Diane began personal training in 1994. In 1995, she joined Team In Training and completed the 1996 Disney Marathon Then in 2001, she signed with Orlandofit and completed the 2001 Tampa Hops and 2002 San Diego Rock 'N' Roll marathons.

 

In the summer of 2003, Diane competed in the PRO-AM Terminator Obstacle Course Sprint Race, placing 8th.   Since then she has been focusing on running and building her personal training business.  In October 2005, she completed the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco to benefit Leukemia/Lymphoma and in 2006 completed the Chicago Marathon.  To date, she has raced in well over 50 running events.

 

Diane is a certified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutritionist.  She holds a B.A. from Old Dominion University and has taken undergrad physical therapy  classes at UCF.  Diane is CPR certified by the American Heart Association.  In 2006, Diane signed on as a coach with the Orlandofit Marathon Training group.  She plans to return to school to pursue her 2nd B.A. in Nutrition.

 

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SUNNY D's OBSTACLE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

2003 August - Terminator  1:23, 8th  in Gender

 

 

SUNNY D's RUNNING HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS

2006 Oct - Chicago 26.2 Mile Marathon

2005 Oct - San Francisco Nike Women's 26.2 Mile Marathon

2003 Nov - Runner's Classic 5k  25:20  7th in Div.

2003 Oct  - UCF 5 Miler  44:38

2003 Feb - Outback Distance Classic 3k  15:27
2002 Jun - Suzuki San Diego 26.2 Mile Marathon  
2002 Mar - Winter Park Road Race 10k  59:54
2001 Dec - Hops Tampa 26.2 Mile Marathon  
1996 Jan - Disney Orlando 26.2 Mile Marathon

5k PR - 24:16

 

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