MFer Profile: Ashley Pierce

Malibu

Malibu is the proud mama of 3 girls, wife of fellow MFer & Ironman The Hammer, and is a small business owner.  She loves any challenge that changes and improves her body towards optimal health.  She's obsessed with strength training and lifting weights.  She never shies away from leg day which is why she's such a powerhouse on 2 wheels.  We think the only thing she may enjoy more than weight training & biking is possibly talking ;)  Malibu is a newly converted vegan, thanks to Sarge:)  Although she may not have a sweet tooth or a salty tooth, she does have a coconut rum tooth that kicks in on occasion (and there's nothing Cheetah can do to fix that!)  Malibu is always trying to push the distance in swimming, biking, and running.  A good rule of thumb if you can't find her ... check the gym!

Goals:
Bike a 2:30 in the relay at the B2B half

Race 3 triathlons Summer of 2014

Day Job:
Owner of The Painted Cottage Coastal Furniture & Accessories Retail Store located in Hampstead, NC

Alma Maters:
High School: New Hanover High School Wilmington, NC
College: East Carolina University Greenville, NC
*BFA Arts Education

Sports History:
-High School Volleyball Team
-First Triathlon 2006

Rank S/B/R in order of favorite to least favorite:
1. Bike - Discovered my love of biking in college…Love, love, love cranking it out as fast as I can for as many miles as I can. Get my best ideas on the bike too!
2. Swim - If you can ever get to that place in your swim where you are relaxed and breathing right, then sometimes I feel like I could swim forever.
3. Run - Least favorite part of a triathlon only because I have bad knees and can’t improve on my run. I’m mostly just trying not to dislocate them!UGH…Hoping one day to have a miracle cure that can make me a fast runner!

Favorite Race:
Favorite race is Wilmington YMCA tri sprint. Seems like every person in Wilmington does that race. So fun seeing tons of familiar faces.

Favorite Post-Race Food:
Hands down K38…anything at all from there! Ice cream would be nice too!

Hobbies:
Born a beach girl, painting landscapes, and shopping flea markets for furniture finds for my store

Favorite Movies:
Love action, comedy, and sci-fi movies, but no real favorites…. but I can watch movies all day if you let me!

Celebrity Crush:
Anyone that knows me, knows that Channing Tatum is my one and only..

Twitter: 

@ashleyppierce_p

Website:
www.thepaintedcottage.net