Life Update - New Coach, New Job & New Adventures

If there is one thing I can say, life is NOT boring! First, for the past couple months I have been working with a coach. Anyone in the trail, mountain and ultra community knows who he is. He is a legend and I am excited to learn as much as I can from him! For those who read this and don't know much about the sport just Google AJW or Andy Jones Wilkins. I have always wondered what my running potential is and I'm hoping that this will be the year I find out!

My racing schedule for the year (so far):

• 18 March 2017 - Mesquite Canyon 50km - 4th Place Female/9th Place Overall
• 17 June 2017 - Broken Arrow Skyrace 52km - 
• 9 July 2017 - Silver Rush 50Mi
• 19 August 2017 - Pikes Peak Marathon 42km

Okay, so the second BIG piece of news is....I accepted a new job. I'm working on a really neat project doing IT Systems Administration work for the military health system. We are providing a solution that combines Army/Navy radiology imaging into one archive so studies can be retrieved and viewed from any facility. And, just as it always happens when you start one new opportunity, others present themselves... earlier this week I received a call from the University of Colorado saying that I would be accepted into their Health Promotion Masters program this Fall. Unfortunately, I had to turn it down at this time since, I just accepted and started working at my new job. They did say they hope I decide to apply at a future date. We'll see...

And the last big update is we are still in the early processes of building a home. We bought the property and are working permits and inspections so that we can start building. I can't wait. As I mentioned before the property is up in the mountains, 8600ft...it's going to be amazing once we actually live there. 

My 2017 Racing Schedule!

As the 2016 racing season comes to an end for me I'm looking forward to 2017. I feel like this is going to be a great year... I'm in pretty good shape, I didn't over train this year or race too much so I'm fresh and more importantly I'm motivated!
UltraTrail Barcelona  - March 25th 2017

Transvulcania - May 13th 2017

Lavaredo UT - June 23rd 2017




CCC or TDS (depending on the lottery) - August 30th/September 1st 2017


CCC:


TDS:

Tailwind Trailblazer - Germany

I feel so happy and honored! I get to share a product that I believe in 100%, Tailwind Nutrition. How wonderful is that?!

My Experience:

I have been using it for my nutrition for the past 3 1/2 years now and I absolutely love it. It really is amazing stuff. Here’s what I’ve experienced using it.

It keeps me going out on the trail without ever feeling like I’ve hit a “wall”. It doesn’t matter if it is 4 hours, 15 hours or 41 hours…(yes, I’ve been out on the trail for 41 hours). I no longer "crash" or feel like I've lost my motivation. If I stay on top of hydrating during a race, I continue to feel strong throughout...I can keep moving!

This stuff prevents me from having to deal with exertional rhabdomyolysis. This used to happen when I would go out for an extended period and even though I would use gels and at the time a different hydration supplement, I would start to feel pain in my kidneys followed by my urine being coca cola colored. Ever since using Tailwind, this doesn’t happen.

When I drink it, it doesn’t make my stomach upset! I don't feel queasy or heavy or like I'm forcing myself to drink it because I know my body needs the nutrition. I can literally drink it all day or for a whole race and my stomach will feel great. That also didn’t used to happen (when using other products). It is so smooth and drinkable…. probably because it’s made with 100% natural ingredients!

Why I'm Sharing:

I could really go on and on about Tailwind but it is better for people to just try it out for themselves. That’s why I’m going to share it with others. I especially want to focus sharing it with people here in Germany and Europe since until now, it has not been available.

So please let me know if you would like to try it out and I’ll get some over to you...I have a lot of samples that I want to share! I am certain that once you try it, you will love it!

Where to Get It:

For those in Europe, if you already know you want some, you can use this link to get 10% off, shipping from the UK: http://www.tailwindnutrition.co.uk/index/ref/Dreama/ 

Let me know if you have any questions...

Happy Training!