Age: 60 (almost) 
Height: 5’ 2” Usual weight ranges 112-115#. Home Area: Gwinn, MI
Tentative Events for 2011-12: The CLAW Wilderness Triathlon, July 10, Copperman Triathlon (team), August 6th, Ore to Shore Mountain Bike, August 13th, Marquette Trail 50, August 20th, Lake Superior Shore Run, October 1st, Noquemanon Ski Marathon 26K, January 2012, American Birkebeiner Korte 2012.
My big loves are x-country skiing and long distance running. I started skiing at age 4 in a family of skiers at the Porkies, and started running seriously about 30 years ago. Mountain biking, kayaking, road biking and running a dog team have come along in the last 20 years, all which I enjoy, but do more recreationally. I have tried to mentor and teach what I have learned over the years to others just coming into sports, and find that I get more satisfaction from seeing a student excel than actually placing in a race myself. I am happy to have stayed pretty injury free and able to participate at a level that is fun and yet not extreme. I have also learned that no one does these things alone…it takes support from family, loved ones, friends and community…which is where the joy of accomplishment really comes through…celebrating someone at the finish line is just the best!
My Challenges!
I am gone from home for almost 12 hours a day. Working a full 10 hour 
day plus family care and an hour travel time does not leave time to eat a proper meal or to have time during the week to get in a workout. Work is in the office…phone, computer or counseling visits and mostly sedentary. My main nutritional goal is to incorporate good nutrition into my work days. I am making more of an effort to bring healthy soups and home made bread, fruit and yogurt to work and stay away from “pod” food which is generally bakery and junk food. My goal for physical health is to become stronger in endurance events which will require speed work, overall core strength and muscle stability and resilience.
A typical work day is as follows:
Up at 5:30 AM—1 c. Coffee/black
(No work out….feed inside animals—feed/scoop outside animals, ready for work and out the door by 6:30, drive 30 miles and at work by 7:00 AM)
7:00 AM—2 cups of Coffee/black
8:00 AM—English Muffin with 1 T Peanut butter
10:00 AM—Yogurt with cashews/cranberries (1/4 c each)
12:30—Home made chicken soup and 1 slice of home made whole wheat bread
2:00 PM—1 Banana
4:30 PM—Muscle Milk or Chocolate Almond Milk 8 oz
5:30-6:30 PM—(Leave work, visit mother at Brookridge)
6:30-7:00 PM—(Drive 30 miles home)
7:00 PM—15 minute walk with dogs—feed inside/outside animals/outside chores
8:00 PM—30 minutes of P90X
8:30 PM—1 ½ c Tortellini with 2 T Feta cheese and Greek Olives (6)
1 Glass of Chardonnay
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