NAME MARIANA PHIPPS YEAR OF BIRTH 1945 HOMETOWN OMAHA, NEBRASKA PRs IRONMAN HAWAII 2000 (12:48:58) EAGLEMAN HALF IRONMAN 2000 (5:17:50) BIG CREEK OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON 2000 (2:36:12) FAVORITE RACE IRONMAN HAWAII TOP FINISHES IMH (2ND IN AG) EAGLEMAN (1ST IN AG) LAKE PLACID IRONMAN 2000 (1ST IN AG) USAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1999 (1ST IN AG) ATHLETIC BACKGROUND SWAM SINCE 1990 (SEVERAL TOP TEN USMS TIMES) RAN SINCE 1995 (QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON MARATHON IN 1996) DAY JOB SALES--NEBRASKA FURNITURE MART FAVORITE WORKOUT MY FAVORITE WORKOUT IS A LONG SLOW DISTANCE RUN WITH FRIENDS ON SUNDAY MORNING, ENDING WITH A LEISURELY BREAKFAST COMMENTS THANKS FOR THE AGE GROUP COVERAGE. ALTHOUGH WE LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROS, IT IS GREAT TO READ ABOUT OTHER AGE GROUPERS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.