGE for me, a former run HATER who is falling in love with the run! Who'da thunk!)

Age Group 45-49

Personal Married with 2 kidlets...16 and 12.  I have 2 very crazy sheltie dogs that drive me nuts, but are loveable! 

Area Troy

BT is a great place to be!  Lots of terrific folks ready to encourage when you need it, play and race with!   

Name: Saci

Tri History: started competitive swimming in Poland as a kid (didn't like chlorine and gave it up), accidentally got introduced to tris a few years ago, loved it ever since. I've done sprints and OLYs in Ontario and Michigan, now training for IM Moo in September

Tri Goals for 2009:  100mi Tour de Cure in Brighton, Johan's Trifest, Tim Horton's in Windsor, something else for July/August, IM Moo in September

Age group: 35-39

Personal: Married with a 10 year old daughter. Wife does not consider herself athletic, but is hoping to do a try-a-tri in august (a big goal for her!). I was diagnosed with Type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes in Oct 2008 and now I'm learning to adjust to training from a completely different perspective. This year I'm racing as part of an amazing group of Type 1 triathletes - check out triabetes.org or diabetestrainingcamp.com or triabeticsaci.blogspot.com

Area: Tecumseh (just outside of Windsor Ontario)

Tri History: When I was a kid, we didn't call them triathlons, we called it "going to school!"...when I wasn't a kid, I've done 6, mostly shorter ones, sprints. Also have done a lot of runs...10Ks, several Crims, a couple half marys...lots of biking too...oh yeah, and swimming.

Tri Goals for 2009: Oly in July or August

Age group: When I was a kid, Paul McCartney was a bassist for the Beatles, not a Knight.

Personal: Engaged, 1 daughter, 2 cats, 1 fish, and a new (used) sailboat on the way, which could seriously affect my goals for 2009.

Area: Brighton



Edited by h2osnowfan 2009-04-16 2:03 PM

Name:  Erin

Tri history: starting in 2007-  3 marathons, 1/2 marathon,  several sprints, 1 olympic, a couple mtn bike races

Tri Goals:  I have several sprints planned for this summer along with an olympic and at least 1 HIM (Steelhead, which will be my first!).  During the fall I'll be doing some mtn bike races also.  Somehow I lost my sanity recently and found myself registering for my first IM which will be Utah May 2010. 

Age Group: 30-34F

Personal:  Newly (and happily) single.  I have 1 dog who is 11 years old.  She's a border collie/golden retriever mix.  I love adventure! Backpacking, rock climbing, travelling, trying new and exotic foods.  I've been active all my life with softball, tennis, gymnastics, along with countless others.  I work as a paramedic currently but plan on shifting career goals (when I find out what I want to be when I grow up).

Area:  Traverse City

Welcome fellow Cessna lover!

Ryan:  your introduction seriously cracks me up.  You funny. 

Nope.  I moved to TC just over 3 years ago for my job.  I love it here!  Originally I'm from the great white north of the Upper Peninsula.