RACE2​LIVE
Optimal Fitness Lifestyle
WHO AM I?
The basics: I'm a full time manager, who tries to fill what little free time I have with adrenaline filled activites. My favorite pastimes include backpacking, running, inline speedskating, playing piano, and sad attempts at DIY projects at home. My family consists of two wonderful parents, a sister, and my only pet....a ball python (who loves to curl up on the sofa and watch movies when I'm not training).
MY CAREER
I graduated with degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri (M-I-Z!) and hired straight out of college into the field of railroading. I had the pleasure of being in training with my company for nearly 2 years, which gave me the opportunity to travel all over the country and experience new locations. Currently I act as a manager over track repair crews who work to keep everything in the field in top condition for the trains to travel.
PAST SPORTS
While never fully participating in official athletic sports, I have been in various groups include:
- band (marimba, mellophone, oboe, Drum Major)
- inline skating (2 inline marathons, placing 3rd in one)
- ultimate frisbee (on and off for 4 years)
- OCR (my current passion!)
I stumbled upon obstacle racing merely by chance and boredom. Simple as that. Having moved to Dallas for my first "real" job, I found myself looking for anything to fill my time and motivate me. Unfortunatly I cannot recall exactly how I heard of my first race (perhaps an online ad?), but sometime around September of 2011 I decided to give a local "mud run" a try. They had free training camps on the weekend, and after the first one I came to learn I couldn't even run 3 miles nonstop. A month later I found myself running a 5k race with no idea what to expect. As I crossed the finish line, I knew I was hooked.
The following year I signed up for a Tough Mudder with some coworkers. They didn't train, while I did for 3 months (guess who ran the whole course....). Wanting to train harder and run faster, I ran a second Tough Mudder and timed myself. Not trusting my abilities, I decided to go ahead anyway and submit my time to see if I qualified in the top 5% to attend the World's Toughest Mudder. 40 miles later (and over 25 hours), I considered swearing off these runs. But once my muscles began healing and the pain subsided, I found myself dedicating all of 2013 to training for the next World's Toughest Mudder.
I'll leave out the rest for sake of time, but basically I couldn't imagine dedicating my life to any other sport.
