My Mentor!

Working out with a women's group is wonderful. Everyone is so nice, considerate, and helpful. Plus Lisa's Tri-Babe group is so well organized that they even assign mentors to all the newbies. On the first brick, I saw a couple of the mentor's lists of names, and each one only had about five newbies assigned to her. That's pretty good - there must be a lot of mentors because I'll bet there are at least 50 newbies in the group! It says a lot of nice things about a group that they can attract and keep that kind of involvement.

My mentor is Pam Kiesel, a really nice, inspiring woman. This will be her third Danskin. She is also a long time survivor, so we are a perfect match. She is even a Team Survivor Northwest member and we would have met before the brick if Deb and I had gone to one of the TSNW biking events that was rained out. We could tell it was going to get cancelled so we stayed home and played Deb's old 45s that day because last time we went to a TSNW biking event, we were the only ones who wanted to bike in the drizzle anyhow. This time there was a different, heartier group showed up; they biked even though they got soaked, and Pam was one of them.

During that first brick, Pam stayed with me the entire time - following along, helping me connect with the angel who helped with my gearing, offering tips, encouragement, and helping me stay safe.

Pam also sends encouraging email and is available for questions and moral support. I feel really lucky to have her as a friend. Thank You Pam!