My husband and I began racing triathlons with a few little sprints in 2005 after marathons no longer seemed like enough of a challenge to me. Since then I've completed my first two Half Iron distance events as well as numerous shorter events. I'm not fast, but love the sport more every day. It's been great fun to motivate and encourage over a dozen friends and family into trying the multisport life as well. In my non-tri life, I'm "mom" to a springer spaniel and 2 chocolate labs. Sadly, all are aging and only one is still able to be a good running buddy, but they're always waiting eagerly by the door when we return from a workout. I'm also a coach with Girls on the Run, which brings an entirely new dimension of motivation and joy to my own training. Now if I could just figure out a way to be a back-of-the-pack pro and be able to quit my real job.....