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RTB is made up of 240 men and women of all ages, but only 11 are under the age of 30. Those numbers are growing, though, and we are celebrating their presence on the team and thankful that they are making us younger! Learn about a few of them below.  Jaison Brooks - 29 When did you join RTB? September 2021 What city do you live in? Kent What prompted you to join RTB? Finding a community of like mind folks What's the most memorable event you've ever done? So far I've only done the Lake Steven's Sprint tri. What are your goals for 2022? Any race plans? Goals are to signup for another 70.3 What do you do outside of sport? Work? School? Family? Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Riding motorcycles, Writing / recording music, Tattoos and Software Development.  Joseph Cordell - 30 When did you join RTB? 2018 What city do you live in? Auburn, WA What prompted you to join RTB? I needed to get better at swimming to do a full Ironman. And I also have two friends that are members. What's the most memorable event you've ever done? Finishing Ironman Canada at 10pm. It was a long day… What are your goals for 2022? Any race plans? Finish a full Ironman in 14 hours. The only concrete plan is Ironman Washington. What do you do outside of sport? Work? School? Family? Karate, video games, and board games. Anything interesting we want to know about you that we don't??? I almost got into a fight with a sheep, but the owner prevented it from happening  Skyler Kottenstette - 27 When did you join RTB? This summer when I moved here! What city do you live in? Kent What prompted you to join RTB? Just moved to the area and looking for a supportive, fun community What's the most memorable event you've ever done? Hmm. It’s a toss up between the Wonderland 100 run or Orcas Island 100! Both were beautiful and brutal What are your goals for 2022? Any race plans? I’m trying to get back in the racing mindset after taking a few years off, so Ironman CDA 70.3 next summer with a handful of shorter races. I dabble in ultrarunning and would love to get into bikepacking next summer! Anything interesting we want to know about you that we don't??? I’m an aerospace engineer and a triathlon coach! I’m married (but living apart while husband is stationed in eastern WA) and have two fluffy doodles that try their best to be good running partners. We’re from Colorado and love all things adventure and outdoors - can’t wait for ski season! Hoping to go back to school for a grad degree later this year :)  Hanna Raine - 28 When did you join RTB? December 2019 What city do you live in? Renton What prompted you to join RTB? I had done a few sprints and Olympics but was struggling to self motivate during training. What better motivation than joining a team! What's the most memorable event you've ever done? Black diamond 70.3 this year. I really didn't think I would ever be able to finish a 1/2 ironman. Thanks to my coach Alissa (Anderson) she convinced me to do it and I had a great time! What are your goals for 2022? Any race plans? Another 70.3 (maybe coeur d'Alene)! A few trail half marathons and I'd love to try a longer swim race. What do you do outside of sport? Work? School? Family? During my non-triathlon free time I have two horses and I take them packing in the backcountry. This past summer I also got into trying to grow more of my own food. I work on Amazon's drone delivery team, we hope to have packages flying to your doorstep someday soon!  Katie Thompson - 30 When did you join RTB? 2015 What city do you live in? Technically Kent, but its right on the border of Black Diamond What prompted you to join RTB? I walked into Northwest Tri and Bike and they asked me what I was training for. At that point I had signed up for my first triathlon, Challenge Penticton, and was learning to swim via YouTube and LA Fitness. I hadn't yet gotten pedal clips for my road bike, but I had a training plan attached to my fridge and I was pretty determined to get to the finish line. The folks at NWTB told me about the RTB team swims. I joined one of the swims and loved it! I have met the best people through RTB. So many good memories of bike rides with friends and early morning team swims. What's the most memorable event you've ever done? Challenge Penticton... It took me quite a while to finish and it was a suffer fest, but I was hooked. I remember I was running next to an old guy who had done Penticton like a million times. We were pretty early into the run, but I remember I told him "we are almost there!" He looked at me and shook his head.... I have since learned that mile 6 of the full distance run is not almost there. What are your goals for 2022? Any race plans? I will be doing Kona in October 2022, but other than that I don't yet have any solid plans for 2022. My goal is to stay healthy and get faster. I will be doing a swim/run block after Ironman Florida this year. What do you do outside of sport? Work? School? Family? I am married to Sean Thompson! 🙂 We like to ride gravel bikes and if I am feeling courageous, we ride them on the mtn bike trails. We have three doggies and a cat named Jack. For the past 8 years I have been a Microsoft consultant, but I will be starting a new adventure on November 15th as a Partner Development Manager for an awesome tech startup called Dremio. Anything interesting we want to know about you that we don't??? Honestly, I can't think of anything lol! Maybe thats not good?! Comments are closed.
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