In addition to being the subject of our MEMBER SPOTLIGHT for, we are stoked to have Christie joining our Board of Directors as our Triathlon Coordinator. 

More about Christie in her own words:

My life has always been on a path of discovery.  As time goes in the more enlightened I become with the world around me and understand what is about life to be Rich! Rich in living life, not money rich. 

Born and raised in New Zealand, at 28 I migrated to Australia for 5 years then immigrated to America in 2001. Since then I’ve traveled the world with my career as a Marine Engineer.

From an early age I was always into sports! Though my schools days I won many school cross country running races, track and field and swimming . Once I learned how to ride a bike you couldn’t keep me off it so I raced BMX for 7 years though my teens until I had a bad crash at 17. By 20 I’ve had both knee reconstruction due to ACL’s and was told my running days and sports days were over! I also started sailing when I was 6 so no stranger to water. 

By the time I reached 35, I took a fall and it made me realized how unfit and unhealthy I was. That’s not me ! That’s not what I’m about! 

So I started walking then slowly walking, then walking and running a little. For the next 3 years the pain in my leg ankles, etc never made me stop and give up and today, now aged 51, I’ve completed in many Olympic Triathlons 1/2 marathons and did my first 70.3 Ironman!  All this in the last 12 years. So anything is possible in life!

At aged 50 I changed my direction in life. Made it important to me and not society! I’m happy for it and it’s opened my self conscious to the world around me.

Now I want to complete in the New York marathon this year and doing a full Ironman is my next goal.  I’m full of the energy full of life and want to help others make that change in their lives for a better healthy life for themselves.

Kind Regards 

Christie Henderson

Second year member, Ernesto Gutierrez finished strong in the Mack Cycle Sprint Triathlon in Key Biscayne on July 21, 2019. Ernesto has trained for over 6 month's with our Tri-Training Crew to complete this goal. He overcame what is often the greatest fear for runners who decide to attempt a triathlon - a concern about the strength of one's swimming skills. But he kept at it, and like most people found out that swimming in open water successfully is mostly a mental challenge, especially when other competitors might accidentally kick you in the head...that and staying ahead of the alligators, LOL.  His training teammates, Pedro, Miguel, Eric R, Hero, Sal, Eric E and John congratulate him as do all the members of Front Runners and Walkers Fort Lauderdale. 

Interested in training for a triathlon with us? Email President@FRWFL.org