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Tip of the Day – It’s all about YOU…

Anders Porter — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:05:53 +0000

We can’t all be Crowie, Laura, Tommy or Tyler! You need to do what you need to do, what’s best for YOUR body… Jason Bahamundi, of Cook Train Eat Race gives us this quick shout out about staying true to you:

Never compare your training volume to somebody else. We all have different goals and YOU can only control your path to your goal!

Jason, thanks for this quick and easy tip!

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Jason Bahamundi is a vegetarian endurance super athlete and Core Power fan who doesn’t know the meaning of the words ‘limits’ or ‘cannot.’ You can follow him on Twitter, check out his adventures at CookTrainEatRace.com and watch his finish at Rev 3 Maine last month.

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Laura Bennett Wins Boulder Peak Triathlon!

Anders Porter — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:35:11 +0000

In her final race before heading off to England, Core Power athlete Laura Bennett dominated the field to take first place at the Boulder Creek Triathlon this past weekend, finishing nearly three minutes ahead of the competition. Laura heads to London in a couple weeks and while she has a few more hard training sessions before tapering for a certain international gathering of superstar athletes, she is feeling fantastic and is in a great position to do well!

To see more images of Laura and read more about the race, visit www.dailycamera.com.

PHOTO BY CLIFF GRASSMICK.

Crowie: A True EagleMan

Anders Porter — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:00:12 +0000

Ironman and Core Power Superman Craig ALexander did it again this past wekeend in MD, by taking home the win at the EduraFit Ironman 70.3 Eaglaman triathlon.

PHOTO: Gary Sissons

Another stellar victory on his quest to return to Kona in October, Crowie crossed the finish line at 03:44:57, a couple minutes ahead of the awesome American Greg Bennett, who is the super talented husband of Core Power athlete and Olympian Laura Bennett. Congrats to both of you and thanks for giving the fans such an awesome race!

Subscribe and Save on Amazon, More Core Power Updates

Anders Porter — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:39:22 +0000

For those of you who have been waiting for the Amazon.com Subscribe & Save feature to launch, it finally has! Four of the five Core Power flavors have been available on Amazon.com for several weeks now, but the cost-saving Subscribe & Save option took some time to activate. Subscribe & Save is a great opportunity to have Core Power regularly delivered to your doorstep by our good friends over at Amazon.com, and by signing up to do it, you save a little money as well.

Many of you have been asking questions about our online sales of Core Power, and we’d like to take a couple minutes to answer them:

Where Can I Buy Core Power Online Now?

We’ve decided that we’d like to leave the online sales experts in charge of online sales, so we’ve handed this over to Amazon.com – and there will be others in the future. We’ll work hard to make sure that they keep our product in stock so that you can get your Core Power where and when you need it. Want to help? Feel free to write an Amazon product review on any of our flavors! And stay tuned to Twitter and Facebook for additional online opportunities as they come up.

Why is Core Power More Expensive Online Now than It Was when It Was HoneyMilk?

That’s a great question – we totally understand how much of a bummer it can be to see the price your favorite products increase. Nothing super awesome about that. But our goal is to give you more value for your buck when you compare our product to the others on the market, and will always strive to keep our prices competitive. We know that what you put into your body is important and that’s why we use real fresh lactose-free milk and natural ingredients when we make Core Power. No powders like the other guys are doing. It’s a high quality product for discerning athletes like you… And as much as we’d love to be able to continue to cover the cost of shipping like we did when we sold the product via our own website, we just can’t afford to do that anymore. That’s where the Subscribe & Save feature on Amazon comes in and makes sense. We really hope that you’ll take advantage of it.

Where Oh Where is Chocolate Light?

Right now, there are four flavors of Core Power available (Vanilla, Honey, Chocolate and Strawberry Banana) on Amazon.com, but Chocolate Light has been ordered by Amazon and shipped, so should appear there soon. It’s also making its way to retailers in Texas and Colorado, and later this summer to other parts of the country. We’ll announce on Twitter and Facebook as Chocolate Light becomes more and more available.

No, Really. Where’s the Coffee?

