Meet the Contributor: Eileen
Eileen Swanson is an amabassador as well as an alumni educator at the Walnut Creek store. She is a professional triathlete, head coach for Tri California, spin instructor, triathlon coach to athletes across the nation and in Canada, and master’s swim coach at Club Sport San Ramon.
Elissa layering up in the Velocity Jacket Running is such a beautiful thing. With each step and each breath, you power yourself to move forward. Everyone’s run form and cadence are very different. We are all moving forward, but in a unique way. Some shuffle, some prance with short or long strides, but it’s all [...]
October 14, 2009 – 1:32 pm
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Tagged ambassador, Best Buddies, california, cycling, Eillen, lululemon, lululemon athletica, Maria Shriver, riding, Walnut Creek
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Eileen, both an ambassador and an educator at lululemon Walnut Creek, with her final installment on the Best Buddies 100 Mile Bike Ride. You can read her other entries on training for the challenge here: Cycling 100 Miles: Step One Cycling + Nutrition After weeks of training, I had the opportunity to join Team KCBS/KPIX [...]
September 16, 2009 – 11:57 am
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Tagged bikes, challenges, cycling, energy bars, nutrition
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In preparing for the Best Buddies Challenge 100 mile ride in 3 weeks, I have been asked by many about how and what to eat on the bike. The answer I give is pretty simple. I eat what fuels me and what settles in my stomach the best. It is all about trial and error. [...]