Thursday, January 23, 2014

Bring it On 2014!!

As I begin to buckle down, plan my race schedule and start to refine my focus for 2014, I'm so lucky to be able to say I have partnered with some amazing sponsors for this season.  I am particularly fortunate because all of the sponsors I am working with this season I know personally in some way; I have either worked with them/for them at events or I attend regular rides with them.  In addition to being familiar with their fantastic products, I can also say that the people behind them are great and a pleasure to work with! 

I will start local--I am lucky enough to call myself a member of "the Tribe".  Tribe Multisport is a shop located right next to Old-town Scottsdale.  In the shop you will find everything you could ever need to swim, bike and run your heart out, not only that, but you will find a friendly and knowledgable staff to help you find the right gear for you (or just chat about endurance sports--they're all about this stuff)! They can make excellent shoe recommendations (which I have personally taken advantage of--they solved a shoe crisis for me just a couple of months back!), and when you bring your bike in with a problem or just need some maintenance they won't make you feel stupid (everybody has met the mechanic that scoffs at you for bringing in a simple fix)--they will do an excellent job taking care of your bike and they'll make you glad you stopped by.  They also offer some awesome group workouts: two group runs and two group rides a week.  I encourage you to check out their shop, come along for a ride and join the Tribe!!  Next time you shop use this code: TRUXES to receive 15% off (and you can buy straight off of their website now, so if you don't feel like driving or live out of state, you can still join the Tribe!!).
Shop Here!

Next we'll fly over to San Diego, where my favorite wetsuit company resides.  XTERRA Wetsuits not only make super buoyant, flexible and fast wetsuits, but they are also really cool people--so cool I wrote an entire post about my experience on set with them last Summer.  I will be racing wetsuit legal races in their "Vendetta" full sleeve suit and non-wetsuit legal races in their "Velocity" speed suit.  Click the link below to do some shopping and use SA-TRUXES for 60% off!!
Shop Here!
Finally we'll end in San Clemente, CA where the corporate headquarters for Rudy Project is located.  Rudy Project makes super comfortable helmets and trendy Italian-made eyewear.  The coolest thing about Rudy are all of the little technical details in their products.  After working at a couple of Ironman Expos and having the honor to work with them at Interbike, I am well versed in the cool technical specs about the Rudy Project gear and am more than happy to help you find a comfy helmet or a rockin' pair of shades--just ask!
Shop Here!

I am so excited and so thankful to have these awesome companies on board for my 2014 season!!

I do have one more exciting partnership to announce in the coming months, so stay tuned!!!

Until next time!
@nicoletruxes