Latest news:
6/23/08 Yesterday I competed
in the Philadelphia Triathlon for the first time. It was a great race! We swam in the Schuylkill River, biked
in Fairmount Park and ran along Martin Luther King Boulevard. I had a strong race and finished as the 2nd amateur female,
falling just short of the win by 10 seconds! It was another great learning and racing experience and I was pleased with
the result! My next triathlon is on July 20th in NYC but my next race is this upcoming Saturday - an open water swim
mile! I'm very excited!
6/16/08 I just returned
home from a training camp in New Jersey with my coach and some of my teammates! It was a great time and a fantastic
learning experience including a lot of swim technique, something I really need help with! We did a fair amount of training,
had quite a few lectures and of course had loads of fun! And I never knew New Jersey was so beautiful! I highly
recommend any MarkAllenOnline camp (there are several throughout the year in different locations) if you ever get the chance to attend.
6/02/08 I
am happy to report that yesterday, at the Black Bear Sprint Triathlon, I earned an invitation to represent Pennsylvania in
the Best of the US Amateur Championships! By virtue of my win at Black Bear, I was offered the BOUS slot. The
Black Bear race was a great triathlon with a fantastic swim in a clean, clear lake, a challenging bike course that offered
up MANY hills, and a scenic run along trails. I highly recommend it! Qualifying for the BOUS race was a big goal
of mine this year. Now I will be training hard to ensure that I represent my state well! My next race is June
22 at the Philadelphia Triathlon.
5/19/08 Yesterday
I competed in my 2nd race of the season at the Columbia Triathlon in Maryland. I had a blast! I improved 3:49
upon my time from last year which earned me a 2nd place amateur finish and 9th overall including the profressionals!
I was also very pleased to see a big swim improvement, something I've been aiming for for quite some time. My next race
will be June 1 in Leighton, PA.
4/29/08 This
past Sunday I started my triathlon season in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida at the St. Anthony's Triathlon! It was a
great start to the year with a 7th place finish among all the amateur women. My time of 2:14:40 was faster than
all my Olympic distance triathlons last season by about 5 minutes! Very exiciting! My next triathlon is less than
3 weeks away in Columbia, Maryland. Triathlon season is finally upon us!
3/29/08 Today
I ran a 5K running race on a COLD but beautifully sunny and dry morning! I had a blast and was surprised how quickly
it was over compared to my triathlons! I ran 18:48 which I was pleased with for this time of year. I haven't run
under 19 minutes for quite some time. My next race is my first triathlon of the season, St. Anthony's Triathlon in Florida
in late April! Yippeee!
3/7/08 USAT
came out with their final age group rankings for the 2007 triathlon season and I am proud to say I have been selected
as an All-American again! Check out the rankings here.
