Why did you decide to start triathlon training? What was your why? I had run the NYC Marathon in 2016 which was 4 years after my first brain surgery. I was looking for a new challenge and a friend talked me into triathlon. My journey had to wait a year...
Faces of Triathlon/Endurance Sports: Joe Fazzini
Why did you decide to start triathlon training? What was your why? I started trading in 1976 to lose the weight I gained during a long rehab period for a broken ankle in 1975, my junior year of high school. What year did you start? 1976 Were you athletic growing...
Faces of Endurance Sports: Dawn Roberts
Why Did You Decide to Start Endurance Training? What Was Your Why? I started endurance training initially to lose the weight I gained after I stopped running. -- My why was to lose weight. (I have been a runner since middle school and I received a college scholarship for cross country and...
Faces of Endurance Sports: Michelle Guelfi
Why did you decide to start triathlon training? I thought about tri's a few times but finally went for it in 2014, I saw the Ironman Kona world championships on TV and was drawn into the regular guy next door story, I just finished the NYC marathon and thought why not!...
Faces of Triathlon/Endurance Sports: Caroline Gardner from Miami, Florida
In celebration of my journey and my new book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete published by Meyer & Meyer Sport, I thought it would be interesting to share other athletes' stories here on A Triathlete's Diary blog. Today, I interview Caroline Gardner. Caroline is the host of Why We...
Faces of Triathlon: Nicole Thomas of Maryland
In this post, I caught up with my friend and motivator, Nicole Thomas of Maryland. Find out what she had to say about starting out and what her plans are today. Why did you decide to start triathlon training? What was your why? In 2006, I started biking with a...
Faces of Triathlon: Gina Cornell of Wausau, Wisconsin
Gina Cornell of Wausau, Wisconsin had a few moments to sit down and talk with me for the Faces of Triathlon feature. Gina is the CEO of Ciao Bella Athletics, a triathlon apparel company that works with athletes around the world. She is also a triathlete. Why did you decide...
Faces of Triathlon: Michael Gross
Michael Gross was a middle school teacher on Long Island and in 2019, right before the pandemic, he retired. He always loved mentoring and was passionate about running and triathlons. In 2016 he became certified with USA Triathlon as a Level 1 coach. "For a while, I worked at the...