Please join me in welcoming Becky Adams to our team! As a coach and sports dietitian I view my role as one to guide you thru confusion, support you thru discouragement; inspire good health, well-being, and life balance; help you find your strength when you want to give up; and celebrate alongside you when you achieve what you only dreamed possible. In terms of credentials, … [Read more...]
Assistant Coach Spotlight – Jennifer Powers
It all started with The Stress Fracture. Well, actually it started with two nurses I worked with asking me to walk a half marathon. Despite (or perhaps because of) being in nursing school, I was at my heaviest at 210 pounds. That’s a lot on a 5’ 2” frame. I was coming off a Christmas that included crying to my future husband that I was tired of being short of breath just … [Read more...]
Early Spring Bicycling – Tips from the SDEC Coaches
Does the warm weather have you ancy to ride? Be careful and take these tips from our coaches - Jennifer, Curtis, Sally: - The roads have extra debris and salt from winter weather. Carry extra tubes and flat repair supplies. - Motorists have not seen us out and about all winter and are not used to looking for cyclists over the crest of a hill or around a blind … [Read more...]
Athlete Spotlight – Darryl & Linda Holman
Our athlete spotlight this month is on this fabulous married couple, Darryl & Linda. They have both reached big goals as I have had the pleasure to coach with them since 2016. And 2018 holds bigger goals, and given their work ethic and strength together, I am sure they will achieve everything they set their minds to. Below are some fun questions that we asked them about … [Read more...]
Triathlon Old School to New School
By Assistant Coach Curtis Brooks, aka IMCB As a new coach and triathlete of 30 years, I had the opportunity to live in the old school days of more is better and trying to fit life into triathlon. Training days were hard followed by even harder training days, no one seemed to take a day off and we sacrificed sleep and family functions to try and make life fit into … [Read more...]