How my journey began

I was always active growing up. Skateboarding was my favorite activity and did this from age 9 till about my mid twenties. It was then when I fell into the wrong crowd and started to spiral out of control with partying and experimenting with drugs. I came to a point where I was staying up for 3 days straight, wired, no food in my system, with no realization of how bad I was abusing my body.

In 2008 I was 28 years old, nothing short of an addict, with no direction in life. It was a point where I was either going down for good, or rising above.

Later that year, with the persistence of a good friend, I signed up for my first run (10k) and after that, I was hooked!

Since then, I’ve done tons of running races, sprint, olympic, and half ironman triathlons! I became totally obsessed with endurance sports - as it gave me a “second life.” And since then, I never looked back.

Then in 2011, I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - a digestive disease that almost killed me. Losing almost 30 pounds from my already thin frame. This was a result of careless eating anything and everything from processed foods, fried foods and all.

I was advised by my G.I. doctor at the time that I would have to take medications for the rest of my life. Within 6 months the medication gave me some of the most horrible side effects; scaly skin, shortness of breath going up just a few steps, tastelessness, just to name a few! Through raw juicing and whole foods!, I made a lifestyle change that would lead me to where I am today.