Kristin Armstrong is a California native and the eldest of two children raised in a Catholic family. She graduated cum laude with a degree in Communications from Miami University in 1993 and worked in the fields of high technology and advertising/public relations. Married to cyclist Lance Armstrong for five years, Kristin raised their three children while living in France and Spain. She now lives in Austin, Texas with her family--Luke (6), Grace and Isabelle (4).