Quinault Rainforest, Reservation. Some of the most beautiful, silky remote water to swim (trek, camp). Lake Quinault, Washington

This waterfall climb during the NC SwimRun was gorgeous and fun !

Will return the next event. 2024 or 2025 ?SwimRun NC 2022

BMO Vancouver Marathon

Odyssey Orcas Island Swimrun

SwimRun Bellingham

IMWI 2023

Port Stephens Podium

Port Stephens Run

IMOZ Finish

Port Stephens

Stagecoach Gravel Triathlon 2023, Steamboat Springs CO

Whidbey Island Triathlon 2022

Park to Park swim 2018.

Not planned, but great b70 minds think alike at the 2023 Whidbey Adventure Swim! Me (Heidi Skrzypek), Jannine Houston, Mary Singer and Kate Curtis.

This photo is few steps to the finish line. It was my 1st super sprint of the year. I finished last but I am okay with it as the prize for me was that I made to the starting line and completed the event.

Tinman70.3 2022 - The awesome feeling of swallowing some of the shoreline marsh before exiting the swim.

IM70.3 Puerto Rico - Medal

IM70.3 Puerto Rico 2022 - Bike

Monterrey 70.3 - 2023

St. Paddy's Day Tri

Knee surgery doesn't keep me out of the pool long!

Proud to be part of BlueSeventyRacing team

Inaugural US Winter Swimming Championship while representing the Flathead Indian Reservation in Newport, Vermont.

Working on my dives as two key pool events are within weeks.

Ever had a swim you were just happy to make it out of the water? That's Clash Watkins Glen!

IM Chattanooga '22

2022 Toyota Legacy Tri - 1 Mile OW Swim

Unforgettable Kona

Sharkfest - Alcatraz

Lake Tanganyika, Burundi

Sharkfest - Alcatraz

SharkFest, Alcatraz August 2022

Escape the Cape, Cape May, NJ

Finishing Ironman Lake Placid 2021.

Age group nationals

Wallis Sands Sprint TRI 2022

IM Penticton 2022

Coveathlon 2022. Helix keeping me nice and cozy

You cannot help but feel FIERCE in one of these swim skins. :-)

IMWI 2022.

Lake Stevens Olympic tri on a smoky day

Ironman WC St George Rough run cramping from the start :( 45th

Winning relay Skerries sprint Tri with my Daughter :)

Ironman Cork Epic crowds and support

#ZumaqPhotography

@MastersSwimming & @DonaldMiralle

2022 Naples Island Swim finish

Kirby Cove, CA

Lake Tahoe, NV

San Francisco, CA

Jordanelle Reservoir, UT

Learning and getting hooked on swimming and running.

Eastern Shore Triathlon Series: Pocomoke Triathlon 1st in AG

Eastern Shore Triathlon Series: Pocomoke Triathlon

Louisiana Triathlon, New Roads, Louisiana, May 2022

Early in the bike at the Indian Creek Triathlon, Alexandria, Louisiana, June 12, 2002.

Olympic Aquabike finish photo

Waterman's Sprint Aquabike 3rd place female

Olympic Distance Triathlon (Age Group 80-84) 1st Place, May 15, 2022,Vilano Beach, FL.

Triathlon Olympic Distance (Age Group 80-84), May 15, 2022, Vilano Beach, FL 1st Place, Age Group

New River Splash Sprint Tri

Oside 2022 - That finish line feeling

OlleBerg_profil

Coastal DE Marathon

Getting ready for St George with some swim coaching

B70 Racing Long Island

B70 runs Cow Harbor

BlueSeventy Does Chicago 2021

Best Yet Marathon Boston 2022

Bike power!

Putting in in the yards

Long Runs to Sunrises

AG 1st at Merrill Ranch

Pre-swim Ironman Indiana

Just a little 30 mile ride after 18 holes with my friend, Jenny!

Around mile 16 of the 2021 New York City Marathon (photo taken by my daughter)

When I’m not training, I’m adventuring!

Ironman 70.3 Memphis

70.3 World Championship

70.3 World Championship

The Summer of 2021, the time when I decided to pursue the Tri sport fervently and complete a sprint every month for the summer. Now with one 70.3 done, and more yet to complete, perhaps a full distance is in my future!

Age Group Nationals 2021

Getting out of Lake Michigan Age Group Nationals 2021

Wisconsin Age Group Nationals 2021

AG Nationals 2019

Post Race ice bath and beer

Lake Tahoe

My first open water race!

2021 Ironman Eagleman 70.3

USAT Regionals 2021

ChelanMan

USAT Nationals 2021

IM 70.3 Santa Cruz, CA

Sunday "Church" at Odyssey Open Water!

