Champion triathlete Becky Lavelle is getting a training boost with Dr. Sears’ Zone products.
“I definitely feel good when I’ve been taking the EicoPro and SeaHealth consistently. I notice that I am able to recover more quickly from workouts, and my energy level in general seems higher,” she said.
Zone products that Becky is using in training include EicoPro Omega-3 Concentrate (four capsules daily), SeaHealth Plus (one ounce daily), Zone Bars (about one-two per day, before and after training), Zone Shakes (about one-two per day after a workout) Zone Cereal (an occasional breakfast), olive oil (“every time I cook!”) and Athlete Pro (one-two scoops in water bottle during workouts).
“I love the Roasted Peanut and Lemon Bars, the Zone Cereal and the strawberry Zone Shakes,” she said.
In the past Becky said she didn’t put a ton of emphasis on nutrition, but she’s doing that more and more, eating a balanced and healthy diet and staying away from junk food and sweets.
“I am learning how important it is to fuel your body with the right things to make it perform at its best,” she said. “Over the years, I have typically eaten meals similar to Zone meals. I try to focus on lean protein with veggies, and avoid adding too many starchy carbs to the meal (like bread or rice). I love avocado and almonds, and I include those in my diet almost every day. I have always been a big proponent of olive oil, cottage cheese, and spinach too.”
Her goal in 2008 is to win as many races as she can.
Becky believes her biggest athletic accomplishment to date was winning Escape from Alcatraz in 2006.
“That was the biggest one for me because I had always wanted to win it. I was second, third and fourth and then finally won,” she said. “I was almost brought to tears running through the finishing shoot because the crowd was amazing,, and I was so happy.”
Her favorite part of training is being fit and the feeling she gets during and after a workout when the endorphins are high. Her least favorite part of training “is getting up at 5:20 a.m. to swim!”
Here is a list of her extensive accomplishments:
2003 Pan Am Games Bronze Medalist
2005 USA National Champion
Triathlete Magazine’s 2005 “Comeback Athlete of the Year”
Inside Triathlon’s 2006 “4th Best Female Triathlete in the World”
USAT’s 2006 Multisport Athlete of the Year
2007 Long Course National Champion (Wildflower Half Ironman)
2007
Escape to Bermuda - 1st
Tinley’s Triathlon - 1st
Pacific Grove - 1st
Chicago Triathlon- 2nd
Drummondville ITU - 2nd
Life Time Fitness - 4th (first American)
Wildflower Half Ironman- 1st
California 70.3 - 3rd
2006
Tri-Cal Series - 1st
Treasure Island - 1st
Tinley’s Triathlon - 1st
Pacific Grove Triathlon -1st
Chicago Triathlon - 3rd
Vineman Half Ironman - 1st
Escape from Alcatraz- 1st
Uvas Triathlon - 1st
St. Anthony’s Triathlon - 1st
2005
N. Zealand World Cup - 6th
Treasure Island - 2nd
Betsy’s Tri-Cal - 1st
Beijing World Cup - 7th
Chicago Triathlon - 1st
US Pro Nationals - 1st
San Jose International - 1st
St. Anthony’s Triathlon- 1st
2004
Out entire year due to injury.
2003
Pacific Grove - 1st
LA Triathlon - 1st
Chicago Triathlon - 3rd
Pan Am Games- Bronze medal
Edmonton World Cup - 5th
Escape From Alcatraz -3rd
Wildflower Half IM - 2nd
For more information about Becky, visit her Web Page: www.beckylavelle.com.