Andrea MacIntosh (Andy)

SlowTwitch Username andypants
Living in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Birthday 1972-08-15
Years racing
  • Triathlon: 10
Occupation Manufacturing Manager
My blog http://andypantsracing.blogspot.com
Goals for 2008
  • complete two half-ironman races (in the summer)
  • complete a marathon in the fall
  • get my 10k run time back to 45 minutes
Future challenges
  • Ironman Canada 2009
  • Ironman New Zealand
  • Comrades Ultraman in South Africa
Favorite races
  • Spokane Troika half-ironman
  • Haney-to-Harrison Relay
  • Royal Victoria Marathon
Proudest tri moment finishing Ironman Western Australia in 2005
Pet peeve poor sportsmanship, sick people that come to work instead of staying home, and bad drivers
Favorite prerace foods
  • spaghetti bolognaise with a beer or two the night before
  • PB&J with coffee the morning of
Favorite postrace foods
  • brunch!
  • a big greasy cheeseburger
Favorite indulgences
  • 12oz ribeye with a great bottle of red wine
Favorite songs
  • Tragically Hip
  • Clash
  • Gorillaz
  • Big Wreck
  • Black Sabbath
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Rolling Stones
  • DJ Champion
Triathlete heros
  • was Lori Bowden and Peter Reid
  • now Lisa Bentley and Simon Whitfield
Favorite workouts
  • trail running in horrible weather
Volunteering
  • at races
  • take your kid to work day(s)
  • Quantum Leaps (a program to encourage grade 9 girls to pursue careers in science
When I'm not working out you can find me...
  • playing with my daughter
  • goofing off with my boyfriend
  • watching sports
  • cooking
  • traveling
What I'd do if I won the lottery I'd buy an Audi R8 ;-)
Bonus Info My dream is to move to New Zealand and open a microbrewery.
Quotes
  • "Suck it up princess"

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