NAME LUCIA KUEHNER YEAR OF BIRTH 1974 HOMETOWN GROEMITZ, GERMANY PRs FAVORITE RACE IRONMAN HAWAII TOP FINISHES X-TERRA (1ST 21-24) 1997 AND 1998 IM LANZAROTE (1ST 21-24) 1998 IRONMAN HAWAII (2ND 21-24) 1998 IM EUROPE (18TH OVERALL) EUROPEAN LD CHAMPIONSHIP 1997 (8TH OVERALL) LD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1999 (1ST 21-25) SWEDEN LD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2000 (1ST 25-30) NICE ATHLETIC BACKGROUND NEVER DID ENDURANCE SPORT BEFORE TRIATHLON (JUST TENNIS, HANDBALL, FOR FUN). STARTED IN 1997 - MY FIRST TRIATHLON AT ALL WAS LONG DISTANCE IN NICE 1997. DAY JOB MEDICAL DOCTOR FAVORITE WORKOUT LONG RUNS; SWIM OUTDOORS IN THE SUMMER COMMENTS STARTED TRIATHLON IN 1997 IN SAN DIEGO. TRAINED IN GERMANY AFTER THAT, DID LONG DISTANCE RACE IN NICE AS THE FIRST TRIATHLON, THEN AN IM IN DENMARK WHERE I DID 10:42 AND PLACED 4TH OVERALL AGE-GROUPERS. BIG DREAM TO GO TO HAWAII ONE DAY! I DID IN 1998 (QUALIFIED IN LANZAROTE) AND PLACED 2. IN MY AGE GROUP. WILL NEVER EVER FORGET THE FEELING THAT DAY!!! AWARDS CEREMONY WAS SOOO AMAZING! I JUST LOVE TRIATHLON AND WENT BACK TO SAN DIEGO FOR AN INTERNSHIP FOR MY MED-SCHOOL. EVERYTHING WAS GREAT AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK THERE TO TRAIN AND SEE ALL MY TRAINING-BUDDYS. SINCE 1999 I'M A MED. DOCTOR HERE IN GERMANY AND TRY TO FIND THE TIME TO COMBINE TRAINING AND WORK. NOT EASY - BUT SINCE TRIATHLON GAVE ME SO MUCH ENERGY IN THE PAST, I CAN'T STOP....