Important Questions

The Rev3 folks sent out a questionnaire to the athlete's asking a few random questions.

Here are the questions and my answers!

What song is playing in your ipod RIGHT NOW (the song you most frequently listen to before a race)?

My husband just resurrected an oldie but goodie- Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast- great song to get pumped!! 

Non pump-up music currently rotating are: the new Shins album, Tune-yards, Civil Wars, M83 and Alabama Shakes

What is the last book you read?  

Since I have almost no time to read books printed on paper, I love listening to audiobooks during my runs/rides, and the last book I read/listened to was called 'Cutting for Stone' by Abraham Verghese. I've also been enjoying a Norwegian author, Jo Nesbo, and have finished a few of his books recently as well. 

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be? 

Book- Huck Finn. I grew up as a tomboy and loved the idea of a river adventure. Or Hermoine, 'cause magic is awesome and I want to fly!

TV/Movie- Either Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

What would we find in your refrigerator right now?

STRING CHEESE, orange juice, milk, eggs, salmon, grapes, spinach, peppers, cucumbers, beer and ice cream 

Gluten free or bring on the gluten?

 Wheat and my GI tract are not friends. Not celiacs, just happier being wheat-free. 

Favorite beer? 

So...despite being 'wheat-free' I still drink beer every so often :) Favorites are Bell's Two Hearted IPA and Dark Horse Brewing Company's Crooked Tree IPA (both Michigan beers)

Favorite candy? 

Chocolate covered almonds and Reese's pieces

Post race indulgement? 

I give up the wheat-free thing and eat McDonald's cinnamon rolls while eating a Reese's peanut butter cup flurry. After EVERY race :) 

Best training tip?

Quality over quantity. 

Least favorite thing about racing? (nerves, taper, waking up early, etc)

Pre-race nerves...makes me puke :( 

How do you push through the pain during a race? 

 Challenge myself to go just a little bit harder.

Naps or no naps?

Saturdays -- always, and if I had the time, I would nap every day. Occasionally I'll curl up under my desk at work and snooze for 20 minutes -- but don't tell anyone! :)

Experience the seasons or chase summer?

I love summer, but my dog looooves snow, so for her happiness, I will experience the seasons. Shoveling snow is good core work, right?

What would you do if your were not a pro triathlete?

Well, I am only a professional triathlete in my 'spare' time. When I change out of spandex, I don the garbs of a poor graduate student- lab coat, geeky glasses and everything. I am in my 5th year as a PhD student in Neuroscience at the University of Michigan. I am studying the role of the basal ganglia in internal motivation. 

And in conclusion, here is my newest Cody adventure: taking a ride in a motorcycle sidecar! Cody is now demanding we ALWAYS travel this way: