Barbara Spitler's Page

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

About Me:

I'm 51 years young, a teacher, and planning to do my first full Ironman next year, at Louisville! I have done 12 marathons, with my favorite one being the Great Wall Marathon in China, in 2005. This year I have come back to triathlon, and marathon, after sitting out all of last year, due to a broken foot, which rebroke 2 times after the initial break! I have done several sprint tri's, 2 Olympic tris, and Steelhead 70.3 twice.

My Tri Story:

Approximately 6-7 years ago, I would not put my face in the water. A marathon friend talked me into joining the YMCA training group for the local sprint triathlon, even though I was scared to death of the swim! At the swim training was a very patient swimmer named Lori, who worked with me and eventually got me to put my face in the water, and taught me how to properly swim. I did the triathlon, finished, and was hooked! I have always wanted to do an Ironman, never thought I'd do a half-Iron, and now i'm going to sign up for a full Ironman! Since March, I have lost 43 lbs. and am working on more, as I gained a lot of weight in the past 3 years. I'm now lifting weights , swimming regularly with a Master's program, and feeling great! I am hoping to learn a lot about Ironman training, Ironman Louisville, and meeting people who are doing the race in 2010.

Tri Experience:

Age grouper

Tri Distance:

Sprint, Olympic, 2x Olympic (or approx 70.3 mi/113.1km), Long course (or approx 140.6 mi/225.3km)

Tri Interest:

Training Partners, Training Groups, Event Meet-ups

My key race for 2010:

Ironman Louisville, Muncie Endurathon (70.3)