ESPN TIMBERSPORTS

Birthday
March 3, 1980

Hometown
Madison, Wis.

Occupation
Fitness Director/Personal Trainer/Group Exercise Instructor

Favorite event
Log rolling

Training routine
Weights three times per week; hill sprints twice per week; spinning classes and running two to three times per week and gymnastics training three times per week. In May, we put the logs in the lake and boom run and train daily!

Hobbies
Fitness pageants (Fitness America, Women's Tri Fitness. Ms. Fitness), fitness modeling, running, surfing, travel and volunteering my time for the Huntington's Disease Society of America.

How long have you competed in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series?
Since boom runners were first invited in 2005

Interesting fact
I am the president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America and a national spokesperson for the organization. My mother is in her final stages in a nursing home with this disease and I have a 50 percent chance of suffering the same fate.

Extended bio
Fitness expert, world champion lumberjack athlete, national spokesperson, fitness competitor, gymnast, pole vaulter, runner…the list goes on and on. A born and raised Badger, Shana graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Kinesiology-Exercise Science. She is the current fitness director at Supreme Health and Fitness in Madison, and also does personal training and teaches group exercise. Her love for sports and fitness began at a very early age when she became a competitive gymnast. She still maintains her gymnastics skills through fitness competitions such as Fitness America, Ms. Fitness, and Women's Tri Fitness. Through these fitness competitions, she has had the opportunity to model for Muscle and Fitness, Flex, and Oxygen magazines. She is the head coach of Team Supreme Figure and Fitness, helping other women achieve their goals of looking fit and healthy on stage.

Unique and fun sports are what really fascinate her. Frustrated that girls were not allowed to pole vault in high school, she joined the boys track team and became the first female pole vaulter in Madison, Wisconsin! She then went on to become the first female pole vaulter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Her biggest claim to fame is being the three-time (and current) world champion women's professional log roller and boom runner. Sponsored by Duluth Trading Company of Belleville, Shana has been featured on ESPN, ABC Wide World of Sports and the Outdoor Life Network competing in lumberjack events. She now spreads her love of the sport as the head coach of the Madison Log Rolling program, which holds classes for youth and adults at the Madison West YMCA and Wingra Canoe and Sailing Center.

One of the largest focuses of Shana's life is doing her part to help find a cure Huntington's Disease. Her mom is currently non-responsive in a nursing home with this devastating disease. Shana has a 50 percent chance of suffering the same fate. Huntington's is a genetic brain disorder that onsets in mid-life causing uncontrollable movements and the gradual loss of the ability to walk, talk, eat and think for oneself. Shana is the national spokesperson for the Huntington's Disease Society of America, and has appeared in many news stories, print ads, and public speaking venues to raise awareness for this horrible disease. She is also the current president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America, and hosts many fundraisers throughout the year.

For more information about Shana please visit: http://www.shanamartin.com