"If you don't tell the truth about yourself, you can't tell it about other people."
- Virginia Woolfe


Name: Larissa Regina Kleinmann

Curriculum Vitae (CV): "Life in Words" (official CV) ; "Life In Pictures" "Athletic Vita"

Nick Names: Lilli, Lilli-Hammer, The Hammer, Lils, Lilster, Miss Silli Lilli, Crazy Germerican, The Crazy Germerikenyan Honorary Kiwi, Pokahontas, Poki, Schnitzel Light Well Done, Vaquera, etc.

Place and Date of Birth: Stuttgart/Germany, September 10th 1978

Height: 177cm / 5' 9.75''

Weight: Depending on the time of year and level of nutritional discipline: 62-67kg (during my running days <60kg)

Body Fat Percentage: 7-10% (running days 5-7%)

Team (Cycling): Equipe NÜRNBERGER Versicherung (since 2008) - Site Photo

Coach: Hartmut Täumler

Mentor (in Cycling): Marion Clignet

Inspirations

- In Cycling: Sarah Ulmer & Marion Clignet

- In Life: Hélène Cherrier PhD (friend & former professor at the University of Arkansas; now professor at the U of Sydney)

Education:

1998 - Abitur (Mathematics and Physical Education + "Großes Latinum"), Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium Fellbach/Germany

1998 - Leave Europe for Study in the United States under full athletic scholarship

1998/99 - Boston University/USA

1999-2004 - University of Arkansas/USA

2002 - Bachelor's Degree of Science in Business Administration = BSBA (Marketing Management and Spanish), University of Arkansas/USA

2004 - Master's Degree of Business Administration = MBA (Market Research and International Management), University of Arkansas/USA

2004, spring - Exchange semester at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) Toulouse/France

Languages: English, German, Spanish, French + Latin

Work Experience:

Boston Marathon 1999/USA - Elite Athlete Care Volunteer (John Hancock)

World Track & Field Championships Edmonton/CAN 2001 - Community Outreach (Nike)

European Track & Field Championships Munich/GER 2002 - Photo Journalist (Organizing Committee)

NCAA Cross Country Championships Indiana/USA 2002 - Photographer (University of Arkansas Women's Athletics)

ING New York City Marathon 2003/USA - International Merchandising Volunteer (New York Road Runners Club)

University Tutor University of Arkansas/USA, Fall Semester 2003 - Student teaching in Business Statistics, Mathematics, Spanish, and Production Operations Management (UofA Student Support Services & UofA Women's Athletics)

2-month Work Internship London/GBR 2004 - Athlete Management (PACE Sports Management)

3-month Work Internship Stuttgart/GER 2004 - Market Research (Shimano)

IAAF Golden League Track & Field Meeting Berlin/GER 2004 - Bi-lingual Journalism (Organizing Committee/DLV)

IAAF Golden League Track & Field Meeting Berlin/GER 2005 - Bi-lingual Journalism (Organizing Committee/DLV)

IAAF Golden League Track & Field Meeting Berlin/GER 2006 - Bi-lingual Journalism (Organizing Committee/DLV)

December 2004 to Present - Professional Cyclist

April to October 2007 - Member of Deutsche Bundeswehr (German Military), Sportfördergruppe Todtnau-Fahl (Heer/Infantrie/Jäger)

November 2007 to Present - Freelancer (marketing/journalism) at Goerlitz AG (energy data metering/management)

Three Nouns to describe myself: Independence, Honesty, Passion.

Passions:

Discovering the World's Cultures and Landscapes through Independent Travel -> World Outreach Without Frontiers

Making friends and maintaining friendships all over the world

Expanding the personal horizon through international communication and experience

Learn, but not just from the books...

Think Different, Act Different & BE DIFFERENT!

Hobbies:

Travel

Languages

Journalism

Photography

Internet

Personal Philosophies:

"Don't wait to regret!"

"You learn more from traveling than any class room can teach you!"

"Open your eyes and you will see!"

" Never hesitate, but jump head first into the cold deep end!" You will always find a life vest to swim back to shore IF necessary, no worries.

"We in the privileged Western world have mastered one single skill to the optimum: Complain. Why choose to be unhappy even though we belong to the wealthiest and safest 2% of world population??? Wake up, start to appreciate, take a step aside and look at your life from an outside perspective!"

"Take your life in your hands, get the best and most fulfilling out of it, and make yourself happy; don't wait for others to make you happy or you will wait until it is too late. Life can be over any second so start living."

My Friends' Countries of Origin: Canada, USA, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Trinidad&Tobago, Bahamas, Jamaica, Grenada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Great Britain, Spain, Luxemburg, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Greece, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Eritrea, India, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands.