FEBRUARY 2017
FLOYD COOK
Floyd is the 2017 VP of the Tarheel Tigers. He’s been a member of the club for about 2 years. He’s the proud owner of on 1967 GTO. In fact, he is the original owner and has maintained the car since purchase. It seems that he has a short list of items he plans to update or repair. We hope he brings it to this year’s car show for the 50th Anniversary row.
Floyd and his wife, Patti, met in college and have been married for almost 40 years. They are native North Carolinians and have one son who resides in Kansas City, Missouri. They don’t have grandchildren yet, so time will tell if the power of grandkids draws them north in the future. They live in Cary with their “lapdog”, a Lab and Doberman mix.
Floyd has worked in security for around 15 years. He’s currently the National Account Manager for Stanley Security, working with multi-site large corporations for the access control, closed circuit TV, fire and burglar systems. He is fortunate to be able to do the majority of work from home, though sometimes travels for work.
Floyd is an Ironman. He has competed in 11 Ironman competitions. If that isn’t enough to impress, he has also completed half Ironman races, and between two and three hundred (yes HUNDRED) other triathlons. How does one decide to become an Ironman? While Floyd was always active, he played football and basketball and ran track in college. He went to grad school, got married, and gained weight. He says; “I was laying on the couch in the living room watching TC and the Ironman telecast came on”. While he ate his bowl of ice cream, they advertised that if you were interested in Ironman, to call 1800 BUD USTF. Floyd had a portable phone nearby, picked it up and called. They sent him information and when he was at work he talked to a friend that was active. They decided to try it. They opted to compete in High Point, NC and bought 2nd hand bikes and began training. Floyd admits to being a goal oriented person. He thought that if he were able to finish and it was under 3 hours and 15 minutes, he would be very pleased. He finished, and in 2 hours and 47 minutes, in the top ten of his age group. The race consisted of 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, and 6.2 mile run. It seems he caught the bug, updated his training and continued to compete. He ended up working his total time down to 2 hours and 7 minutes. He has even competed in the ultimate Ironman, in Hawaii. Floyd competed in the last competition last year, or so he says. We’ll see if he is done.
His spare time is spent planning for retirement in the next 18 months. He also enjoys traveling, photography, reading, and planning to purchase a motorcycle.
Floyd and his wife, Patti, met in college and have been married for almost 40 years. They are native North Carolinians and have one son who resides in Kansas City, Missouri. They don’t have grandchildren yet, so time will tell if the power of grandkids draws them north in the future. They live in Cary with their “lapdog”, a Lab and Doberman mix.
Floyd has worked in security for around 15 years. He’s currently the National Account Manager for Stanley Security, working with multi-site large corporations for the access control, closed circuit TV, fire and burglar systems. He is fortunate to be able to do the majority of work from home, though sometimes travels for work.
Floyd is an Ironman. He has competed in 11 Ironman competitions. If that isn’t enough to impress, he has also completed half Ironman races, and between two and three hundred (yes HUNDRED) other triathlons. How does one decide to become an Ironman? While Floyd was always active, he played football and basketball and ran track in college. He went to grad school, got married, and gained weight. He says; “I was laying on the couch in the living room watching TC and the Ironman telecast came on”. While he ate his bowl of ice cream, they advertised that if you were interested in Ironman, to call 1800 BUD USTF. Floyd had a portable phone nearby, picked it up and called. They sent him information and when he was at work he talked to a friend that was active. They decided to try it. They opted to compete in High Point, NC and bought 2nd hand bikes and began training. Floyd admits to being a goal oriented person. He thought that if he were able to finish and it was under 3 hours and 15 minutes, he would be very pleased. He finished, and in 2 hours and 47 minutes, in the top ten of his age group. The race consisted of 1 mile swim, 25 mile bike, and 6.2 mile run. It seems he caught the bug, updated his training and continued to compete. He ended up working his total time down to 2 hours and 7 minutes. He has even competed in the ultimate Ironman, in Hawaii. Floyd competed in the last competition last year, or so he says. We’ll see if he is done.
His spare time is spent planning for retirement in the next 18 months. He also enjoys traveling, photography, reading, and planning to purchase a motorcycle.