Coach?

[maillotpois]

I have been coached and have coached others - endurance and ultra endurance events being the goals for both. I think it is great to work with someone as long as there are realistic goals and benchmarks and regular check ins to make sure everything is working.

I worked with Roger Rintala at Wenzel coaching. I also worked with him when I was coaching the Death Ride. He is wonderful The friends I have coached for doubles I was a little less structured, but it still worked (and now one of them regularly kicks my a$$. . ).

[maillotpois]

I also have 2 Coach bags, but I am using my Roots ones now and prefer them.

[chatnoire]

I have a lovely Coach cashmere scarf. It's brown.

I'm interested in the discussion as well, because I've considered the possibility of a coach. I get bored very easily unless I'm pushed and challenged, but I'm also very skittish about going out on my own and trying new things. I feel like a coach could take me places (performance-wise) that I'd never get to on my own. I danced for 12 years, but the three I was in a performance group were infinitely more rigorous and demanding than the rest of them...and therefore more enjoyable to me. I like things to be achievable challenges, and with my riding right now, I'm not sure I even know what a reasonable challenge is.

[HillSlugger]

I've been using a coach since October of 2010. I was getting over an Achilles injury and wanted help with safely ramping up my running again. She got me through a winter solstice 5 miler and then I kept working with her for triathlon.

There have been so many positive for me from the experience. One is that I no longer have to try to puzzle out what I should be doing day-to-day and week-to-week. I could never quite figure out how to do build periods, rest weeks, etc, and it drove me crazy. Now, I get my "assignments" one or two weeks at a time and all I have to do is follow the plan. Second, she pushes me harder than I would push myself, but she pushes me in just the right ways to see real results. She listens to me and understands how I like to train and race and is good with working with my schedule.

The first tri season we worked together I went from being FOMOP to hitting the podium. My swim is stronger, my bike is stronger, my run is stronger, my confidence is improved, and I have a race strategy that works for me.

She's in Texas and I'm in Maryland. We work by email, text, Facebook, Beginner Triathlete, and telephone, as needed.

BTW, I first met her here, but she's no longer active: KSH. i lover her to death!

[Blueberry]

BTW, I first met her here, but she's no longer active: KSH. i lover her to death!

Cool! I wondered how she was doing

[colby]

She's in Texas and I'm in Maryland. We work by email, text, Facebook, Beginner Triathlete, and telephone, as needed.

BTW, I first met her here, but she's no longer active: KSH. i lover her to death!

Very awesome! Also glad to hear she's doing well.