From Harrison, OH I have a tenacious 35-39 age-group, triathlete Stacie Tumlin who is a 2.5 year veteran of triathlon who is looking forward to hearing for the second time, “Stacie Tumlin, you are an Ironman!” at Ironman Louisville 2011.
TS: How many years have you been doing triathlon?
ST: I’ve been participting in triathlon for 2.5 years.
TS: What got you interested in triathlon?
ST: The dream of finishing an Ironman; with a swimming background and love of running, I signed up for an Ironman, bought a bike (yep, signed up for an IM and didn’t even OWN a bike…lol) and pursued the dream…..
TS: What is your best discipline (swim/bike/run)?
ST: Definitely the swim because of my background in the sport.
TS: Why do you want to do an Ironman?
ST: I LOVE the training and I love how I feel during the race and immediately after.
TS: Why Ironman Louisville?
ST: I competed in Ironman Wisconsin, but Louisville is closer to home, and I hear the finish is amazing.
TS: What do you expect to be greatest challenges in preparing for IMLOU?
ST: Training for hills on the bike; my weakest event.
TS: What would your best case scenario be on race day in general?
ST: Best case would be to finish strong and still have the desire to sign up for another one!
TS: What is your most critical piece of equipment for each of the three disciplines?
ST: Swim ~ Swim cap; I just feel naked without it for some reason. Bike ~ Computer; must know MPH. Run ~ Garmin; gotta’ have it.
TS: What triathlon professional(s), if any, inspire you?
ST: Chrissie Wellington ~ she is simply amazing.
TS: Other than Ironman Hawaii, what is a major “bucket list” triathlon on your radar?
ST: Ironman Wisconsin; I have a DNF on that course, the only DNF on my race “resume”. IMWI ’09; my first attempt at Ironman: My gear cable snapped at mile 48 of the bike course, while climbing a hill; therefore, leaving me in my easiest gear ~ not gonna’ work for me. I had to stop three separate times to get it fixed. It never really worked correctly after that. I lost way too much time, barely made it to the halfway checkpoint; rode as hard as I could for almost 40 more miles knowing that my chances to make the next checkpoint were slim-to-none. I didn’t make it. I was pulled from the bike course at mile 95. I had missed the time cutoff by 13 minutes. I was devastated. That course owes me something, so I will be there in 2012 to take what belongs to me
TS: Which would be a better triathlon rig, a classic Big Wheel or a strap on roller skates with wooden wheels? Why?
ST: The Big Wheel because it’s more closely related to a bicycle than roller skates.
TS: Which would be worse, losing your cycling shoes in T1 or your running shoes inT2?
ST: I would have to say that losing cycling shoes in T1 would be worse. I would not be able to bike at all without my cycling shoes, but I could still manage the marathon with no shoes. Don’t get me wrong, this would not be easy, but, I think 112 miles of cycling without shoes would be harder than 26.2 miles of running without them!
TS: Which is more important, the finisher’s t-shirt, or finisher’s medal?
ST: The finisher’s medal is definitely more important to me. I like to collect and display the medals; they don’t get worn out like the shirts do.
TS: What song or artist would you love to hear blaring at mile 20 in the Ironman run?
ST: VanHalen’s “Right Now”. This song inspires me for many reasons. I love to hear it during a race.
TS: Who will you contact first to let them know that you are an Ironman?(Given they are not in attendance)
ST: My sons.
Stacie, go get it.
“Right now…Hey! It's your tomorrow
Right now…Come on, it's everything
Right now…Catch your magic moment
Do it right here and now
It means everything.” -VH
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