The Spirit of Multisport

USA Triathlon recently posted their awards criteria and I happened to noticed that Amber seemed perfect for one of them: The Spirit of Multi-Sport.
The award has three criteria:
           1)the athlete must encompass the principles of good sportsmanship such as: dependability, integrity, character and respect;
          2) the athlete must have demonstrated exceptional involvement and leadership in the multisport community by supporting various constituencies including but not limited to club, coaches, region and/or events; and
           3) have untiring passion for the multisport lifestyle.

Does that sound just like Amber?

Here's my reasoning why you (yes, YOU!), should take the time to nominate her.

1)The Athlete must encompass the principles of good sportsmanship such as: dependability, integrity, character and respect.
      All you have to do is talk with Amber and you know that she espouses these principles. Talk to her coached athletes, teammates or coach and you can see the level of dependability and integrity she brings to triathlon. Then talk to any competitor(both pro and age-group athlete) who has ever raced beside her and you will see her character and respect she has for all athletes and volunteers. She often can be seen for hours after she has already finished her race, cheering on age-group athletes. Friends, family and co-workers are constantly being suckered, err encouraged, to enter races of various lengths, challenges and disciplines. 

2)The athlete must have demonstrated exceptional involvement and leadership in the multisport community by supporting various constituencies including but not limited to club, coaches, region and/or events
       In addition to the races she competed on the national and international stage, Amber also races locally and tries to support home-grown races. She coaches a track club as well as a triathlon swim and has several athletes that she trains. In fact, there aren't many cookie jars that she doesn't have her grubby little hands in as was witnessed in her Dancing with the Stars performance a few weeks back.

 3) The athlete must have untiring passion for the multisport lifestyle.
     Really? Must I even address this? This has gotten so extreme that Amber has decided that she cannot wait until triathlon to start so she will be racing in a Winter Triathlon comprised of speed skating, skate skiing and snowshoe running! She doesn't even own skates!
  If you still question her passion, sit down for a chat with her and you will soon see the amount of knowledge, commitment and, of course, passion she holds for this sport.


If you agree with me, nominate Amber by going to the USA Triathlon website and sending in your nomination.