First Endurance Joins The Trakkers Family

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

With the offseason in full swing, lots of 2010 planning is still in motion. A major part of that is making plans for my involvement with Rev3 and Trakkers for 2010. There is more news in the works that I will share when the time is ready, but I just got the green light being able to make our first big announcement.

First Endurance signed on to Team Trakkers as our official nutrition nutrition sponsor!

I’m brand new to the company, but I’m digging their philosophy: “Our goal is to have 100% of our members finish Ironman with no cramps, no bonk and no gastric distress.”AKA: Get to the finish line happy.

The last two years, I’ve primarily been using a mix of a custom Infinit blend and GU and Clif products. Except for a few bumps in the road, I’ve gotten it down pretty well, but still recognize that I still have a ton to learn.

Going through a lot of the resources they have online tonight has already learned a ton. (I had the idea that caffeine is a diuretic drilled in to my head a million times during cross country practice way back in high school, that that idea will be a tough one to kick.) They have a whole mini social network that is completely focused on athletes educating each other on nutrition. Sweet, right?

Part of that is a whole series of programs, tests and surveys to help you better understand what works for you. That was one of the reasons why I came to love my Infinit blend so much. It was made just how I wanted it and I proved its worth on the course. It is also one of the biggest principles that I learned from Holistic Guru. Bio-individuality. We are all built pretty much the same, but our bodies can react to nutrition plans very differently.

I’m especially psyched to do the caffeine test once I get back into training. Except for some herbal tea one or twice a day and a regular diet of chocolate in any form that I can consume it, I don’t take in much compared to the average American. I’ve always been wary of using it in training/racing since I have such a low tolerance, but am amped to see what their test says.

If you want to check ‘em out, here are some places to start.

main: www.firstendurance.com
social/research: www.team.firstendurance.com
Blog: www.blog.firstendurance.com

Once I get my hands on the goods and put them to a test, expect an honest review coming your way.

Category : Ironman, Triathlon