Kyla Carlson - Welcome and Bio

rmakela · #1 03-01-2010, 07:24 AM

Please join me in welcoming Kyla Carlson to the Vo2 Multisport Team! Apparently she got introduced to Triathlon and the team through Heidi - (nice work Heidi). We look forward to seeing Kyla at some of the workouts and races.

Ray

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Kyla Carlson came to triathlon 3 years ago (2007) after taking up spinning and taking a triathlon class (taught by Heidi Lind!) at the Bellevue YMCA. She has a background in competitive swimming (back when I was young -- have not competed since college) and running (just for fun as I got older). She found triathlon to be exhillerating and an awesome challenge -- physically, mentally, and technically.

Kyla also enjoys training her dog in hunting and obedience and taking care of her family, including two kids (ages 8 and 10) and helping them figure out their athletic interests.

Her favorite race so far was the 2009 Victoria Half Ironman. She has competed in 4 sprints, one Olympic, one HIM (and run 7 stand-alone marathons and numerous half-marathons).

Her favorite piece of equipement is her Garmin 305 because she loves to track her workouts and geek out on her splits and heartrate (and she says because she doesn't fancy tri bike yet).

Kyla's 2010 goal is IM Coeur d'Alene in June, and then she plans to enjoy the summer doing shorter races and possibly another marathon in the fall.