That is very cool!!!! I like the "triathlete runner" tag. Too cute! You must really be an inspiration to her, and many others that you surely don't realize. You keep it up, RNRgirl!!! Heck, I'm impressed that you teach AP Biology. Too far over my head.

I'll share one of my stories.
I teach, too, so I understand how rare those moments are when you realize you impact them in more ways than you know. I teach 5th grade and the other day a 6th grader who's a bit of a troublemaker asked me about riding my bike to school. He and I got to know each other my first week at school when we had a big confrontation on the playground- and we've had many since that day. He was impressed that I rode 25 miles to school (he said the half mile he has to ride is almost too far for him). I was surprised that he was impressed, and every now and then he'll stop me and ask when I'll be riding to school again. Sometimes you just never know...
Of course, my colleagues think it's funny to ask me if I rode to work when it's snowing or raining. "Did you ride today???" hardee har har Sometimes I just say "yes" and walk away. Maybe they'll get it one day... maybe not.