Nutrition and Science comes together to meet the needs of athletes at Powerbar.  Powerbar is passionate about sports, fitness, health and wellness.  They help athletes like me reach their goals by creating delicious products that are convenient, and nutritionally sound.  I love the Carmel gels and new smoothie energy bars!

Finley Business Solutions helps individuals find the right franchise to fit their financial needs, skills, and lifestyle. Call Dick Finley at 1-800-933-1517 or visit their website at www.finleybusinesssolutions.com for more information.

Top Gear Bicycle Shop is where expertise, precision and quality service come together to provide you with the absolute best bicycle services and sales. Their master technicians are certified in road and mountain repair while their sales staff includes avid triathletes, cross country racers, and competitive road riders to help you find your next dream bike. Visit Top Gear Bicycle Shop in the North Hills for the answers you need and the expertise you require.

I couldn't be more excited to be working with Jesse and his team at QT2 Systems Coaching this year to develop a solid training plan! QT2 is more than just coaching, the training, nutrition, and execution processes used by QT2 triathlon training plans have been developed meticulously for over 10 years and provide a unique chance for triathletes to get the products and attention to detail rivaled by only the world's best triathlon coaches. I'm being mentored by the founder of QT2, Jesse Kropelnicki, USAT Level III elite coach, and I welcome the chance to learn from the best!

I compete on the Ballou Skies Triathlon team. The mission of BallouSkies is to provide funds to map the hearts of boys and girls with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. MD weakens all muscles. Without a cure, the most important muscle, the heart, will fail. If we can look at numerous hearts and map the progression of scarring and the weakening of this vital muscle … we can hopefully extend lives until there is a cure!

Newton's running shoes have revolutionize the running world by producing shoes with Action / Reaction Technology (TM). I've been a Newton wearer for four years and I have been injury free and running with better cadence with each run. The shoe's "lungs" provide that bounce in my step and I won't run in anything else!

Since 1993, Blueseventy has designed, tested, refined and crafted wetsuits and swimskins that transcend the confines of what is possible. In the process, they've carried world-class athletes to victory and instilled confidence in beginners. I've enjoyed wearing their Helix wetsuits and they're newest swimskin the Pointzero3 that combine the revolutionary details that equate to comfort, freedom from restriction and competitive advantage.