The coffee flavor has not been made as a Core Power flavor, but we are definitely paying attention to the comments and requests that are coming in. If you’d like to leave your vote to bring coffee back, you may do so here. In the mean time, click on the coffee bottle below to scoop up the coffee that is being sold at Amazon.com, while supplies last!

Where Else Can I Buy Core Power?

We’re working hard on getting into a TON more stores later this summer, so please stay tuned for updates on that progress. We’ll be updating our store locator weekly, so please check back there to see us grow, and to find out if we’re in your neck of the woods!

If you have other questions, please reach out to us using our handy dandy contact form.

Please stay tuned for more updates, and to get the inside scoop on upcoming events, and on Core Power athletes Tom Danielson, Laura Bennett and Ironman Champ Craig Alexander!

More cool updates:

Another Podium Finish for Tom Danielson at Amgen Tour of California

Core Power Athlete Laura Bennett Powers Her Way to London Olympics 2012!

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Olympics 2012: Laura Bennett Powers Her Way to London!

Anders Porter — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:30:46 +0000

With an impressive 3rd place finish at ITU World Triathlon San Diego yesterday, Core Powered triathlete Laura Bennett is on her way back to the Olympics!

(Photo credit: Laura’s husband Greg Bennett!)

Her awesome finish time of 2:00:11 in the 1500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run means that she claimed the final olympic spot on the US Womens Triathlon team and will join Sarah Groff and Gwen Jorgenson in London. This will be her second trip to the Olympic games – Laura placed 4th at the Beijing Olympics. Watch the USA Triathlon YouTube interview to hear more about the race:

From sandiego.tritahlon.org: “Sarah [Haskins] and I had to be in the top nine, so it was kind of important that we all worked together on the bike and then we could fight it out at the end, and we did so,” Bennett said. Read the rest of the article on the San Diego race here, and the USA Triathlon recap is here.

Stay tuned to this website, our Facebook page and our Twitter feed for more updates and fun with Laura over the coming months as she preps for London!

On behalf of everyone here at Core Power, and all of your fans out there: CONGRATULATIONS LAURA! We’re honored to be your high protein recovery drink and part of your training, and wish you the best of luck as you prepare to head off and represent the USA in London!

Tom Danielson and the Importance of Protein Delivery

Anders Porter — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:09:50 +0000

We had an opportunity to sit down with Core Power athletes Tom Danielson and Laura Bennett this past weekend – it was a beautiful breezy Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, and we sat outside to catch up and talk a little shop. Topics ranged from nutrition to motocross to protein delivery. Here’s Tommy talking about how much a pleasure it is to ship dairy products to Spain…

We look forward to hanging out with the Boulder crew of Tommy, Laura and Crowie more this summer, so stay tuned – we’ll catch up them when we can!

Oh and hey… really special thanks to the great folks at FedEx for understanding the situation with Spanish customs and reversing the shipping charges!

Look for Core Power later this summer at a retailer near you, or BUY IT TODAY at amazon.com!

Sneak Peak and Interview: Laura Bennett Talks Sydney Triathlon

Anders Porter — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:16:58 +0000

Core Power Interview with Laura Bennett

The Sydney Triathlon WTS is this weekend and the Queen of Awesome and Core Power athlete Laura Bennett is ready to roll. We caught up with her yesterday to ask her a few questions about how she feels going into the race. She also continues her Sneak Peak series by sending us a few pics she took along the Sydney Triathlon course.

How do you feel going into this weekend’s event? I feel ready to race going into the Sydney WTS. I have had a solid base season. I had preseason race in Mooloolaba 3 weeks ago to see where my fitness was, so I took what I learned there and added a few sessions from then, and now look forward to seeing what else I am missing going into San Diego WTS (the olympic trials!) in four weeks time.

Transition 1 at Sydney WTS

How has your training been the last couple of weeks, and have you altered it in any way to best prepare? My training since Mooloolaba has become a little more specific to my racing, prior to it I did all base season training, and Mooloolaba was my first hard/specific session for the year, and since then I have added a few more specific sessions in the short period of time between the races, so I’m looking forward to seeing how the progression is going.

Any areas of concern for you? What about strengths right now – in what ways do you REALLY feel great? Well I know I am not nearly as specifically fit as most the girls I will be racing, but I have done solid strength work and that goes a long way, but the high end threshold I will be a bit short of. However I look to use all my competition to help me gain the threshold I am looking for from this race in my progression for the year.