Summertime lap swimming.

Boulder 70.3 Bike

Finishing Apline Fresh Water Swim at Donner Lake

Ironman Wisconsin Finish Line!

Veterans Day Half with the fam!

2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships, St. George, Utah, AG 69th place

2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships, St. George, Utah, AG 69th place

2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships, St. George, Utah, AG 69th place

Where it all started!

Open Water Swimming in the PNW!

Starting the Ice Mile!

NC 70.3 - first in-person 70.3!

Exiting the swim at NC70.3

Saint Francis Beach Yacht Club swim 2021

Mid-stroke!

Gettin' ready

Patriots Olympic 2021

On the run at IMIW70.3

Finishing my first full! Ironman Maryland 2021. It was a great day!!

IMLP

Finisher Picture Ironman Lubbock. My first triathlon ever.

Xterra Start

Qualifying for Kona at CDA

Musselman 2021 - first 70.3 under 6 hours!

Ironman Florida 140.6 2019

Gravel Worlds 50k. My first ever race on gravel! AND my first time ever riding gravel. 50k with 1700' of climb. I didn't know Nebraska had SO many hills!

Finish of my bucket list race, the first Half Ironman I finished (I've done two as a relay). What a celebration! Des Moines 70.3 in June 2021.

6th place out of the water at IM Wisconsin

Flying on the IM Wisconsin bike course

IMLP 2021 just finished and so happy!

Mt. Man Flagstaff

Donner Lake, CA

I just finished a 1 mile OW swim at Corona del Mar State Beach in my new Blueseventy suit!

During NYC Triathlon Bike

Post-race NYC Triathlon (swim cancelled run/bike/run) 1st Amateur Female

Getting ready to cross the 2021 Patriot Half finish line for the AG win

Somewhere in the middle of the 2021 Patriot Half bike course probably pushing way too many Watts

Run for Survival Trail Half Marathon (Survival International Benefit)

Everett half marathon 2021 start.

Albany Splash & Dash - Postal Pentathlon 2021

SF Bridge to Bridge swim

Joe Miller Xterra taiwan

Hosting Brazilian Olympic hopefuls while they train in Scottsdale this month. They gave me this cool singlet!

My Happy Place! Stanley Lake - The lake is frozen, but I will be swimming in the very same spot this June!

Bluebird Swim Day! Ski conditions look amazing after two feet of new snow! Sun Valley Idaho.

Enjoying the winter!

Half Marathon prep and January's team challenge still going strong

Ironman Airzona 2019

Winter Swimming!

Halloween Sasamat swim @12 degrees c

70.3 - done that!

Bridges to Bluffs Finish

Catalina Channel swim before the jump

Getting to the water can be tricky. I forgot my slides so I had to wear my extratufs to get to the water.

Saw two jellyfish on this swim. Loved the feel of this wetsuit. Usually I have lots of pain in my wrist as they adjust to the cold but not in my new blueseventy wetsuit.

First swim in my new blueseventy wetsuit. I loved it!! Water temp was 43 degrees and I lasted about 20 minutes. It snowed the next day.

Paced a friend Virtual Dublin City Marathon, now for recovery.

Last 3 Big Races

Kona 2012

Seville Triathlon

Ironman 70.3 Marrakesh, Morocco.

Winning ITU World Championships 45-49 AG, Edmonton Canada 2014.

Outlaw Ironman Distance, Nottingham, UK.

Titan 70.3 Triathlon, Sierra de Zahara, Andalucia, Southern Spain.

Completed my first 70.3 solo on the WA course.

A photo of our 'thru swim' of the Enchantments - about 19 miles of trail running and 2-3 miles of swimming through every lake.

2020 Empuriabrava Half

Coming out of the water after crossing 2.4 cold miles from Whidbey to Camano Island

Swimming 44-degree Mutiny Bay off Whidbey Island with the Olympics in the background

Race morning - Lanzarote IM

Race morning - Lanzarote IM

Rocking the Reaction wetsuit

Headed out for a swim in the waves at Linda Mar in Pacifica

Splashing around in Pacifica for a sunrise swim

Underwater in Lake Tahoe

Loving blueseventy!

Sunrise swim at La Jolla Shores

Spring to the finish OC Triathlon (Mission Viejo, CA).

St. George 70.3 post race

30 degrees in Austin before the start of the 70.3 (now Waco 70.3)

Puerto Rico 70.3

Malibu Triathlon

Newport Coast Triathlon

Newport Coast Triathlon

Mud run Camp Pendleton

Before swim, Hapuna Bat

Hapuna Beach

Hawaii 70.3

Stop to briefly chat with my mother when I spotted her in the crowd during Ironman Bolton (UK)!

