Name: Rosa Alonso-McKenzie
Age: 51
Occupation: Translator
Years doing triathlon? 6
First Triathlon? Dixie Divas
Your favorite triathlon? Any sprint triathlon is always my favorite!
Meal the night before race? Chinese food
Pre-Race Meal? Banana with peanut butter
Race Nutrition? Chia Energy Gel
Favorite motivational training song? Work B**ch, Britney Spears
Favorite mantra? Let go, let God AND Do your best and forget the rest.
Key Workout? Brick (bike/run/bike/run)
Best Triathlon training or racing tip? The best racing tip I can give is to relax when you start biking or running in a triathlon until the heart rate calms down, then start pushing it!
Triathlon literature or other sources of information? USA Triathlon
Who inspires you? I don’t know, never thought about it before, maybe the memories of my father.
Future goal? To run a half marathon in Havana, Cuba.