Age: 50 Height: 5’ 3” Usual weight range: 113-116# Home area, La Crosse, WI
Eileen formerly was a top national age group triathlete specializing in Olympic distance but did several Ironman races including the World Championships in Kona, HI twice. A long term ankle injury put an end to that and Eileen bought an Arabian gelding in 2003 and started endurance riding. Eileen is a cross country ski “junkie” and still participates in marathon ski races. Eileen has a severe sweet tooth and her middle name is “ice cream.” Eating healthy is always a challenge. Life is too short to eat bad food or bad tasting food. However to eat healthy and good tasting food requires much planning! Eileen also still enjoys road biking, hiking and rollerskiing during the endurance riding season, which helps to stay in decent shape for XC skiing. Core workouts are a regular part of her weekly schedule.

Events for 2011-2012:
Endurance riding: Western States Endurance Ride “Tevis Cup” 100 miles in one day July 16th in Northern California; Colorama 100 miles in one day endurance ride September 19th in Wisconsin; numerous 50-60 and 25-30 mile endurance rides throughout the Midwest from May-October 2011.

Cross Country Skiing: Noquemanon Ski Marathon, January 2012, Finlandia ski Marathon, February 2012; American Birkebeiner, February 2012

Typical days are not so typical because work and after work activities vary a lot throughout the year, but here is a typical workday in May.

Up at 0400: 8 oz of plain soymilk, coffee with half and half and a 1 tsp raw sugar, ½ cup homemade granola w/ ½ cup 2% fat Greek yogurt
Work 0500-1330 or so: Field work walking in floodplain forest with hip waders for 6 hours. Snacks include carrots, snap peas, Trisket crackers, lots of water, sometimes energy bars like Clif Bars.
Lunch: Tuna sandwich made w/ mayo, lemon juice, red onion and dill pickle, on cracked wheat bread, apple w/ 1T natural peanut butter.
After work A) Bike 25-50 miles, plus core if not a long ride or B) ride both horses at least 1 hour each, trail or dressage.
Snack: Frozen blueberries, strawberries and raspberries w/ a little maple syrup and regular low fat yogurt. 1 cup skim milk with 2tsp Ovaltine after a bike ride.
Dinner: Venison steak and salad w/veggies and feta with garlic vinegaret dressing or salad w/ homemade Caesar dressing and sourdough croutons. Decaf tea with a little honey and a dash of half and half. Sometimes a glass of nice red wine. Dinner also sometimes includes sweet potato or regular potato oven fries and ketchup when there is time
Dessert…got to have some chocolate!