COACH CYNDEE

The best thing about racing is that you can see some really great places from a completely different perspective.  I raced last weekend in Puerto Rico at the 70.3 Half Ironman.  My training leading up to the event was great considering we are doing an Ironman in April I was ready to go for this Half.  We took the red-eye Thursday night to arrive Friday in Puerto Rico for a race on Sunday so it was going to be a quick trip.  I started feeling a bit congested as we headed for the airport. I shrugged it off as allergies.  Once on the plane my throat was getting sore and it just went downhill from there.  By the time we arrived in PR I was feeling really bad with chills, aches, congestion and sore throat. I don't know for sure if I had a fever but I most likely did.  I was disappointed because I knew even if I could race Sunday it wasn't likely going to be my best race.  I got to the room and went straight to bed while Michael went...

Running in Las Vegas at the beautiful Red Rock! I know many of you have been waiting for my top training secrets revealed so here they are just for you!   Fuel your body like a pro! So many people think because they train so much they can eat whatever they want.   You need to fuel your body with the right food.   Junk food will not improve your performance.   Non-processed real food will fuel you to win.   Quit eating protein bars and drinking protein shakes and eat real food. I am not saying I don’t ever eat a bar or drink a shake but keep them to a minimum.   Eat foods such as brown rice, quinoa, oatmeal, and get plenty of protein to help your muscles recover.   Keep fat to a minimum and use only healthy fats.   Get out of your comfort zone and mix up your training all year long.   Some people think in the off-season they don’t have to do any interval work or speed work.   Sure there are times you will do mo...

Just about everyone suffers from some form of inflammation.  Chronic inflammation is an underlying problem for many diseases.  Heart disease , Chrohns disease, skin disorders, arthritis and many other health problems can be associated with chronic inflammation. Many people don’t understand that their diet plays a huge role in managing inflammation.  There are a lot of foods that can cause inflammation in your body.  The site of inflammation in each person may vary but the pain people feel is real pain.  There are some simple things you can do to your diet that will help manage your inflammation.  First eliminate or minimize the following: ·    Partially hydrogenated soybean oil – this causes inflammation.  Almost all processed foods have this in it.  Even products that claim they are low fat or nonfat may still contain this product.  READ your labels and avoid processed food.    Sugar – th...