Introducing Marie Fenard

When I told my friends that I was going to run Chicago Olympic triathlon for charity, they really thought that I was crazy ! "how are you going to be able to swim 1,5km then bike 40km and then run 10km?". They are right, it is a real sport challenge for me as my main sport has always been golf since I was a kid. But I like challenges, that is what motivates me.

So I've been training hard since January. Typically, 3 to 4 times a week I’m either running, biking or swimming. My friends asked me "how are you going to raise 5 000 euros" and they are right again....especially as I have never ever raised funds (this type of charity fund raising is not typical in the French culture). But I will now be organising a wine tasting event for sure, amongst other fund raising activities and I'm confident I'll cross the line (hopefully under my target of 3 hours). I'll need to train very hard to reach this goal and am participating in few races to practise and learn crucial lessons...

Last Sunday, a few of us ran Ashford's duathlon...I made 2 discoveries.....
1/ Never ever drink a mango Powerade before a race !!! It has completely ruined my stomach and made the race painful....
2/ Check your material !! When I started biking, my bike was making an unusual noise coming from the front wheel. I discovered after few kilometers that I haven't clicked the wheel correctly...So I don't think I'll be making those errors again !

I'm really excited by this Chicago adventure and I'm looking forward to be there!