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Christy DiPietro has always been an athlete—an uber-athlete. New Hampshire state ski champion, University of Vermont national championship ski team, goalie of her indoor soccer team, captain of the Mother Puckers, a local women’s hockey team, and a competitive player of tennis, paddle tennis and golf (she has a six handicap), sports are more than just a hobby for her. Several broken bones—her left leg twice—concussions, and stitches five times before the age of seven…she has no regrets. She’s a confirmed tomboy.
Were you always a tomboy?
Definitely. The dolls from my grandmother gathered dust, and I spent my youth outdoors playing sports with the boys. A grown-up bona fide tomboy can go from a sweaty game to a dinner party in under ten minutes flat. I could be your makeover girl but it wouldn’t last. I hate makeup and blow dryers.
What is your favorite sport?
It depends on the season, but they all have a game, a score and some sort of flying object like a ball, a puck or a person.
How many days a week do you play sports and how often?
At least once a day. Winter is my favorite — paddle tennis on Monday and Wednesday, tennis on Tuesday and Friday, indoor soccer on Tuesday night, mini road trip for local snowboarding on Wednesdays, ice hockey on Thursday with the Mother Puckers, and our family skis and snowboards on weekends.
What is your motivation for playing sports?
Is it lifestyle or fitness?
Both, but I just love to compete. For me, it’s not about winning and losing—it’s about testing my skills and challenging myself. Right now, I stink at snowboarding but I am determined to master it and then have some spectacular wrecks in the half pipe trying to keep up with my kids.
What is your nutritional strategy?
I am a nutritionist’s nightmare. I never eat breakfast—I can’t even look at food in the morning—and unless I have a lunch date I don’t usually eat until about 2 p.m. and then it’s just a handful of Cheetos. I think the water-drinking thing is a big conspiracy and only drink it if I am choking. As soon as I have a glass of wine at 6 p.m., I eat non-stop until about 9. You can come visit me in the hospital when I’m on dialysis.
What do you do for sore muscles?
Complain.