About Us

The members of The Motley Few met by happenstance. We happened to have a passion for swimming, biking, & running and we just so happened to be in pursuit of improving performance (and health) through the means of plant-based nutrition. It was a natural fusion of compatible personalities. We set big goals but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We train hard, we play hard, and we live for the aliveness of life that abounds on our training grounds of Wilmywood. If you see us out there training or racing, come say hi & join us. We are always up for meeting new peeps and adding to our formidable bunch of MFers.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

MFer Profile: Tara Martine

The Sarge


Sarge is a soccer player turned marathoner turned triathlete turned marathoner turned triathlete.  We let her on the team because we wanted our very own sports dietitian.  She makes sure that we CTFU (carb the f*ck up) and stay adequately hydrated during workouts & races.  She believes that she has convinced all of us to adopt a whole foods plant based diet and will try to convince you too if you give her 5 minutes.  Sarge is married to fellow MFer Wolverine.  They like to chill out at the beach and find adventures to go on together.  She’d like you to remember that abs are made in the kitchen ;)

Goals:
Run a sub 3 hour marathon.
Qualify and race at Kona.

Day Job:
Extraordinary Team Member Help Executive at TrySports Wilmington

Alma Maters:
High School:  Potomac Falls High School - Potomac Falls, VA
College:  The College of Williams & Mary - Williamsburg, VA
*BS Mathematics
Grad School:  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Greensboro NC
*MS Nutrition
*Registered Dietitian
*Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist

Sports History:
-Youth club soccer (The Legend)
-High school soccer & swim teams (PFHS Panthers)
-Summer swim team (Countryside Waves)
-W&M women’s soccer team (The Tribe)
-W&M club cycling team (The Tribe)
-Olympique Lyonnais semi-pro women’s soccer team
-Adult age group runner since 2006
-Adult age group triathlete since 2008

Rank S/B/R in order of favorite to least favorite:
1.  Run - Growing up as a soccer player I’ve been running my entire life and this sport comes the most easily to me.  Plus it’s my time to zone out and listen to the inner workings of my brain.
2.  Bike - I love going on long weekend rides, but I find it difficult to churn out a lot of power during races. 
3.  Swim - I’m not a fan of holding my breathing during exercise and it takes freakin’ forever to improve at this sport!  I mean, does anyone actually like the swim?

Favorite Race:
Rev3 Williamsburg:  The College of William & Mary, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, Water Country, The Williamsburg Winery, Sno-To-Go, The Peanut Shop, The Cheese Shop, Aromas, & the best triathlon race company ever make this a race you want to add to your schedule!

Bucket-List Race: 
I used to live in France so I would LOVE to go back and do Ironman Nice one day!

Favorite Post-Race Food:
Chipotle veggie burrito w/ black beans, brown rice, fajitas, corn salsa, pico de gallo, medium salsa, lettuce, & guacamole.  Soooo good!!!!

Hobbies:
Beach, nutrition, food, cooking, blogging, pop music

Favorite Movies:
Tropic Thunder, Zoolander, Dumb & Dumber, Lord of the Rings

Celebrity Crush:
Bruno Mars … he’s so dreamy …  

Words To Live By:
An apple a day is not enough.

Twitter:  @tara_martine

Blog:  www.taramartine.blogspot.com

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