New Sponsor 2012

Every since I started racing in 2005 I have been seeking out different companies to help sponsor me in my races. I realized that its not the easiest thing in the world to get and you really do have to 'earn' it. In a sense, you have to think about if that given company would sponsor me, if I would be worthy enough to live up to that agreement to do so well to a point where I would be podium/placing each race to represent the team. I applied for over 60 sponsorships two yeard ago, but since then things have changed and I have grown as an endurance athlete and have gotten a lot better. I have been working in corporate fitness which I absolutely love, for the past two yrs, and the more I think about how exactly I got into it and the more I love coming to work each day, makes me think even more that I am here now for a reason. The clients I have worked with and the managers that I have had are some of the greatest people I have ever worked with as well. I am grateful for every opportunity I have had and I still have. Which has gotten me to a point to say that out of the 7 years I have been racing, I am confirming my first sponsor with my own company Plus One Health Management starting in 2012.

This for me is HUGE as most of my paycheck has gone into these races these past 7 yrs and I would have to say that if I haven't gotten into this, I would be a much different person both outwardly and inwardly AND be moved out and on my own at this point. What I have done, where I have been, and who I have met over the oast 7 years I wouldn't trade in for the world, and I am also happy to say that I am glad that I didn't go right into grad school from undergrad because it gave me more time to figure out what I really wanted to do with my life, race more, become a better athlete and learn more about personal training and coaching. I feel like your 20's are really there for you as a decade of your life to have fun, yet figure out yourself more and what you want to do with your life.

Throughout the years, I have learned what over-training meant, over- racing, under- training, knee issues of all sorts, bike accidents, nutrition, and tons more. Its pretty amazing that one can learn SO much through every race, every new challenge, and every experience. This is why I love racing so much, its like a self-exploration with a constant change of sceneary. The better I do, the faster I get, and the happier I feel about my ego and my performance. Its a pure example of what hard-work can do in bring and I apply all of this philosophy to my professional career as well. All in all, I am RLY xcited for my 8th season to start with a bang to a trip to the BIG SUR to be running between cliffs and valleys... Even though its not the full 26.2 marathon unfortunatly as it was closed out, its close enough being 21 miles and its a perfect race to do before the (3) half ironmans I have planned in my road to dropping my time 20 mins before the seasons end.

Cheers to 2012! Getting faster and spreading my love, passion, and talent to coaching others that will do the same.