Odwalla Girl!

Exciting news, I was chosen to be part of Team Odwalla! This will be the first official blog as an Odwalla Athlete. I will be continuing to write about the journey to Ironman and beyond!

First let me explain... Odwalla makes organic, all natural, yummy juices and snack bars. A few months ago I noticed that they were accepting applications for an Athlete Ambassador Team so I applied. 100 athletes were chosen from 1000's, we are located in New York, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco and of course Los Angeles. Odwalla's mission is to nourish the body, mind and spirit. They wanted athletes who also contribute in their communities and could spread the word about Odwalla by racing in Team Kits and sharing their product with friends, family and fellow athletes. We have been asked to do at least 3 races in our kits and particpate in a charity race/event.

Wildflower was supposed to be my first official race and charity event in my Odwalla kit, but unfortunately it did not arrive in time. So Ironman Coeur d'Alene will be my first Odwalla Race!

I've been breaking in the kit on our training rides which have been epic the last couple of weeks. We have been in our last build phase and are finally starting to taper towards race day. We climbed over 6000' to Mount Baldy, rode 100 miles on the Pacific Coast Highway spotting dolphins offshore, and joined friends on a ride from Angels Stadium in Anaheim to the infamous Pizza Port in Solana Beach.

Now, just 20 days until Ironman! I plan on posting more often especially as our training lightens up and I have time to breath. I have spent many miles and hours on the bike thinking of things to write about, but would get home and have only enough energy to eat, shower and sleep.

Please sign up to follow this blog and automatically get updates. I hope to entertain, inspire and amuse with the journey and observations of the athlete next door. And there may be chances for free Odwalla goodies...yep that would be a bribe.