2011 highlights:
Ironman St. George - 1st
Ironman Lake Placid - 1st
Ironman 70.3 Boise - 2nd
Ironman 70.3 Worlds - 7th
Ironman Worlds - 8th
Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Vernon, British Columbia
First Triathlon: UBC sprint (swim in a 50m pool, ride in the snow!)
Favorite distance: Ironman
Career highlight: Winning the inaugural IM St. George
Race wheels: Carbon TT58's
Nickname: HeaTHERMA (I sweat lots!)
Favorite race: IM St. George, IM Coeur d'Alene and IM Canada
Favorite place to train: St. George Utah, Solvang CA, Okanagan Valley, BC
What I dread about race day: being unable to get the important movement done at home and having to wait in a massive porta potty line up.
Finish line speech at Ironman St. George after Heather's 2nd Win!
What I always wanted to be when I grew up: Dolphin trainer
If I was a cartoon character I would be: Harmony Smurf
If I could have lunch with anyone it would be: Tom Waits
Favorite food: Pomegranates, but not when I'm super hungry. Need to sit with a bowl, a paper towel, a black shirt to avoid stains, and enjoy the process!
Strangest thing I've ever eaten: Chocolate covered ants
If I won the lottery: I would give lots of money to my family, start a sponsorship program for Canadian long course triathletes, and buy a nice truck and 5th wheel (aka new home)!
Funniest incident in my life: When the ER doc asked if the massive hematoma on my hip from a bike crash was an ice pack (nope) and then brought all the other doctors on staff to come check it out cause it was the biggest thing he'd ever seen!
Five things I would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island: a big knife, solar still for fresh water, a magical kindle with infinity battery life and endless book options, diddo for the magical ipod, flint block for fire
Favorite Movie: Amelie, Kill Bill 2, What's Eating Gilbert Grape... too hard to pick
My next vacation will be: Somewhere in South America