ABOUT ME

Name: John “JP” Flores

Personal info: Married to Kelly. We have two wonderful little girls: Caty, 4 and Chloe, 2. We also have two dogs, a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Kona and our latest addition, a Shih Tzu, Tasha.

Age: 37

Location: Carlsbad, CA

Day job: IT Security Solutions Consultant

Athletic background: Age-group swimmer, high school distance runner.

First triathlon: Columbia Triathlon, 1997.

Favorite race: Wildflower

Favorite triathlon moment: Crossing the finish line at my first Ironman.

Inspirations: Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Dick and Ricky Hoyt, John Blais.

Personal Bests

Running

5K: 17:45 (Oceanside Turkey Trot, 2007)

10K: 37:33 (OC Half Marathon, 2008 - split)

10 Miles: 1:01:30 (OC Half Marathon, 2008 - split)

Half-Marathon: 1:19:49 (Carlsbad Half Marathon, 2008 )

Marathon: 3:08:12 (Marine Corps Marathon, 1998 )

Triathlon

Olympic Distance: 2:12:40 (Camp Pendleton Int’l, 2007)

Half-Ironman: 4:39:34 (Eagleman 70.3, 1999)

Ironman: 11:13:49 (Ironman Lake Placid, 1999)