Heidi Verhagen

Stats

DOB: 09.19.1981 (yes I’m an old lady)
Currently Resides: Allouez, WI
Height: 5’9.5”
Weight: A lady never reveals her weight
Education: UW-Madison (BS), Fashion Institute of Technology F.I.T. (associates)
Years Racing: goose egg
Racing Classifications: lowest cat there is
Strengths On The Bike: I can ride it
Strengths Off The Bike: Runner, volleyball player
Nickname: Heidi Ho, Mighty Heidi
Family: Mikey Verhagen
Favorite Movies: are we in high school? White Christmas, Oceans 11, Sweet Home Alabama
Currently on my MP3: haven’t updated it since 2007, so whatever was pop music back then

Race Highlights

2008-2011 – WORS trail run series, a collection of medals
2010 – Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon
2006 – Waukesha Remax Half Marathon

In My Own Words

I spend my off-season doing: What off season? yoga, fitness classes, running, baking
My goals and expectations for 2012 are: Learn how to race on wheels
I started racing because: I wanted the challenge
My cycling mentors and/or influences are: My husband, Madeleine Puissant Jacobson and all the women that are faster than the men
I consider my finest moment on the bike to be: Completing a “brisket ride” which is a doughnut ride in the rain, a doughnut ride is a round trip ride from Boulder Junction to St. Germain 52 miles and we have a pastry at THE bakery in St. Germain
The one thing I’ve done on a bike that I will never do again: Fall off my clipless pedals onto a cement parking barier
When I’m not on my bike, I like to: Run, read, sew, paint, cook, bake, visit friends and family, and of course shop, I am a girl after all
Something you probably don’t know about me is: I worked in car racing and I also lived in Italy for a year!