I love that Lake Tahoe is in my backyard. Beautiful lake for (slightly frigid) open water swims!

My first race EVER (August 2015). I swam in a very "classic" B70 wetsuit loaned to me by my son.

2019 US Masters Swimming 10k Open Water National Championships

2020 Kona Pineapple Challenge

2021 Kona Pineapple Challenge

Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to The Hulk!

I love the looks and the feel of the team kits!

I love their products!

Out for a Run

Silver Bullet

Cap-flection

Forward sighting over lead

Reflections

Here I come

Sighting the Shoreline

5 Digits

On my way To Stony Brook...

Boo yah

The pressure wave

Yeah that’s me.

Sporting my new B70 onesie

Getting back at sunset

The gods have spoken

I call this determination

A twilight swim, LI Sound

Sunrise swim anyone?

Down in my Helix

Drill production work for USMS. Nice gear for 52F water temps at Flathead Lake Montana.

Dropping in!

5 mile lake in early June, 2020

Enjoying some smooth water in 5 mile lake

Time to just go for it.

That’s me sporting my new B70 racing cycle jersey. I’m very pleased with the team graphics!

Summer swimming is underway on Flathead Lake!

racing is more fun with friends!

I completed my virtual Swim Run GA. My third Virtual Race this weekend. I swam with Therabands and Garmin kept a distance. Run .7 miles, swim 600 meters, run 3.1 miles, swim 625 meters, run .5 miles, swim 350 meters, run 1.1 miles, swim 1200 meters, run .1 mile, swim 300 meters, run .35 miles, swim 325 meters, run .25 miles, swim 325 meters, run .1 miles, swim 225 meters, run 2.25 miles, swim 300 meters, run 1.2 miles, swim 600 meters, run .1 miles. I am looking forward to the actual event Red Top Mountain State Park postponed to September 13th.

Wearing an old, donated, but still awesome blueseventy wetsuit to swim outside. And of course, thanks to coronavirus, staying 6ft(+) away from my buddy! It was my first experience in a wetsuit, and this pool swimmer did NOT like it :)

NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5k (9+1) Start preparation at the NY Armory.

NYRR Washington Heights Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5k (9+1) Team Blue Seventy makes its mark at the Coogan’s Pub, post Tace.

NYRR Al Gordon 4M (9+1) Getting ready for another race.

NYRR Gridiron Brooklyn 4M (9+1) Have at it!

AVAC swim

Sun rise in the desert - 24 HOP 2020

24 Hours of Old Pueblo MTB race. Tucson, AZ Feb. 15th - 16th.

Post-meet exhaustion.

All smiles after racing well in my new NR2 goggles today

February Team Challenge; Comin' In Hot. This session includes plyometric jumps, gutter push-ups, block chin-ups, and a runner into a dive.

Mutiny Bay, Whidbey Island 43 Water Temperature Winter swimming

Finish Line at Miami Half Marathon 2020

Puget Sound winter 2020 training off Vashon. Water 46-47f.

#comevisit

The lake is not always GOOD, but the beer is.

Come swim with us in Montana and enjoy some post-swim Margaritas!

Ice mile, anyone?

Flathead Lake, Montana, USA. My favorite place to swim! #COMEVISIT!

My favorite swims are with Skipper and Henry, the swimming corgis.

2020 NYRR Gridiron 4M

Late upload from turkey trot this year.

Running the Oracle Rumble and having fun.

IMAZ 2019 - my very first full Ironman!

Revel Mt. Hood marathon (June 29, 2019). Somewhere in the first 5 - 8 miles when I was feeling good. Too bad that only lasted another 9 - 12 miles. I started to fade at mile 17 and crashed completely within the next 5; walked the last 2 miles.

60 - 69 age group awards at Columbia Gorge Half Marathon (10/20/2019). One of my Eastwind teammates was 2nd.

“Coach husband” and I after the finals session

After a decently fast 100 fly finals swim

NYC Holiday Half Marathon, December 1 2019. My First Podium; 3rd Place! Yay!

2019 MightyMan Olympic Triathlon. My First Oly. Exit Swim

My boyfriend and I after I completed the Air Force Marathon running for my MAJCOM.

