About Kristin

 

Hi. My name is Kristin (Mari Schiesswohl White). I am the mother of 2 beautiful girls, a pharmacist, a triathlete, a marathoner, an ex-wife, daughter, sister and friend. 

My athletic career started early on. My parents enrolled me in gymnastics when I was 6 yo after seeing me do cartwheels in the front yard. I did  gymnastics from age 6-13, earning a gold medal at Empire State Games on vault among other titles.  Track and field (sprints and long jump) and one uninspiring season of XC in high school was next with a HS record in the long jump.  In college I took up bodybuilding for 1 year and competed in a contest placing 3rd in the All Natural Eastern Classic in 1990. I gained weight in college so I laced up the running shoes and started walking and running.  I did this for nearly 3 years and then entered a road race.  I placed well and was inspired to continue. 

My final year of pharmacy school I decided to train for and run the Buffalo Marathon.  A dismal debut (3:30 something) led me to Owen Anderson…an exercise physiologist writing for Runner’s World at the time and author of Running Research News. He provided personal coaching services online that took my running to the next level.  He coached me for just over a year.  To this day, his marathon pace long run is the backbone of my marathon training.

I continued with his program and PR’s on the track, XC and the roads resulted.  Between 1999 and 2002, I PR’d in every distance.  I qualified for and ran in the 2000 Olympic Marathon Trials, traveled to Korea to compete in an Ekiden Relay Race on the US National team and participated in many National Championship races.

After my 2 pregnancies, I found that running 70-80 miles per week caused me to be injured a lot!  I swam and biked during those injuries and decided triathlons might be fun to try. A mutual friend hooked me up with Karen in 2009. Each workout and each race gave me the confidence that this sport was something I could do.  I am proud and excited by the success I have had so far.  My plan is to see how long this ride lasts!

Records/Honors

  • Monroe-Woodbury HS record holder in the long jump – 18’6.75″
  • 3rd place All natural Eastern Classic Bodybuilding competition
  • 1999 Olympic trials marathon Qualifier (2:49:48) and competitor 2000
  • Member of US National Ekiden Relay Team in Seoul, Korea 2000

My Ride – 2010 Equinox TTX 9.0
Team – WeTri Wegmans Triathlon Team

Favorites

PRs

Running

  • 5k  17:10 October 1, 2000 Syracuse Festival of Races, Syracuse, NY
  • 8k  28:19 February 10, 2001 USATF 8k National Championship, Columbia, SC
  • 15k  55:07 July 8, 2001 Boilermaker, Utica, NY
  • 1/2 Marathon  1:19:35 September 2000 Philadelphia Distance Run, Philadelphia, PA
  • Marathon  2:49:48 October 1999 Chicago Marathon, Chicago Illinois

2009 Results

  • 11/22 2:53:54 Philadelphia Marathon 5th overall female
  • 10/25 19:29  Brueggers Bagel Halloween 5K  1st overall female
  • 9/26 10:21:01 Chesapeakeman UltraTri  1st overall female (fastest bike leg)
  • 9/12 1:24:03 ARC Half Marathon  1st overall female
  • 8/2 2:21:33 Wilkes Barre Tri  1st overall female
  • 7/19 4:44:36  Musselman Half Ironman 1st overall female
  • 7/12 58:10 Boilermaker 15K 2nd age group
  • 6/23 21:05  JPMorgan Chase CC 3.5mi 2nd overall female
  • 6/20 1:05:46  Green Lakes Sprint Tri  1st overall female
  • 5/3  1:03:00 Mountain Goat 10 mi Run 6th overall female
  • 4/5  1:25:13  Skunk Cabbage Half Marathon  1st overall female
  • 2/8 19:11 Chilly Chili 5K 1st overall female