The Women Part 2........

So I have told you who the first group of women are who are going to Australia. The second group are the women who have set themselves up to qualify at the National Sprint Championships in July. If they place in the top of their age groups they will qualify for the World Triathlon Sprint Championships in Australia.

The next group of women looking to qualify are Sue Kamrar, Darlene Henderson, Joanne Gilchrest, Kim Agur, Reene Fiack and Anne Yates. Any of you reading this and know I have this wrong..please post a comment and correct me. I think I need a whole new blog to sing the praises of this group of women. For now though I will briefly tell you a bit about them. I will put there age groups in brackets. I also might have some of this wrong so...... Sue (45-50) is a superb swimmer with a very unique stroke...she has worked very hard this last year to become a top contender on the bike. Darlene (55-60) is a very strong and steady athlete who has completed more than one marathon. Kim (55-60) is a monster on the bike...truly the fastest and strongest woman on a bike..she is fairly new to triathlon but we know she will do well. Joanne(35-40) is an accomplished runner who has competed very well in two Boston Marathons. She has become incredibly strong on the bike wearing us all out when we ride with her! Reene(45-50) ...what can I say...Reene is one of the most inspiring, strong and accomplished athletes in our group. She has had an overall win at a Half-Ironman race and is the first in our group to complete a Full Ironman race. I could devote a whole page to her!! Anne(55-60) is also a superb swimmer who is very strong on the bike and run. She continues to grow and excel in triathlon.

Ok now that I have sung everyones praises and made it seem as if we are a group of superwomen I will tell you that one thing we all have in common is a continued drive to overcome adversity. There is not a woman mentioned here who does not deal with a myriad of life issues from just plain age to injuries, other health issues, family and job issues...all of it.

In my next post I will talk about some of that as it is a huge part of training and being part of triathlon .