Age: 55  Home area: Eau Claire, WI   Height: 5’1”, Weight range: 105# – 112# 

Cheri Uelmen’s favorite quote is Einstein’s:  “Life is like riding a bicycle: in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving forward.” Once a competitive runner, Cheri now focuses on sports with less impact.  She is an inline skater, currently skating with Adam’s Inline in Minneapolis.  She holds many age group records for the Northshore Inline marathon, and skates in the Elite or Advanced women’s division each year.  Winner of the 2010 Madeline Island half marathon inline race, this event is on her list again for 2011.  Another favorite pastime is cycling, and she is a member of the Overdrive Cycling Club.   In 2010 she placed 2nd in her division in the two person relay at the Firehouse 50 Bicycle race. Flater’s run/bike/canoe provides Cheri with a chance to compete on the water. She and her partner, Kathie Schaus, took 1st in the women’s racing canoe division in 2010.  In the winter, Cheri enjoys cross country skiing.  She has completed 14 American Birkebeiner marathons.  Events for 2011-12:  Madeline Island half marathon, Northshore In-line marathon, Noquemanon marathon x-c ski race, Korteloppet half-marathon (first wave).

Cheri is a certified Body Pump instructor and has taught fitness classes and aerobic classes for 17 years.  In her “real” life, she is a first grade teacher. She has 5 wonderful grandchildren.    

Typical Day: 

4:30 am.  Whole grain toast with natural peanut butter, orange, lots and lots of black coffee 

5:30  Teach a Body Pump class;  water 

7:30  More coffee.  Head to school! 

11:20  Lunch:  ¾ cup of low fat cottage cheese, 7-10 Triscuits, vegetable soup, water 

4pm  Snack   ½ banana; ½ container of low fat greek yogurt (small) 

Cycling, skating or teaching a class:  hour to two hours 

7pm:  Dinner:     Veggies/hummus/ glass of wine

                              Some kind of protein; usually chicken, fish or eggs

                               Pasta or brown rice or bread 

Snack:  red grapes or other fresh fruit, often cereal and milk