Hillary Biscay
Athlete Profile
Discipline: Triathlon
Category/Distance: Ironman
Training Location: Tucson, AZ
Hillary has raced over 50 Ironman events. She also took second at the Ultraman World Championships in 2010 and holds the women's swim course record. In 2008, she won her first Ironman in Wisconsin.
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Training Tools
Training and Racing
What are your goals for 2012?
To win another Ironman!
What CycleOps products do you use?
PowerBeam Pro, Joule
What are your most important power training metrics?
Average watts from my most recent ironman
What is your favorite power-based workout?
t the moment, the power workouts I am loving to hate are some gnarly 30-second and 1-minute intervals—just discovering how much these short suckers can hurt!
What are you pre-event rituals?
Generally pretending that I’m not racing
Any race day or training superstitions?
I like to think not!
What are your must-haves on race day?
coffee
What is your favorite pre-event meal?
Dark chocolate with almonds
What is your favorite post-event meal?
Fries, nachos, more coffee…
What is your greatest achievement/proudest moment in your sport?
Winning Ironman Wisconsin in 2008
What is your favorite race?
Ironman Wisconsin!
What keeps you motivated?
Dreaming of the next race!
For Fun
What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
I was far too serious a child for cartoons.
What memories do you have of learning to ride a bike?
Yep I basically had to re-learn how to ride a bike to get around campus in college. Just the sight of me on a bike sent my friends into hysterics; they still cannot believe that I now make a living doing this!
Any pets?
Ms. Eva, our chihuahua mix rescue puppy
What is something you always have in your refrigerator?
Unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Favorite condiment?
Does natural peanut butter count as a condiment?!
What is your favorite way to spend a rainy day?
Running in the rain!
What is on your training playlist?
Lots of Snoop Doggy Dogg
What is your guilty pleasure?
The Kardashians.
What do you do when you’re not training?
Coach age-group triathletes.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
a university English professor
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