Bio
Namrita O'Dea is a Registered Dietitian and co-owner of 55nine Performance based in Atlanta, GA. She helps triathletes, runners, cyclists and other athletes reach their performance goals. She has a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, a Masters degree in Nutrition from Georgia State University, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Applied Physiology at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Namrita has eight years of experience in software consulting, project management, client software implemenation, and web strategy at companies like Manhattan Associates, Inc., Macquarium, Inc., and Ciber, Inc. In 2006, she chose to follow her passion to work with athletes pursuing a career change focusing on nutrition.
Namrita is an active member of the American College of Sports Medicine and PINES.
Namrita is also an elite ultra-endurance mountain bike racer specializing in 6- to 24-hour solo and team events. Namrita is one of the six US racers on the Topeak-Ergon mountain bike team.
In her spare time, Namrita contributes content to xxc magazine and to the Coach's Corner at MTBRacenews.com. She has also contributed to Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. She also conducts clinics and camps for women cyclists and speaks at several nutrition and racing clinics in the USA.
Articles, etc:
Hydration, Electrolytes, and MTB Racing
How to get enough protein in your diet
How to Introduce your Significant Other to Mountain Biking
Gluten-free and Paleolithic diets
How to lose body fat safely in the off-season
Carbohydrate Loading for Endurance, XC, and Stage Racing
What it takes to race in the heat
