My new job.

Starting this March, I will be the manager of the 2009 USAT Endurance Mobile Tour. This means that I will be traveling across the Western US promoting USA Triathlon and many of its partners. We will be driving a fully loaded RV and pulling a trailer. We will set up a booth at each event (about 24) across 7 states. There we will hand out goodie bags with product samples, rent out gear, run a retail store, and have a "cool down" area where athletes can relax.
We will set up CompuTrainers so people can ride Blue bikes, sometimes have an Endless Pool for people to swim in, and of course demo the latest Rudy Project helmets and eyewear. The tour will be striving to be environmentally friendly at each event. We have also partnered with Soles for Souls so bring us your used running shoes. I want to invite everyone to come and visit us along the way. As well as my usual blog, we are starting a new one just for this adventure. Check out usatri.blogspot.com to see what we are up to.
I will need lots of help, so anybody in these areas is more than welcome to come and volunteer! I will have a ton of cool gear for anyone that shows up for a day or a weekend.

Here is our tentative schedule:
2009 USAT ENDURANCE MOBILE TOUR

MARCH                                
6-8                   TriFEST Expo                       Tucson, AZ
13-14               Trigear TRI #1                       Tucson, AZ
20-21               Lake Havasu Triathlon         Lake Havasu, AZ
                        (West Coast Collegiate)
28-29               OPEN

APRIL
1-3                   California 70.3                     Oceanside, CA
11                    Vineman Showdown              San Rafael, CA
18-19               Newport Beach TRI               Newport Beach, CA
25-26               OPEN

MAY
1-3                   Wildflower Triathlon              Monterey, CA
9-10                 SheROX Womens TRI         Tempe, AZ
16-17               Tempe Intl. Triathlon             Tempe, AZ
30-31               Deuces Wild Triathlon          Showlow, AZ.

JUNE
5-6                   Tri for Your Cause                 Boulder, CO 
12-14               Kansas 70.3 Half-Iron            Lawrence, KS
20                    Topeka Tinman TRI              Topeka, KS
26-28               USAT- Hyvee Triathlon        Des Moines, IA

JULY
1-9                   OPEN                                Colorado
11-12               Boulder Peak Triathlon          Boulder, CO
17-19               Vineman Half-Iron                 Sonoma County, CA
25-26               Pacific Coast Triathlon          Newport Beach, CA
                        (USAT Sprint Nationals)
30-1                 Vineman Full Triathlon          Sonoma County, CA

AUGUST
8-9                   OPEN                                Pacific NW
15-16               Beaver Lake Triathlon           Issaquah/Seattle
22-23               Portland Triathlon                 Portland, OR
29-30               OPEN                                 Pacific NW

SEPTEMBER
5-6                   OPEN                                 Pacific NW
12-13               Spokane Triathlon                  Spokane, WA
19-20               Kirkland Triathlon                 Kirkland/Seattle
26-27               Black Diamond Tri                Enumclaw, WA   or OC Intl Triathlon

OCTOBER
2-4                   Los Angeles Triathlon           Los Angeles, CA
10-11               OPEN                                 California
17-18               OPEN                                 California
24-25               SOMA Intl. Triathlon              Tempe, AZ

NOVEMBER
31-1                 Marin Triathlon                    San Rafael, CA   (PENDING)
7-8                   SilverMAN Triathlon             Las Vegas, NV
              
 Here is a list of the partners so far:

Avia Running Shoes
Astavia Supplements
Fuel Belt
Garmin
Skins Performance Clothes
Endless Pools
Astavia Supplements
Bag Tags
Bank of America
BLUE Competition Bikes
BodyGlide
Hammer Nutrition
ISM Saddles
Maxxis Tires
NuBound Supplements
Spinervals Videos
Textile Solutions Towels
Training PEAKS
Tri All 3 Sport Bike Cases
TriggerPoint
Choice Hotels
Compu-Trainer
DeFeet Socks
SweatVAC
Endurance FILMS
Rudy Project Eyewear
Rudy Project Helmets
Runovia Supplements
Gatorade
Trigger Point
Wicked Fast Supplements
Yankz! Shoe Lace System
Cowbell.com
TriZONE.com
FlexPower Muscle Gel
Selle Italia Saddles
Zipp/SRAM