COACH CYNDEE

The past two years when training for my Ironman race in May I have said that it was my last Ironman.  Each time I have signed up for another Ironman after finishing the race.  I am here again in the midst of my training for Ironman Texas in May and I am telling you this is my last Ironman!  It is about at the height of the training when my life is ONLY work and training that I feel this way.  Today I spent the day training 6 hours and 20 minutes.  Then I got a massage that was not very relaxing (mostly because I was exercising for 6 hours today and I was so tight she had to work alot of things out).  Tomorrow I have to ride about 2 hours and Sunday I have to run 14 miles and swim for about an hour.  Doesn't that sound like an fun weekend?  That is exactly why I don't want to do another Ironman.  Training for an event like an Ironman is no joke. It is hard work and all encompassing.  During the height of training your life becomes w...

Incorporating water running into your training may be the best thing you can do to get to race day injury free. I have done it and I recommend it to clients all the time. If you have any injuries that seem to be aggravated when you increase your mileage then incorporating deep water running into your training might be the missing link in your training program. Here are some good examples of when I would recommend deep water running: Training for something such as a marathon can require up to 40 miles a week of running.  Many times I come across a client that has had several injuries. Many times as they increase mileage they have various issues.  With these clients I will decrease the mileage outside by one or two days and add deep water running on those days.  They will still be required to do their long runs.  One or two of their shorter runs will be done in the pool.  The schedule will typically be 5 days of running brok...