Hazel Borden
Age:40-44
City:Lake Stevens
State:Washington
PR PerformanceI'm not good at tracking this LOL!
Goal Race 13 hour 140.6
Bio: Where do I start! ----Live Life, Love Life---Live in the Moment and Cherish those that mean the most to you.
Our family journey is what lead me to triathlon. My second of 4 kids (currently ages 14, 12, 9 and 7)had a kidney transplant at the age of 4 and at the age of 5 came down with a VERY RARE blood disorder that he still battles everyday. I found myself surrendering all I was and everything I had to my creator for his healing, and our loving creator answered my cry of despair. Along the way, I found that self care was the best care, and that long hours of training, along with pushing my mind and body to the limits helped heal myself of the trauma.
During the transplant ordeal, running was my saving grace, 4 years later my husband bought me a bike and lead me to the lake where I once again found myself surrendering to creation that surrounds us. I would cry in fear on the open road and in the water; I had never swam laps/crawlstroke/freestyle before in my life but I was determined to join my husband in the sport.
6 years later he signed me up for my first 70.3 and along the way said what's a few more months of training and BAM !!---I was full on training for 140.6! This didn't come without the journey of sprints and olys the few years leading up to it and with ......yep, my body breaking down from caregiver fatigue. I was SICK so sick I was scared to eat, and desperate for answers. Turns out my body had crashed after years of stress and trauma and I thought my days of Triathlon were over before they even really began. I literally thought I was dying and nobody could figure out what was wrong with me. The answer finally came from an allergist who told me I had leaky gut (guess from all the stress ) and I had a bad Wheat and dairy allergies which were the cause for my loss of 20 pounds unexpectedly. After a year of making lifestyle and diet changes (Yes-I'm gluten free and Vegan- I miss a good glazed donut sometimes) I finally found myself back in the sport and feeling better than ever. I was afraid of training alone, (the journey alone I guess one would say-you know tons of training hours by myself),but turns out that it was that solitude itself during training, and the hours spent loving ME were my answer to the true awakening of my soul and healing. I live life with daily gratitude for all my body gives me and all that I have been blessed with and today I add you, reading my bio as a blessing into my life. Cheers to good health, living life filled with love and continued growth in self!:) XOXOXOXO
Our family journey is what lead me to triathlon. My second of 4 kids (currently ages 14, 12, 9 and 7)had a kidney transplant at the age of 4 and at the age of 5 came down with a VERY RARE blood disorder that he still battles everyday. I found myself surrendering all I was and everything I had to my creator for his healing, and our loving creator answered my cry of despair. Along the way, I found that self care was the best care, and that long hours of training, along with pushing my mind and body to the limits helped heal myself of the trauma.
During the transplant ordeal, running was my saving grace, 4 years later my husband bought me a bike and lead me to the lake where I once again found myself surrendering to creation that surrounds us. I would cry in fear on the open road and in the water; I had never swam laps/crawlstroke/freestyle before in my life but I was determined to join my husband in the sport.
6 years later he signed me up for my first 70.3 and along the way said what's a few more months of training and BAM !!---I was full on training for 140.6! This didn't come without the journey of sprints and olys the few years leading up to it and with ......yep, my body breaking down from caregiver fatigue. I was SICK so sick I was scared to eat, and desperate for answers. Turns out my body had crashed after years of stress and trauma and I thought my days of Triathlon were over before they even really began. I literally thought I was dying and nobody could figure out what was wrong with me. The answer finally came from an allergist who told me I had leaky gut (guess from all the stress ) and I had a bad Wheat and dairy allergies which were the cause for my loss of 20 pounds unexpectedly. After a year of making lifestyle and diet changes (Yes-I'm gluten free and Vegan- I miss a good glazed donut sometimes) I finally found myself back in the sport and feeling better than ever. I was afraid of training alone, (the journey alone I guess one would say-you know tons of training hours by myself),but turns out that it was that solitude itself during training, and the hours spent loving ME were my answer to the true awakening of my soul and healing. I live life with daily gratitude for all my body gives me and all that I have been blessed with and today I add you, reading my bio as a blessing into my life. Cheers to good health, living life filled with love and continued growth in self!:) XOXOXOXO
Results & Upcoming Events
| Event | Time | Placement By Age Group | Placement Overall | Personal Record |
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| Ironman Penticton August 30, 2020 |
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