Erin Truslow 
Erin Truslow has been in the fitness industry since 1988 as a group exercise instructor, and personal trainer. Some of the numerous certifications Erin holds include Aerobics Instructor by the American Fitness & Aerobic Association (1988), Personal Trainer by the American Council on Exercise (1991), Physical Fitness Specialist (In 1992), Advanced Physical Fitness Specialist (1993), an Advanced Aquatics Instructor (1994) by the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research, and she is a certified Body Pump trainer / instructor, Johnny G Certified Spin instructor, has been trained in Kickboxing by a three time World Champion and a master martial artist, and as a Re-Gen Ultimate 6 Trigger Point Therapy instructor. Erin has co-owned two personal training studios in the past and is a competitive age-group Triathlete. Erin is also an avid fund-raiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and has been volunteering for LAF for 4 years.
Erin moved into the event planning world when she started the LAF Project 24 Hour Spin-A-Thon which raised over $75,000.00. Erin joined Leilani & Red Licorice Events in 2007 after working as the Volunteer Coordinator with Medalist Sports for the LIVESTRONG Challenge series. Some of Erin’s current events include the LIVESTRONG Challenge series, the Real Ale Ride in Blanco, TX & the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Birmingham Alabama. When Erin isn’t spending time with her 6 year old son, she can be seen at Pure Austin or Castle Hill Specialized Fitness instructing cycle classes and training for the New York ING Marathon. |
Leilani Perry
Leilani loves red licorice. The twisty, sweet, fat free kind you get in the blue & white striped box. She particularly loves it stale! Leilani’s love of licorice was the inspiration for Red Licorice Events & it’s off-beat, approachable, quality, iconic events.
Leaving college in 1985, Leilani found her way to Washington DC, were she worked on Capitol Hill for a California Congressman and in the media department of an international environmental non-profit. International environmental work kept her in Washington & Europe for 5 more years, before landing her in Texas, where she owned her own retail business for 15 years.Leilani has served as a Coordinator for the Austin Livestrong Challenge in 2005, a committee member and coordinator for the Danskin Triathlon for 2 years and has been Race Director for the Colon Cancer Coaltions ‘Get Your Rear in Gear 5K’ for 3 years. Most recently she has been a coordinator for the Real Ale Ride in Austin – a 2,000 person multi-distance bike ride that will be a Red Licorice Events produced event in 2009. Leilani is also Race Director for the successful womens only triathlon series – the Rogue Womens Tri and the Sweet & Twisted Tri in Austin, Texas.
In her spare time, Leilani coaches running & triathlon for Rogue Training Systems and is Vice President of the Austin Runners Club. She has a hunky, handsome husband, Ron, and 5 woofderful dogs. |
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"I couldn't have done it without RedLicorice. Erin and her team exceeded our expectations. Her energetic and positive attitude brought great energy to our existing team. We have already hired her to produce our 2009 event and are looking forward to another great year."
Chris Carter
Bicycle Sport Shop
Austin Texas.
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