Monday, February 20, 2012

All Aboard

Along with my "big jump" to the world of professional racing comes a lot of responsibility and extra work. By "work," I don't just mean the physical kind (though that is definitely a BIG part of it), but also all the little things that must be done. Things like eating right, stretching, resting, taking care of equipment, administrative work and yes- MORE TRAINING. All of these things take time and time is money. Athletes typically have more time than they do money and this is were I believe sponsors come in. In exchange for the use of their product to help the athlete perform better and more cost efficiently, the athlete is giving the sponsor product exposure and the use of his time. With that in mind I have beenable to bring aboard a couple small sponsors for the 2012 season. These are company's that I have used before, researched and believe in. I am proud of the brands I get to represent this year and am grateful for the support they are giving me. Below is a quick highlight of the three companies I have so far


Fluid will be helping me with my nutrition for this year. They have 2 great performance and recovery products. I spent a lot of time researching different nutrition companies because I wanted to be confident in what I was putting in my body. One of the biggest things I like is that their recovery drink is lactose free but does not include soy. They use whey protein isolate which does not contain lactose. My wife is extremely lactose intolerant and I avoid it as much as possible because it improves my allergies and congestion when I don't consume dairy. It is hard to find any recovery product that doesn't have some dairy in it and we are a 99% dairy free household and I'm excited that Fluid will fit right in! There drinks taste great but aren't too sweet and don't leave that syrupy gunk in your mouth. I'm really looking forward to using a product I like and that works this year for my training and recovery!




Who doesn't love crazy cycling socks? Well I certainly do and have since I started in this sport! That's why I am super excited to be working with SockGuy this year and can't wait to model some of their awesome designs! Putting in all those lonely miles on the road I'm always looking for ways to make things interesting and a pair of crazy socks are the perfect way to make things funky! Hopefully those trying to hold my wheel will be so distracted looking at my socks they can't concentrate and get dropped. SockGuy doesn't sacrifice quality either. These socks are comfy and don't wear out.



Ok so feet are definitely important when you use them to train all day. I've got some good socks on my feet now and I'm really, really happy to be able to back that up with some good arch support in the form of Superfeet. A big thanks to Robbie Wade for helping out our team, IconeOne Multisport, with these so we can all wear them. I've been using Superfeet for about 4 years now and they really make a difference in helping my stride mechanics and preventing me from getting injured. I'm a "neutral" runner and previously thought this meant that all I needed was a non-supportive, cushioned shoe. That's simply not true. I get re-occurring shinsplint problems and my feet get a lot more sore and tight without the use of Superfeet. Not only that but I can tell my power transfer is much better on the bike with them and when running they help my foot roll more quickly across the arch and into my toe off.



Of course my coach and team IconOne Multisport is backing me again this year. I am where I am today because of my coach, Shelly. She gives me all the hard workouts that suck so much and make me so much faster.








So that's the line up for this year so far. I'm very grateful for these opportunities I have and am proud to represent these brands. I still need a lot of help with clothing, shoes, helmet, sunglasses, wheels, race entries, plane tickets and hotels so if you or anyone you know is interested in working with me please feel free to contact me at- thetrilife@gmail.com

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