2019 MightyMan Olympic Triathlon. My First Oly. I see you!

2019 MightyMan Olympic Triathlon. My First Oly. Running by Fort Pond

2019 MightyMan Olympic Triathlon. My First Oly. Running Hard

A little about me, I was a soccer kid growing up, who didn't like to run much. Got out of high school and ran to keep in shape, found I enjoyed trial running which kept me interested. Got talked into my first running race and chased 1/2 and full marathons for a few years. Volunteered at Ironman CDA and decided to give a triathlon Olympic a try. Struggled and panicked in the swim, but once I calmed myself and got through it, I finished the race and I was hooked. I have advanced to a competitive athlete with lots of accolades and awards, still chasing those titles and championship races. My dream is still to get to Kona. After major setbacks of 3 leg surgeries in 2015-2016, I thought racing was over for me. I fought back even stronger and have consistently held titles since 2017. I enjoy being outside and on the go, especially when its exercise related. I have my beloved 3 year old Golden Retriever who loves to run, swim and hike with me. I am a personal trainer and endurance coach. I also love the change of seasons, winter being one most people hate, but I love trekking up the mountain snowshoeing or snowboarding all winter. I enjoy travel and want to see so many more places on this earth before I no longer can one day! I enjoy encouraging others to find and enjoy a healthy lifestyle, cause quality of life means more than quantity of life spent sick. I enjoy encouraging other women to fight for health and happiness. This year I will return to the 140.6 IM distance, keep chasing podium finishes and hopefully a slot to the 70.3 World Championships!

what a great day! run,podium, drink beer

yay! first 2020 race 2nd plce AG

IRONMAN Indian Wells

One With the Ocean - 2020 Triple Crown! Three SoCal ocean swims in one weekend!

2019 cda 70.3

Finishing up Canyon Lake in Arizona

Taking some exit photos of swimmers finishing the length of Lake Memphremagog. I am the lucky owner of a b70 neoprene jacket which kept me dry and toasty while being on the water for 30 hours during Sarah Thomas' double Memphremagog crossing in 2013 (yes, the same Sarah Thomas who finished an EC 4-way this past summer)!

Glorious post-swim shot after finishing the Potomac 7.5mi Crossing

Training swim in Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Jumping off of Launch 5 to start 8 Bridges, Stage 1: The Islands, an 18.3 mile swim down the Hudson from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge to the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge.

Diving into Elk Lake, one of my favorite places to swim.

beautiful swim in lake tahoe. yay! i got a podium!

Japan Strongman Triathlon 2009

Pre swim at world championships in Clearwater

Myself and “coach” about ready to race in finals at the KMSC Pro Am in Texas!

Out of the water at my first tri.

Me running out of T2 IM70.3 CDA 2019. This is about the only time I felt okay on the run. The Pneumonia I had been fighting the 6 weeks prior reared it's ugly head again and kicked my butt. I finished it was more of a walk and then shuffle when ever I could.

Getting out of the water first at the Soleman Triathlon in Louisiana

Ironman 70.3 Hawaii - high-five from my coach!

The King's Swim - 1st Place AG!

Providence Ironman 70.3 2008

Seconds before puking crossing the finish line at 2018 Age Group Nationals

Cruisin on the run at the 2018 Junior Elite National Tri

Post-race at a local Tri near Cleveland

Post-race at the 2016 Cleveland Tri

Cruisin at the 2018 Youth/Junior Elite National Championships

IM70.3WC in Nice was the hardest course I have raced without question. It was my most rewarding and memorable finish.

Cruising through the bike split on my way to an Age Group 1st and my first time racing in pouring rain

That time I was first out of the water at my hometown tri

2019 TRI for the Y, Kingston, NH. A glute/hamstring strain kept me for running for 6 weeks during the summer, so I raced a couple of Aquabike events. I was first overall in the Aquabike (I even beat out the first male by 23 seconds).

Wallis Sands TRI 2019. I always ride the bike hard, but always have a smile for the camera!

Ironman St George 70.3

Litchfield, IL Triathlou (my first triathlon, 2nd place in age group)

Exiting the water at Michigan Titanium in my trusty Blue Seventy sleeveless

IM Louisville bike to run transition

2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Kim Michael-Lee

Last turn before T2 at 70.3 Waco

Winning the Diamond Lake Triathlon last year with my new puppy!

MiamiMan 2019 - not my best race of the year, but I finished.

En route to 3rd at XTERRA Quebec 2019

IMAZ 2017 finish - the clock here took about 5 hours off my finish time which was closer to 15.5 hours.

Lake Tapps, WA early in the season - at least with swimming the rain does not matter, and my thermal helix lets me get in a little sooner!

Kelly and me

2018 Red Bull Neptune Steps Glasgow, Scotland 11th place finish 38 degree water, strong currents

Lap 2 at Ironman 70.3 Texas

Chisago Half IRONMAN finishing photo! Long run in the rain was quite the experience!

Heart of the Possible: From the hospital bed to the finish line!