Board of Directors

(pictured with husband Vince)

Along with Coach Glenn Moore, Margaret LaFashia was the other half of the duo that formed the Tri-Dawgs in 2006. The Tri-Dawgs as described by Margaret “is a family, we support each other and have a lot of fun!”

She started her athletic career at Temple University as a scholarship athlete on the Women’s Crew team and continued her athletic career by completing over 20 marathons including qualifying for Boston 12 times.  She got into triathlons to “mix it up” from running and has competed at all distances from sprints to Ironman’s. Her greatest accomplishment is qualifying for and competing in Kona, Hawaii in 2009 and most recently qualifying to compete in Kona again in 2020.

Margaret has an MBA from Temple University and a Nursing degree from the University of Delaware.  She currently works for Nemours A.I. DuPont Children’s Hospital.

When Margaret is not training for something she can be found with husbnd Vince, cooking and trying new recipes, walking the trails of Delaware or enjoying a nice glass of wine in Cape May NJ with their dogs Faith, Finn and Pepper.

Not to be deterred, she immediately signed up for the 2018 race, bought a new bike (because N+1), named her bike Miranda and it was game on.  She and Miranda completed quite a few races at the sprint distance in 2018.  2019 did not go as planned, with a wash out and some injuries, and 2020…yikes.  She loves being a part of such an amazing and supportive club and she is excited to be part of the Board!

When she isn’t training, Kristi enjoys spending time with her family and dogs.  She also enjoys cooking and eating all the food.  If you need to find her for any reason, try the pool deck at Hockessin Athletic Club where she lifeguards and teaches Red Cross Lifeguard Certification classes.  Her goals for the upcoming season are remaining injury free, looking badass in her spandex and convincing Bobby Steppi to race.

Before getting involved with triathlon racing, I played tennis since I was 7 years old.   I was a member of the USA Deaf Tennis Team for over 20 years, and a veteran of the Deaflympics.  I retired after playing at the Austria Deaf Tennis Open in 2005.  

When I was teenager, the ABC Wide World of Sports introduced a new sport called “Ironman in Hawaii.” This was about 40 years ago.  I became fascinated with the new sport. Unfortunately, there were no resources for training.  I gave up and continued playing tennis. 

 I was also involved with an orienteering sport and I was once representative for the USA Deaf Orienteering Team in the World Deaf Orienteering Championship in Rochester, NY in 2015.  I was the liaison officer for 6 years of USA Deaf Orienteering.  I was an exhibitor at the Deaf Community Expo, which included Deaf Schools from the Northern area. 

Since retiring, I have enjoyed outdoor activities like traveling, golfing, tennis, camping, the beach, downhill skiing, hiking, running, MTB, etc.  One night, it just popped back into my mind: “Ironman!”  That’s how I began getting involved in 2017.

“My first contact with triathlon came by way of training for my first and only marathon. Friends and I decided to complete a duathlon as cross training. Going on simultaneously was a triathlon. We decided next year that we would do the triathlon .. I just had to learn how to swim first. Which was easier said than done!”