Kitsap Tri Babes

Lisa J. Ballou has spent most of her adult life as an English Professor and is currently the
co-owner of Expansions Yoga in Silverdale and Port Orchard. She is the (mostly proud) mother of
2 sons: Dane and Drake. Lisa signed up for her first endurance event after giving birth to Dane, in
1993. She slowly graduated from a 1/2 marathon to a full marathon to a Sprint distance triathlon to
an Olympic distance, and then to a 1/2 Ironman. In 2004, she completed her first full Ironman in
Canada in order to celebrate her 40th birthday. (As mid-life crises go, it was cheaper than a new
car!) She has since completed Ironmans in Nevada, Florida, and Switzerland. She earned her "Tri
Turtle" nickname by coming in 2nd TO LAST at both Nevada and Switzerland. In every event, her
goal is simply to "finish upright before the sponsors take the finish line down!!!" Lisa is firmly
committed to the idea that simply by participating, amazingly life-changing fitness goals can be
achieved