Life as a pro triathlete and medical student- thank goodness for
a great coach and some amazing sponsors!!
I finally just started my second break from medical school
for the year and I will get the next month off while I finish my triathlon
racing season! I am excited and back to
rest and recovery as a major factor in my training. The key elements to my
ability to be able to race as this level and be in medical school at the same
time have definitely been both a superb coach and fantastic sponsors. Greg’s
approach to rest, recovery and not overtraining has really kept me healthy and
not burnt out through a very difficult stretch of full time pro training and
full time medical school clinical rotations.
Sometimes less is so much more and with the stress and decreased sleep of
medical school we have come through the other side injury free, fresh and ready
to rock the end of the season! I was even able to pick up a win at REV3
Wisconsin during my med school stent and a 3rd place at REV3 Maine,
so Greg definitely had me doing something right! The right coach makes all the
difference- couldn’t be more true in my situation.
The other folks I would like to thank are our sponsors.
Profile Design has supported us with absolutely everything we could possibly
need and at any moment in time. They have never said no, they always make it
happen and they are a true support to professionals in this sport. There is absolutely zero possibility that any
of us could race professionally without sponsors like Profile Design. Their wheels, wetsuits, stems, bottles…the
list goes one….have kept us going all season and we are thrilled to be with
them because they have, hands down, the best products. Rudy Project is another
sponsor that has always shone a deep commitment to the pro triathlon community.
If you ever see a pro race, you will see that almost every pro in the field is
racing with a Rudy Project Wingspan helmet.
This is simply because it is the fastest helmet on the market (tunnel
tested by John Cobb) and your helmet matters, a lot. Quintana Roo has helped me
with the fastest bike I could ever dream up, the CD0.1. I just received my
Computrainer, which will be an absolutely essential piece to being able to
train full time and pursue a medical career at that same time (I would said
this is a “must have” training tool for anyone who works full time and has a
little cash to spend on getting faster).
Thanks also to Hammer for the best nutrition products in the world and Champion
System racing gear that stands in a class alone. It would be impossible for me to do triathlon and
med school without this help from these amazing companies and the people behind
them. Thank you so much for everything.
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