COACH CYNDEE

Above is my new logo for my business. At the bottom of the blog you will see a picture of the t-shirts that are now available on my website. The design below is on the front of the shirt and the logo at the top of this page is on the back top of the shirts. They are a great tech material. This last weekend a few of us went to the lake to do a brick workout. It was really good to finally get back on my bike. I was running so much over the past several months that I rarely ( ok, not at all) got on my bike. Saturday we did a short ride, run, and swim at Lake Mead. Today me and Cory went for a ride after I taught spin. My legs were a little tired and my butt now hurts! I know that will go away once I am on the bike more. I forgot how much I enjoy riding. Cory is a good match for me to ride with. We are pretty equal on the bike. When you are looking for a training partner it is important to find someone close to your level. If you train with people above your ability you will likely over t...

This weekend I will be doing a brick workout at Lake Mead. Anyone is welcome to join. I will be doing an easy/moderate bike for an hour leaving at 7am from Boulder Beach. A short run will follow. The run will be moderate pace for 3-4 miles. Afterward there will be an easy recovery swim in the lake. Bring lots of fluids and sunscreen because it is supposed to be hot. I wanted to talk about my top 5 supplement picks. I worked most of my career in the vitamin industry. Because I spent so much time in the vitamin industry (over 15 years) I get a lot of questions about supplements. Let me start by saying there is a lot of garbage out there. Anything that seems too good to be true is most likely not worth wasting your money on. On the other hand, there are a lot of beneficial supplements that can really help you in your training. I have my top five supplement picks for athletes. Multiple Vitamin - some choices are, Natures Way Alive (with or without iron - must take 3 a day), Life Extension...

A few weeks ago I took a client of mine to the lake. We were going to run and then swim after our run. This client runs several times a week on the treadmill in the gym and is a descent swimmer in the pool at the gym. She does strength training with me 3 times a week. I thought it would be no big deal. We would run and then go for a quick swim in the lake after the run. In Las Vegas it is pretty hot in the summer. We started early at 7am and it was already close to 100. I frequently run outside in the summer in Vegas so 100 was not a big deal for me. We had plenty of water for the run so off we went. I felt great! I noticed about 10 minutes into the run, my client said go ahead and was slowing down. I went ahead and after a while I went back to see how she was. At this point she was walk/running. She said she was fine so I went ahead. Then I ran a little more and turned back around. She was stopped when I found her. She was clearly having trouble with the heat. We went back and she wa...

After several days of recovery my legs are finally feeling normal. The 50 mile run I did Saturday destroyed my legs for two days. I was able to teach a spin class yesterday and my legs actually worked. I am not sure my toenails will be normal for a while but I don't need those to walk! I get a lot of calls from people wanting to train for their first triathlon. Recently I have had a number of calls from people training for a few of our local triathlons in September and October. It seems to be more popular now than ever before. People see the distances of a sprint triathlon and think that they can do it. They don't think it through. They don't give themselves enough time before they contact me. People think they can do it on their own. As the date gets closer to the event they realize they need help. That is when they call me. In a lot of cases it is too late for me to realistically help them be successful . Some of the things you must consider before embarking ...

I have to thank everyone who donated to my cause to raise money for the NSPCA by running 50-miles in San Francisco's Headlands run. I want to recap the day and let you know what it is like to run 50 miles of HILLS. When I decided to raise money for the NSPCA I thought I had to do something that would catch peoples attention. I thought a 50 mile run would certainly do that. I picked the Headlands run after looking into several 50 milers. I picked the Headlands knowing, I would have some hills but what I encountered was THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE. I do not say that casually because I think I have done some pretty tough things in my life. I have done several Ironman races and this run was far more difficult than any Ironman . I paddled across the Molokai channel in Hawaii with a group of girls in an outrigger canoe and this was considerably more difficult. Fifty miles in itself is a hard task but add 10,000 feet of elevation change and that adds a whole new chal...

Saturday I will be running 50 miles at the Headlands run in San Francisco. I feel ready to get it over with and get back on my bike. I have not been riding much except teaching spin classes. It will be good to get out on the bike. For those clients training for the local triathlons, I will soon have some organized rides since I wont be running so much. We had our usual open water swim this past weekend. There was only one person who had a panic attack! There will be several more open water swims before September. The next one is tentative for August 15 th or 16 th . Tonight we are having a track workout at the Rainbow LVAC at 6pm. We will meet at the stretch area. Tonight we will do 1/2 mile and mile intervals. Bring lots of water and a towel! I will probably not update until after my run this weekend. Stay tuned!