Did you take any break after MOOLOOLABA? What did you take from that race that you are now applying to training and this race this weekend? No break after Mooloolaba – I had no trouble getting right back into training as I was not fit enough to really hurt myself and therefore I could slot right back into hard training. I snatched up a few hard sessions between these races that I would like to see allow me to be in the mix about 20% more.

Swim Pontoon at Sydney WTS

Has the weather turned for the better? Did the earlier poor weather have any affect on your preparation for this race? The weather in Noosa… our season training base has been quite wet again this season, but instead of fighting this year we just went out in it- there were days we were on an 120k ride and not one moment it was dry. It is good practice as we often have wet races and if you are not used to the conditions it can throw you off your game! Now I know my timing on breaking with carbon wheels in the wet… it is a bit shocking when coming into a race and you learn that too late!

GOOD LUCK LAURA!

Sneak Peak: Laura Bennett, All Wet

Anders Porter — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:57:54 +0000

As Core Power athlete Laura Bennett headed to the Mooloolaba Triathlon briefing, she ran into a bit of, well… water. While it looks like everything will clear up by race time, this didn’t look pretty.

Wishing you the best of luck this weekend, Laura, from all of your friends here at Core Power!

“It was a bit of an adventure getting to the race briefing in Mooloolaba – 30 minutes away from Noosa.”

– Laura Bennett

Sneak Peak: Laura Bennett

Anders Porter — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:19:26 +0000

We’re teaming up with Core Power athlete Laura Bennett to give you an inside look into her life as a professional triathlete. Throughout her 2012 season, we’ll be posting exclusive sneak peak photos from Laura’s world right here on the Core Power blog! See where she’s traveling, how she’s training, what she’s eating: through her eyes! The series is called Sneak Peak and you can check back in here to see the collection of Laura’s photos as she posts them. The first in the series, here’s a glimpse of a dish she loves to prepare:

“One of my faves: Salmon on quinoa with fruit, nuts, avocado.”

– Laura Bennett

It Doesn’t Get Bolder Than Boulder

Anders Porter — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:55:46 +0000

Whew. What a weekend! For the second year in a row, Athletes HoneyMilk was fortunate enough to be involved with the Boulder Creek Festival in beautiful downtown Boulder, Colorado. We set up a booth again this year and enjoyed great crowds, enthusiastic responses to all five flavors and (with the exception of some crazy intense winds on Monday) great weather.

This year, we teamed up with the good people at Kroger’s King Soopers (KS) and City Market (CM) stores: these two Colorado and Wyoming stores (140 of them!) are now carrying HoneyMilk’s full line of great-tasting recovery recovery drinks. The big difference between this year and last year was that this year we were able to tell people where they can buy HoneyMilk in Colorado! Thanks to the enthusiasm that was spread all the way from Kroger HQ in Cincinnati to their KS and CM stores in Colorado, we were able to place product on our own displays, organize sampling and then roll out the excitement at the Boulder Creek Festival.

Highlights of the weekend:

18,300 samples of Athletes HoneyMilk poured – we beat last year’s Boulder Creek record by 6,000!
1,000 HoneyMilk/King Soopers tshirts given away, worn by runners during Monday’s Bolder Boulder 10K run!
In our first ever public blind taste test, HoneyMilk Vanilla, Chocolate Light, Strawberry Banana Light and Coffee Light flavors blew the socks off of the competition! 75% of participants preferred the HoneyMilk flavors over the other guys! (*Honey was not tested due to a lack of comparable competitor flavor.)
HoneyMilk athletes Craig “Crowie” Alexander, Laura Bennett and Zana Buttermore Baca hung out with us and talked to fans about their L-O-V-E for the AHM.
We introduced the HoneyMilk to even MORE athletes, mothers, fathers, students and children.. and even a couple dogs… and we heard positive feedback from everyone!
Thanks so much to all the talented people at King Soopers and Boulder Creek Events, and to our die-hard HoneyMilk staff and Buzz Team for making this weekend a real hit! Now head on over to your local King Soopers and take advantage of our 2 for $4 special!

To see more shots of the festival, click here!