"If you don't know where you're going you'll probably wind up somewhere else." -Yogi Berra
I start thinking about the next racing season as soon as any season ends. I plan the races, so I can allocate my vacation days. Most of them seem to go to racing. All the better if I get to see some new places when I race.
My role this year as both a Subaru/NSP and USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador had a really large influence on my race picks. I want to take the Subaru to as many races as possible.
As a USA Triathlon Ambassador, I am required to do two races out of a list we were given. I am choosing the Toyota Legacy Triathlon in Long Beach because it is the Para-triathlon National Championship. I am going to try to see if I can be classified into the National Championship. I had to meet the qualifying time. This may be my last shot to do so.
The other race I am doing for USAT is the Age Group Sprint Triathlon National Championship because it is in my hometown of Milwaukee. I am so excited to once again race on my home course. I also had to qualify this race. I have no hope to qualify for the US team, but just being there is enough for me.
Instead of wearing my Team CMT uniform for these races, I will be wearing the USAT Triathlon Foundation uniform. I'll wear it proudly as a way to give back to the sport that has done so much for me.
I will also be joining Team USA in Almere, the Netherlands in September for the Aquathlon World Champsionship This will be my fourth time at this event. It is an easy one to do becasue I don't have to ship a bike.
I will be doing Duathlon Nationals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in May. I am doing three races over three days in the hope to qualify for the World Championship in Australia in 2021. National Championships are also on my schedule for Minneapolis in March. I will will be doing the Winter Triathlon National Championshp. I've been working on my skate sking this season in preparation.
I'm still on the fence about doing the Off Road National Championship in Hewitt NJ. Will see as it gets closer. I would love to do this race as an excuse for a road trip out east.
So far here is what I have scheduled.
February 15 Cullen Run 8K Milwaukee
March 1 Winter Triathlon National Championship, Minneapolis
May 16 Off Road National Championship, Hewitt, NJ
May 30 Duathlon National Championship, Tuscaloosa, AL
May 31 Duathlon Draft Legal National Championship, AL
June 17 Superrun 5K Milwaukee
June 22 Pleasant Prairie Sprint Triathlon, Wisconsin
July 4 Firecracker 4 Mile Run, Hales Corners WI
July 18 Paratriathlon National Championship, Long Beach, CA
July 26 Cudahy 5 mile run, Cudahy, Wisconsin
August 7 USAT AG Open Water Swim, Milwaukee, WI
August 9 USAT AG Sprint Triathlon National Championship
Aug 18 Sprint Aquathlon, Menomonee Falls, WI
Aug 25 and 26 WSO Cycling Events, Menomonee Falls, WI
Sept 10 Aquathlon World Champsionship, Almere
October 31 Discovery Run 5 mile, Oak Creek Wisconsin
I am taking a bit of a break from both long distance running and long distance multi-sport evetns. I think it was time to give my body a break this season. I also did not want to spend all of my time training.
I hope I can meet some of our Team CMT members as I travel to do these events. The best part of all of my races is seeing friends in the running and triathlon community. I am hoping for a great season.
I was chosen as an ambassador to tell my story of being a CMT affected athlete and to aspire others to dream big. I have big dreams too. I have big goals for 2020. Now let's get this season started!
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished
2nd at Boston
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented TeamUSA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel
in 2016 and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5th in the 60 to 64
age group.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas ,
Texas USA
In 2020
she was named a National Ski Patrol Subaru Ambassador and a USA Triathlon
Foundation Ambassador.
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy
Eating”.
You may
visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a
cure for CMTWe currently have 233 athletes in 41 states. We also have
members in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Vietnam, Iran, Scotland,
France, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Mexico, Wales, Ireland and Sweden!. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth
is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000
Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the nerves that control the
muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation
in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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