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| April 2007 Athlete Profile- Margaret and Tom Coffey |
Margaret and Tom are not your ordinary couple. Prepare to feel like a slacker. They are both MD’s, Margaret a psychiatrist and Tom an ENT surgeon. They have five kids, ALL BOYS!!!, and three are teenagers. And they still find time to do things like IM Arizona or The solo Swim Across the Sound. So after you read their AOM interview, get away from that computer, get off the couch, and go do something!
Athletes Of The Month Profile
- Name : Tom K. Coffey
- How long have you been training for and racing in swimming? As an adult, 2 years seriously with EH; resurrecting a failed childhood swimming career
- What is your favorite aspect of the sport? Daily chlorine immersion eliminates need for expensive deodorants
- What do you consider your biggest athletic achievement? Swim-Across-The Sound, fastest over-40 amateur time on record (7 hours, 45 min)
- What are your big goals? Finish in top-ten in 200 butterfly at U.S.Masters Swimming Nationals
- What’s your favorite meal? Duh! What does every EH’er crave: sushi
- What’s your favorite movie? (Nerd alert) I want to say Kill Bill, Volume 1, but the truth is, it’s Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Theatrical Release, not extended version)
- Any other hobbies? Cosmology and String Theory
- Where is the best place you have visited? Summit of Penobscot Mountain, Maine, on a sunny August afternoon
- If you could visit one place this year, where would it be? Perth, Australia
- What’s your favorite workout? The last taper workout before a big meet: feeling light and fast
- Who’s your inspiration? Cate Blanchett My wife
- If you could train with one person for a day, who would it be? Cate Blanchett!
- What three things would you bring with you if you were to be dropped on a deserted Island (not counting family)? Harpoon, some white rice, and a sushi chef
- Any other words of wisdom? In life, if someone offers you a breath mint, accept.
- Name: Margaret Coffey
- How long have you been training for and racing in endurance sports? I’ve been running for the past 30+ yrs. competing in road races etc. I ran my first marathon (NYC) in 2003 and my first half IM 2004.
- What is your favorite aspect of the sport? I love the training as part of my lifestyle and I love pushing myself farther and faster than I think I can go.
- What do you consider your biggest athletic achievement? Completing IMAZ last year.
- What are your big goals? To run the “original” marathon in Greece, and to place in my age group in a half IM.
- What’s your favorite meal? Shrimp summer roll with sesame miso sauce YUM
- What’s your favorite movie? When Harry met Sally
- Any other hobbies? Cooking, reading, roadie for my kids’ band…
- Where is the best place you have visited? Satellite dish running trails in Stanford, CA (met Tom thereJ)
- If you could visit one place this year, where would it be? Athens
- What’s your favorite workout? Long Saturday ride and brick run
- Who’s your inspiration? For the long haul, Tom and our kids. In addition, I am inspired every day by my patients.
- If you could train with one person for a day, who would it be? EH, of course (no joke)
- What three things would you bring with you if you were to be dropped on a deserted Island (not counting family)? Chocolate, Quattro razor for women and a case of excellent Cabernet.
- Any other words of wisdom? When it comes to kids, do less and teach more. In daily life, try to take a quick inventory of yourself before you react and think before you speak. Strive to maintain perspective on what truly matters.
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