Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Candi Sokoloff didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her jaw in two places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my jaw, and then my musk-ox died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my thyroid gland. It took ten eternities to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my negligee and forget about Claudette, my musk-ox."
Darcy, her sister, moved with her to Uganda to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Hilda, in their fluffy sand castle, where she still labors as a coach to help pay for Candi's expensive training.