Athlete of the Month – Jan 2020 – Mary Potter

Name: Mary Potter

Age: 61

Occupation: Nurse

Years doing triathlon? 9 years

First Triathlon? Venice sprint tri in Venice Florida

Your favorite triathlon? Fort De Soto Triathlon

Meal the night before race? Pasta

Pre-Race Meal? Egg sandwich, coffee

Race Nutrition? Infinite nutrition tripwire, huma and margarita blocks

Favorite motivational training song? U2 Where the Streets Have No Name

Favorite mantra? Suck it up buttercup you’ve got this!!

Key Workout? 415-20-45 brick

Best Triathlon training or racing tip? Listen to your body!! Never compare yourself to other people!

Triathlon literature or other sources of information? IronFit Secrets

Who inspires you? There are a few people my friend Janette Buell who broke her neck horse jumping and amazes me with her running ability, another friend of mine who lives in Florida deals with vertigo but continues to run and never gives up, Beth Warren, Melissa Roberts, and the last person who crosses the finish line, because they never give up until they cross that finish line I love seeing that look in their eyes saying I finished and the feeling of accomplishment..

Future goal or bucket list race? Full ironman

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