Interests:
            Ice Skating -
                Many years ago, I was consumed with the sport of ice skating.  I competed in Pairs for many years, being on the National Team 4 times.  After competing in pairs, singles and dance, I turned my talents to becoming a Judge.  I enjoyed judging and rose up in the ranking to the Gold level.  I retired from judging after 10 years because of the rampant politics that rule the sport to this day.
Note.  I truly think that Michele Kwan may be the best overall female skater EVER....
 
See Competitive Record
 
Road Racing -
              I switched from skating to running as a way to keep active.  I have always been "driven" to be better, faster, and soon found myself competing at 5K, 10K, half and than full marathons.  My greatest achievements were in the full marathons.  I ran my first marathon in San Francisco.  It was a disaster.  Lots of physical problems during the race.  I HAD to run another one just to prove to myself that I could do a decent job.  One year later I entered my second marathon.  The second one was wonderful.  Every thing about the race was wonderful.
It was truly a triumph!
Sadly, I have not been able to run now for the past 10 years.  I have developed a hip injury that makes it to painful to run.
 
           Tennis -
            Tennis was always a sport I enjoyed.  Fresh air.  An activity to share with friends.  I discovered that because of the variety of movements, my hip injury from running was not a factor.  I had only to contend with the weather.
My favorite players to watch:  Big Boris, (ret.) Andre Agassi, Jim Courier (ret.) and Thomas Muster (ret.).