The US Snowshoe Champion is ready to take on the world of triathlon! |
While Florida may not be a high point scorer for qualifying for Worlds, it does appear to attract a high level of competition. As you can see from some of the studs below, Amber, once again, shows her tenacity and lack of fear in going head to head with some of the fastest SBK out there:
Florida 70.3 Start List
36 Nina Kraft
37 Caitlin Snow
38 Jessica Jacobs
39 Rebekah Keat
40 Jackie Arendt
41 Laura Bennett
42 Margie Shapiro
43 April Gellatly
44 Katherine Bruck-LaGala
45 Jocelyn Cornman
46 Dee Atkins
47 Lauren Goss
48 Rachel Jastrebsky
50 Stephanie Jones
51 Tamara Kozulina
52 Sharon Gallant
53 Suzy Serpico
54 Jessica Chong
55 Amy Javens
56 Jacqui Gordon
57 Rebeccah WassnerBeyond the deep competition, the heat and humidity and flat bike course aren't necessarily in her favor. However, the swim will be non-wetsuit which should help thin out the weaker swimmers, and the run profile does look like it's got a few hills that typically help reign in slower runners. It's too bad that I won't be able to watch her race because I'm sure it's going to be an awesome day. You can follow her race this Sunday on Ironman.com.
Ten minutes after Amber starts her swim in Florida, I will start my marathon in North Carolina. This will be my first time in Raleigh so I plan on exploring a bit on the days leading up to the race as well as getting together with Amber's Aunt Babe who lives a few hours from town. The race itself looks pretty hilly so I'm going to try to take it out conservatively again like in Knoxville, however, hopefully I won't cut it quite so close. We will see.
I can't tell if Amber's excited about the upcoming season |
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