Background

I caught the triathlon bug in ‘07 with the Hyvee tri. Up to then, never ran more than 1 mile, mountain biked & never swam. In 8 wks I transformed into a triathlete and completed a sprint in August. ‘08 I signed up for every race I could and gained tons of experience, knowledge and desire to push myself further and harder. I registered for IMKY after my 1st half in August ’08. ‘09 I demolished my PR at a 70.3 in June. In August ‘09, just 2 years and 1 week after my 1st tri, I’m an IRONMAN.