The Sport Factory Martha Handford

Martha Handford

Age: 40

Personal: Married (husband is also a competitive cyclist); work as a senior manager at a global engineering firm by day, race and coach by night. I took the 2007 season off to start a family - my daughter, Lillian Jane, was born on December 17, 2007. My goal is to race at my potential. Competition always pushes me beyond what I ever thought I was capable of, yet it keeps me humble because I know the effort that goes into a successful race. I am also a Sport Factory coach and will continue to build upon my coaching experience and achieve higher levels of coaching certification in 2008.

Competitive History:

I believe that every time I show up at the start line is an accomplishment, but here are a few of my results.
2nd at 24 Hour World Championships in SS category (2003, 2004)
1st - NORBA National Champs 24 Hour SS category (2003)
1st - Test of Metal SS category (2002, 2003)
1st - Oregon State Cross Champs - master (2002)
1st - Cross Crusade Series Overall - master (2002)
1st - 24 Hours of Adrenalin (Canmore) - five person SS team co-ed (2006)
2nd - Canadian Natl Cross Champs - master (2001)
3rd - Canadian Natl Cross Champs - master (2003, 2006)
3rd - 24 Hours of Adrenalin (Laguna Seca) - five person SS team women (2005)
4th - Cross Crusade Series Overall - Pro (2005)
TransRockies Finisher (2004)

2007 Goals: My main goal in 2008 is to get back into race form and capture the national cyclo cross title in my age category.

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