by Shelly Greenfield (Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin)
August 11, 2010
by Bill Ward (Tampa Tribune)
April 25, 2002
Excerpt from entry :: 2010 is my first year competing in the Athena category. I decided to “embrace my Athena-ness” after a lot of soul-searching and self acceptance. In the early days of tris, I could be competitive in my age group and would occasionally get a trophy. The sport was small and obscure at the time so there was less competition. Now, I know my chances of placing in my age group are very slim (no pun intended). I came to the acceptance of becoming an Athena because although I do not do triathlons to get trophies, moving into a category where I could be competitive would help me get up in the morning to do that workout and push me towards my goals. My goals being to have fun and stay in shape.
“Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say…”
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Thank you so much for The Athena Exhibit! So happy I found you.
AnnieB, two time Ironman finisher, triathlon age grouper 14 years
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TAE :: thank you AnnieB for writing and supporting the Athena Exhibit!
