COACH CYNDEE

Some Of My Favorite Things When Oprah was doing her show, each year she would have a show dedicated to some of her some of her favorite things.  This blog is like that with a twist.  It is Coach Cyndee’s favorite things ONLY they are all related to health and fitness.  These are things I would not want to live without!  So here it goes: Kswiss Kwicky Blade Running Shoes.   I have these shoes in just about every color and for the past 3 years they have been my FAVORITE running shoe. Here is the latest picture of my most recent color......all I can say is awesome! www.kswiss.com   CEP Running Socks. I think I have these in every color too.  I have them pictured with my running shoes.   I like both the sleeves and the socks.  I can’t remember life before these compression socks.  They are the best ones out there! www.cepsocks.com   Headsweat Visors ......preferably with the Coach Cyndee logo but headsweat visors a...

After The Race Debbie, Terri and I My last race of the year was yesterday in Utah at the Kokepelli Triathlon.  I did the Olympic Triathlon.  I was fresh off of the Worlds 70.3 Half Ironman just one week ago.  I didn’t have any expectations for this race. I just wanted to have fun and race with friends and clients.  I signed up to race OPEN category because I wanted to start in the first wave.  This way I could finish and see everyone else finish.  I have never raced in OPEN.  I have raced ELITE and it was a very competitive group.  OPEN was different because really anyone can sign up to race in this category.  We were getting the swim course instructions from the race director and I was halfway paying attention.  I am a good swimmer but never in the front so I just follow everyone.  The buoys were kind of confusing because they had buoys out there for boats and swimmers.  The swimmers buoys were spread far apart.  We...

Racing the World Championship 70.3 yesterday was a great experience.  This was extra special because it was a big race in my hometown Las Vegas.  I qualified for this race back in February at Panama 70.3.   In Panama I was 2nd in my age group earning a spot for the World Championships.  I was very excited leading up to this race.  My parents were coming down from Montana to watch the event. I have so many friends and clients that were planning to come volunteer and watch.  I was racing with the best triathletes in the World!  Talk about pressure.  I am usually not nervous before races but this one had me a little on edge.  I was really well hydrated leading up to this race.  I also had a great taper and felt ready to race. Race morning is always questionable how much food I can get down.  I managed to get down a entire power bagel with peanut butter and honey. I also drank a muscle milk.  It was good that I ate all that becaus...

I am currently training for Ironman 70.3 Worlds on September 9th.  This past Sunday was a hot and humid day to train in Vegas.  I hope on September 9th the weather is a little better or less humid.  By the time I finished my run on Sunday it was noon.  I would have still been running if it were race day and let me tell you it was HOT.  I can handle the dry hot heat much better than the humid hot heat.  I feel as if my training is going good leading up to this race. It is my last big race for the year and that is always a great feeling. I had a pretty busy year of training and am ready for a little break after this race.  Last year was the first year this race was in Vegas.  I decided to check race results last year.  There is some serious competition in this race.  I realized it is the best in the World and everyone has to qualify, but wow there are some fast age groupers out there.  I am hoping to complete this is 5:30 or better. ...

After The Race! I am currently training for Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas on September 9th.  I decided to add an Olympic race into my schedule this past weekend.  I figured it would be a good training race and good to get out of the heat in Vegas.nCurrently it is over 110 degrees in Vegas so we thought we would get to cooler weather in Flagstaff Arizona.  It was a super idea and I must say Flagstaff is a great place to race or even just train in August.  The weather was perfect in the morning and afternoon.  Each day we got some late afternoon showers but by that time training was over.  I told my boyfriend I wish I could live up there for July and August each year.  It was incredible.  A lot of people come up for this race from Phoenix so the competition is pretty tough.  I felt pretty good throughout the race and started my run with a 7:30 pace.  That is really great for me and at 7000 feet I felt good about it....

Great post workout meal. Egg whites, brown rice, spinach, tomatoes, feta cheese. Many times my clients inspire me to write about certain topics.  This is one of them.  A lot of times people come to me after they have lost a significant amount of weight.  When people lose a lot of weight many times they want to take on a new challenge.  In many cases that is a triathlon or marathon. Many of these clients are currently at their goal weight or very close to it.  Some have lost significant weight.   In some cases people may have had an addiction to food when they we're overweight and they may have a very distorted view of food.  Some view food as the enemy or as what made them fat.  My goal is to get them to view food in a whole new way.   When you train for a triathlon especially half ironman or full ironman you MUST fuel your body very different from when fuel for weight loss.  When training for endurance events each day you may have m...

Recovery is so important when you are training.  In fact it is more important than most people think.  If you don't recover properly it can negate all the hard work.  Recovery involves many factors.  Proper sleep, reducing stress, diet and the right supplements will all help with your recovery.  If you get really confused reading all the labels on the sports nutrition supplements then make sure you keep reading.  You can take 20 different things and hope one works or you can take the best ones know they are working and spend less money.  There are a few very important supplements for recovery: Your foundation supplement should always be a quality multiple vitamin.  These contain valuable nutrients and are a great reassurance that you are not missing anything.  They also contain antioxidants that are essential for recovery.  Natures Way Alive is a good brand. GNC has a few good multiple vitamins specific for Men and Women.  Life E...