COACH CYNDEE

Today I raced the half ironman at lake mead.  The race is called Rage and for me this was a training race for my full ironman in Texas next month.  I had a plan going into this race and it was executed almost perfectly.  It is pretty rare in racing triathlons that things go perfect but it does happen once in a while.  Because this was a training race I did not want to kill myself.  I needed to push my effort but not so hard that my training this upcoming week would suffer.  I have a lot of training over the next few weeks and have got to be on top of my game.  The water at lake mead was VERY cold.  I am not sure why all of the sudden I have issues with really cold water but it seems the last two races that I have done in water temps in the low 50's have been really difficult.  I have raced cold water races and never had issues but these last two have challenged me in a whole new way.  When I got in the water I had to slow my p...

I always am trying new approaches to motivate my clients. I talked on this subject on a previous blog post called what motivates you.  A challenging part of my job as a trainer is finding out what motivates each person because everyone is so different.  I throw out 1-2 month challenges to my clients on a regular basis.  I give away fun prizes and public acknowledgement at the end.  Its all in fun and fits right along with my motto to "Train Hard and Have Fun". My most recent challenge was for each client to find something to add to their daily routine.  Something that can improve their health and fitness either mentally or physically.  I am positive that being healthy mentally can be a large part of your physical health. My clients were surprised that I was not telling them to remove something from their diet for this new challenge.  For some people telling them what they can't have right off the bat does not work.  So when tr...

Last month I attended the South Eastern Endurance Multisport Expo in Atlanta. I lived in Atlanta the first year that my good friend Mike Lenhart had the vision of having a triathlon expo. We sat at Einsteins in the mornings after working out and discussed how much fun it would be. Well some people talk about things but Mike gets things done. We did it the first year and it was a blast. It has become a pretty big event with major sponsors like Subaru and All3Sports. Mike has created a fun event for the endurance community in Atlanta. The attendance is just about 1,000 people. Mike asked me to be a speaker at the event and of course I said yes. It was a great opportunity to catch up with my friends in Atlanta. I arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday after being in Costa Rica for a few days. The event was on Saturday so I had time to relax for a few days. Mike was busy finishing all the details of the event. You can see information about the event on the website at www.seeme2011.com ....

In the past 10 years I have raced in some great places. I have seen some beautiful things. I have swum the waters in San Francisco from Alcatraz. I saw the Golden Gate Bridge from the water as I was swimming and it was amazing and breathtaking. I ran the Maui marathon and saw whales off shore during the run. I raced in Hawaii on the big Island and saw some amazing things. I ran 50 miles through Headlands National Park in San Francisco and the beauty was spectacular. In many cases the beauty made the pain of the race well worth it. Costa Rica has been no different and exceeded all of my expectations. Although I did not have my best race, if fact I had my worst time in completing a Half Ironman, it was still spectacular! I went into this race getting over a sickness that I had the week before. A week before the race I came down with a flu and severe cough that triggered asthma. I went to the doctor the Sunday before the race and he loaded m...

Valentines Day is right around the corner. People who claim to LOVE each other buy things like chocolate and candy and are slowly killing each other! This year make a pledge NOT to go out to dinner, buy chocolates, cookies, wine, or candy. I personally would take a new pair of running shoes, garmin, ipod, pair of Oakley's, (I could go on but you get the point) over dinner or candy. I remember a great Valentine gift I received one year was a case for my new bike! I know that is not very romantic but I loved it and it did not make me FAT! This year make a pledge to not buy your significant other something unhealthy. Eating bad food together and hanging out watching a movie might be fun but its gonna make you fat. If you are doing that and are together for 25 years it is likely in 25 years you will both be obese. Get out and get moving together. It is critical to your weight loss success that you have a good support system in place! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

So many people in this world are stressed out! Do you know the impact stress can have on your body? Do you know how to reduce stress? Read on and I will give you some important information about why you should try and live a stress free life! I tell people I don't have any stress in my life. They always say really none, no stress at all? I say yes, I don't have any stress in my life. They will usually say again, "you don't stress about anything?" No, I don't. Nobody seems to believe me when I say that. I have made changes in my life and I really do live stress free. That has not always been the case. When I worked as a district manager, and oversaw 20-30 stores in several states I did stress about things. I remember laying awake at night thinking about missing deposits, employees that were stealing, and making sales All those worries for what? Whenever I felt the stress in my life was no longer healthy, I made a change. I quit my corporate job...

Pam With Spec Daisy with GFWF Shirt Me and the Gang! Today was a great day in Vegas. The weather was perfect for training. In fact the past few days have been great training days. Friday I managed to ride 90 minutes, run 7 miles, and teach a spin class. I ran with my running partner Daisy and she (as always) kept me at a great running pace. I swear she is the most amazing dog and probably the fittest dog you will ever see. She was not even remotely tired after running 7 miles. Tomorrow I am planning on taking her to run 10 miles. She ran 10 with me a few weeks ago and kept a steady pace the entire run. I have never seen a dog that loves to run like her. After Friday I was going to take it a little easy Saturday. I went and ran with the Rockin Runners in Henderson in the morning. We did a short 5 mile run. Then I worked most of the day. I was trying to sell Get Fit With Fido shirts at The Vitamin Shoppes Health Fair. I ...