This week: Major League Triathlon
Saturday May 20th, 2017
Charolette, North Carolina
Saturday June 3rd, 2017
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Saturday August 26th, 2017
Vail Valley, Colorado
Saturday September 9th, 2017
Cleveland, Ohio
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This is my second year racing with the Major League and it is a blast. It is a big weekend of racing, drinking, vendors, and a concert. For the professionals, we have a drafted team that we compete with all year. This year I will be representing the Carolina Gliders, along with my teammates: John Rasmussen, Graham Pimentel, and Amber Zimmerman. It's going to be a big year.
Some changes from last year also include two different race formats, one being: man, woman, man woman, instead of just the traditional woman, man, woman, man. Also, there are even more individual primes, which means more pride is up for grabs and that will encourage faster racing. There are also all new destinations!
You might be new to MLT and ME, so here is a little bit more about me...
I grew up in Hood River, Oregon. The great Pacific Northwest. I loved all sports when I was younger. I've always had that competitive drive. I loved playing softball, volleyball, gymnastics, soccer, etc.
I started solely focusing on swimming when I was 8. I joined the Hood River Valley Swim Team under my coach Shelly Rwading. She was my coach for 10 years. I learned the value of technique and the process at a young age. I swam throughout middle school and then stopped swimming year round and only swam for high school season because I found a new hobby, running. I ran cross-country and track in high school and ended up getting a scholarship to run at Oregon State University.
I started getting into triathlon when I was 17. My dad bought me an old Trek 1000, didn't even have clip in pedals. In the summer I used it to cross train. I did a couple local races and one USAT junior elite race. I lacked the skilled experience I needed, but knew I would return eventually. I fell in love with it, but in Oregon there weren't may programs, and none in the NCAA.
In college I studied exercise and sports science. I stopped swimming and any other cross training and focused on track. My junior year in college I was reading in USA Triathlon magazine and found that they were starting a developmental program at the Olympic Training Center. I took my chances and wrote to them. They brought me out to the OTC and I haven't left since.
Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do, create your own path.
My strengths in triathlon come from my swimming background. Thanks to coach Shelly, I never got burned out and had the technique to build volume on.
The areas that I need to improve one is my diet. People tend to forget about it, but it is that extra 1% that makes you the best. I love food too much.
Other than triathlon I love to hang out with my husband, Logan Storie, who is also from Oregon. He is a Pentathlete for Team USA and in the US Army. We like to explore new places to eat, go adventure and experience life. We like to hike, play Pac-Man, and hang out with our cats.
We have lived together in Colorado Springs for the last four years. I have been all over the world and trained in a lot of cool places, but Colorado Springs is a hidden gem. It has mountains and flat lands, sunshine every day, and the Olympic Training Center for all of your training, sports medicine or recovery needs.
I have travelled from China, Japan, London, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Barbados, just recently Cuba, all over the United States, but my home is in Colorado Springs.
My goal for the next 4 years is to make the 2020 Olympic Team. Everyday there is a purpose and a process. I want to train smart, stay healthy, and be happy.
I love volunteering and mentoring young athletes. It also gets me really excited about the future of triathlon. I started triathlon so late, when I was 17, for those young athletes I just want to tell them to put in the time. Olympians aren't made over night. You may not see it now, or tomorrow or at the next swim meet, but success will come to those who put in the work and are patient. Also, HAVE FUN!
After racing triathlon I would love to coach with the NCAA and continue to keep the sport rolling. I could also see myself working with USA Triathlon or the US Olympic Committee in the long run. I've been on the athlete side of athletics for so long, I want to take my experiences and use them.
This year I hope my team, the Carolina Gliders, bring home that MLT championship trophy!
Come out and compete, watch, be a part of the party!
Go GLIDERS!
I have travelled from China, Japan, London, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Barbados, just recently Cuba, all over the United States, but my home is in Colorado Springs.
My goal for the next 4 years is to make the 2020 Olympic Team. Everyday there is a purpose and a process. I want to train smart, stay healthy, and be happy.
I love volunteering and mentoring young athletes. It also gets me really excited about the future of triathlon. I started triathlon so late, when I was 17, for those young athletes I just want to tell them to put in the time. Olympians aren't made over night. You may not see it now, or tomorrow or at the next swim meet, but success will come to those who put in the work and are patient. Also, HAVE FUN!
After racing triathlon I would love to coach with the NCAA and continue to keep the sport rolling. I could also see myself working with USA Triathlon or the US Olympic Committee in the long run. I've been on the athlete side of athletics for so long, I want to take my experiences and use them.
This year I hope my team, the Carolina Gliders, bring home that MLT championship trophy!
Come out and compete, watch, be a part of the party!
Go GLIDERS!
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