Central Florida Tri-Club

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK QUESTIONNAIRE:

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Full name: VALERIE BARBOSA

Nickname:VICKI OR VALOU

DOB:04-19-70

Birthplace:PARIS FRANCE

Career:PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELOR, BILLING & CODING

Where do you live (City):SANFORD FL

Family Life:MARIED WITH TWO KIDS

Strongest or Favorite of the Three Events (Swim/Bike/Run):BIKE BECAUSE I CAN PLAY WITH THE GEARS AS FOR SWIMMING AND RUNNING I ONLY HAVE ONE SPEED  -SLOW-

Have you played sports competitively in the past: NEVER IN MY LIFE.I STARTED LAST YEAR WITH THE DANSKIN BUT REALLY STARTED TRAINING HARD WHEN I JOIN THE CFL TRI CLUB IN JANUARY 2009. I NEEDED TO PROVE TO MY UNSUPPORTIVED FAMILY THAT I CAN DO IT.

Family sports background: MY HUSBAND IS A CYCLIST. MY DAUGHTER SWIMS FOR SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL AND MY SON PLAYS SOCCER. THEY ALSO DO MOTOCROSS. I WAS THE ONLY LAZY ONE SEATING IN FRONT OF THE TV EATING ICE CREAM AND GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER.

Top sports accomplishments: MIAMI MAN INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE (I COULD NOT EVEN IMAGINE MYSELF FINISHING AN OLYMPIC DISTANCE)

Game-day routines/superstitions:

I ALWAYS HAVE TO SHOW UP EARLY AND SAY A PRAYER.

My sports fantasy:

PLACE IN AN IRONMAN RACE( I’M LAUGHTING AT MYSELF WHEN SAYING THAT)  HEY WHO KNOWS MAYBE ONE DAY.

Most influential people on my sports career: HECTOR HECTOR HECTOR , MY TRI PEEPS ANA AND JUDY,(CATHY EVEN THOUGH SHE QUIT ON ME) AND THE WHOLE TRI CLUB.I ALSO WANT TO MENTION KIRSTEN PALACIO WHO CALLS ME ALL THE TIME FROM NY TO GIVE ME TIPS AND NICE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENTS.AND MY DEAR FRIEND ANGELICA WHO INTRODUCE ME INTO THE WORLD OF TRIATHLON. WITHOUT ALL OF YOU I’LL STILL BE SEATING IN MY COUCH EATING ICE CREAM. THANKS A BUNCH.

Best Performance (PR’s): WOMEN TREK(I THINK) . AT EVERY RACE I TRY TO DO MY BEST AND MAKE MY COACH PROUD.

Favorite local Bike/Running Shops:DAVID WOLD CYCLE AND FLEET FEET

Short and Long Term Goals in the Sport of Triathlon:SHORT TERM GOAL IMPROVING MY TIME IN OLYMIC DISTANCES AND LONG TERM GOAL BE ABLE TO DO A FULL IRONMAN RACE ONE DAY

Favorite TV show:GEORGE LOPEZ BECAUSE HE MAKES ME LAUGHT SO MUCH.

Favorite movies:

I’M NOT TOO MUCH OF A MOVIE PERSON. I FALL ASLEEP.

Person dead or alive I’d like to meet: GEORGE LOPEZ BECAUSE I THINK HE IS HILLARIOUS

If I could be anybody for a day, I’d be:

LANCE ARMSTRONG BECAUSE HE AMAZED FRENCH PEOPLE AND ME GET PISSED EVERY TIME HE WINS A TOUR DE FRANCE.


Favorite workout: LONG BIKE RIDE ON A FLAT ROAD.

Favorite race-day nutrition/food: BAGEL WITH NUTELLA, BANANA

Favorite restaurant place: TEXAS DE BRAZIL

If I could vacation anywhere, it would be: HAWAII

Best things about a Triathlete: DIVERSE ABILITY IN SPORTS.IT IS NEVER BORING SPECIALLY WITH HECTOR. HE ALWAYS COME UP WITH SOMETHING CRAZY TO DO.

Three things I’d want on a deserted island:

ICE CREAM, MUSIC, AND A GOOD BOOK

Three words that best describe me: HARD WORKING, FRIENDLY AND GENEROUS ONE LAST THING, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ANY OF MY TRIATHLON’S GOALS WITHOUT THE CONSTANT SUPPORT OF MY COACH HECTOR. THANK YOU HECTOR FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN INTO MAKING ME A BETTER AND FASTER TRIATHLETE.