June 25, 2009

The squad keeps growing!


Yet again, another athlete has joined the MotorTabs crew adding more talent to the already excellent squad of athletes here. MotorTabs wishes a warm welcome to Tracy Thelen! Check out more athletes on our main site at www.MotorTabs.com!






Blog - tracythelen.blogspot.com
Site - sites.google.com/site/tracysthelen
Name: Tracy Thelen

Sport of choice: Triathlons (xterra, half and full iron), Mountain Bike racing (cross country and endurance), Marathons

Class: Pro Triathlete, NORBA/USCF Cat 1 (expert) mountain biker

Residence: Colorado Springs, Co

Stats: 5'4" - 130 lbs

Favorite MOTOR TABS flavor: Lemon Lime for racing, Lemon lime mixed with Fruit Punch for daily hydration - fewer calories and better for you then lemonaide
Coach/Mentor: self coached at this point

Career: First Year Professional Triathlete in 2009- raced for five years as an amatuer, second year racing Mountain Bikes, racing marathons for 10 years.

Greatest achievement: Winning the 2008 Silverman Full Distance Triathlon, placing fourth co-ed duo team in the 2008 24 hours of Old Pueblo with my husband (a grape fan himself), and running a marathon in all fifty states - only five more to go in 2009!Favorite Athletes: Anyone with preserverance and who realizes that winning is a bonus. The journey from start to finish is what reveals the true athlete.

Hobbies: Doctoral student working on my DPT, trying to finish the book I started writing in 2000.

Career highlights:

2009
Seventh woman at Xterra Northwest Cup
Second Solo woman Mad Dash Eight Hour Mountain Bike Race
Fourth Co-ed Duo team at 24 Hours of Old Pueblo
Third woman at the Fargo Marathon

2008
First woman at the Silverman Full Distance Triathlon
First woman at the Great Illini Iron distance triathlon
Second amateur at the 5430 Long Course Triathlon
Second Duo team at the 24 Hours in the Sage
Colorado State Champion - Cat 2 Women 20-29 Cross Country Mountain Bike
First woman at the Casper Marathon
Second woman at the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
First woman with a new course record at the Lost Dutchman Marathon

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