Deanna Doohaluk

SlowTwitch Username	instigator
Living in	Oak Park, Illinois
Birthday	1975-12-19
Years racing	Triathlon: 6
Occupation	Water Resources Planner
Goals for 2008	Survive the DATT Finish IM Wisconsin upright
Future challenges	Another IM maybe another standalone marathon
Favorite races	Steelhead (St. Joseph, MI) Tri-Shark (Bloomington, IL) Indy Mini-Marathon (Indianapolis, IN)
Proudest tri moment	Winning third place overall in the Pleasant Prairie Olympic in the relay division.
Pet peeve	How people become idiots at the airport. There are a million signs and TSA folks screaming "you must take off your shoes and jackets, lap tops must be removed from its bag, we do not need to see your ID", etc. And yet, over 85% of the population gets up the belt and is like "What do I need to do? Oh, I have to take off my shoes?". Come on people, it is not rocket science.
Favorite prerace foods	Still haven't figured that out yet. I tend to just eat whatever is on hand - bagels, oatmeal, ensure, etc.
Favorite postrace foods	Diet Coke
Favorite indulgences	Betty Crocker Whipped Fluffy White Cake Frosting eaten directly from the can with a spoon
Favorite songs	a variety of random stuff from the punk rock I listened to in high school to the emo from my graduate school years to some new trashy pop music. It is pretty much full of things to get me through my long run which is about the only time I listen to it.
Triathlete heros	Natasha Badmann
Favorite workouts	A strength workout in the pool
Volunteering	Chicago Tri Club Race Committee member Co-Race Director for a local 5k coordinate the volunteers for the Cross Plaines bike aid station on the IM WI course and the mile 18 aid station at the Chicago marathon
When I'm not working out you can find me...	watching TV where I am not the target demographic (ANTM, One Tree Hill, and any other teenage drama) sleeping reading forums
What I'd do if I won the lottery	I'd still work some but take plenty of training vacations.
Bonus Info	Prior to my life as a triathlete, I was an avid vintage Vespa scooter rider. I still own some a couple of Vespas but I find myself on one of my bikes more than the scoots.

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