Month: July 2016

Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming!

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Erinne, Race Specific

Erinne Guthrie

Pinch me, I must be dreaming – It’s official! I’ve started my training for the ITU (International Triathlon Union) World Championships for Sprint Draft Legal Race in Cozumel Mexico, September 15, 2016

This level of competition is all new for me, as I’ve never competed at Worlds’ or even Nationals’ (even though I’ve qualified many times). For whatever reason, it wasn’t important to me to travel and compete at this level until now. I’m not sure why at the age of 45, but I am choosing to go for it! This race is totally different as it is a draft legal race on the bike, which makes it a completely different type of triathlon than the way I have been competing for 20 years. I’ve only done 1 draft legal race which is when I qualified by the skin of my teeth. I started in first out of the water and ended up 9th across the finish line. With almost zero training going into that race, my friends talked me into competing because all I had to do was get top 10 in my age group. I said I think I can do that even though it was only a few weeks after my retinal re-attachment surgery (read that story here).

So, this is real, I am going to Cozumel in a few weeks (EEK!) and I have been training pretty seriously. I have also never talked about my own personal racing as I am always focused on helping my athletes. So this is new for me as well. I decided I’m going to share my journey with whoever is interested in reading along. So, if that’s you, I will be sharing a personal blog every week or so about how my training is going and all the ups and downs of managing life, my daughter, the training and all the stuff in between!

In my first post about my journey, I wanted to specifically thank my sponsors without whom this journey would be much more challenging. Triathlon may seem like an individual sport but that is far from the truth on many levels.

So, thanks to Body Health and my favorite product of theirs called  Perfect Amino, which I cannot live without my daily 10- they completely allow me to recover and hang on to the muscle that I seem to burn so easily when training hard. I’ll explain more about how I use them in a nutrition post coming up soon (use our promo code for a 10% discount when purchasing if you want to try them, FULLCIRCLE).

Thanks to TEAM Footworks, where I have been shopping for running shoes and accessories for the last 20 years. If they don’t have it they will get it. I love Laurie, JP, Ralph and the team there, they are knowledgeable and very helpful (mention Full Circle for the best pricing).

Thanks to my amazing client Audrey Ross who I admire greatly as a successful business woman,  entrepreneur, athlete and friend who owns Miami Real Estate for supporting me on this journey.

Thanks to All 4 Cycling  and all the team at their 2 stores. I needed a new road bike to be able to compete at this race and I am ecstatic about the TREK I got. Simply put, it is the Rolls Royce of bikes for me; Look for a great post about the details of this bike coming up (mention Full Circle for the best pricing when shopping at All 4 Cycling).

Thanks to Riplaces my favorite elastic laces on the market today! I use them in my running shoes and Vibrams (use our promo code Fullcircle for 10% off your purchases).

I am filled with gratitude by all the people and companies supporting me on this journey; MOM, thanks for the plane ticket.  Marc Pro – I use this thing everyday (use our promo code FULLCIRCLE for 5% off).  doTerra Essential Oils a large part of my daily health and wellness routine.

Also, a big thanks to my Full Circle Team, my coaches, In Balance Physical Therapy, The Stretching Company, Partners in Health and the multitude of fellow athletes, friends, family and colleagues wishing me well and supporting me along the way.

On top of it all, I feel super excited for this to be happening during an Olympic year and with the USA women’s triathlon team having a chance to win GOLD at the Olympics; It’s both inspiring and motivating.

Thanks for reading and wishing you well,

Erinne

ROCKSTAR Triathlete Greg Kail

by fullcircle, posted in ROCKSTARS

Greg Kail

Meet Greg Kail, Full Circle Coaching Rockstar Triathlete
Age: 41
Profession: Entrepreneur

Why you chose FCC to help you on your triathlon/health and wellness journey: Because FCC gives me the perfect combination of triathlon camaraderie and focus on my personal goals. Even after I moved back to the Far East, I consider FCC my tri club today.

What is your “A” race for this season?Ironman® Netherlands this July and Ironman® 70.3 Miami, where I hopefully will be racing together with my FCC fellow athletes.

Please share your BIG goals: Continue to improve my athletic performance. Get closer to podium on an Ironman®, Challenge or Otillo event.

Tell me about your successes so far: In just over a year I went from a painful-barley-made-it 10 miles run (with pretty terrible results to match) to once-a-month 70.3. Along the way I’ve learned to swim, which is pretty awesome. My biggest success is the complete mental change – my entire life I was believing that sport is something, that wasn’t for me. I know now first hand experience that dedication and hard work can change that.

What were some of your biggest Improvements in performance for the each of the following:
Swim: I’ve learned to swim longer than a swimming pool length. That’s the best improvements I wouldn’t even dream of before I’ve joined FCC.

Bike: Improved technique, continuously adding on wattage, actually started enjoying the bike section on the long tri races.

Run: Run is now part of the race, rather than a discipline on it’s self.

Nutrition/Health: probably the biggest change since I have started triathlon by joining FCC is the radical, and positive, change of the lifestyle. The nutrition is a huge part of it.

Please include any Personal Records and Goals achieved:
70.3 – 5:40
10K – 43:31 min

Name 2 or 3 things that have made the biggest difference in your journey: Coach – there is almost no way a big result is attainable without one.

Lifestyle – the same old simply does not cut it. Good athletic performance calls for big changes. Luckily these changes are very positive.

What excites you the most about being involved in triathlon? I feel awesome and I am also being surrounded by likeminded people now too.

What would you say to another person who was on the fence about joining our training program? Do it!

As part of Full Circle’s  VIP ONLINE Training Program, Greg has been able to continue his Ironman® training with Full Circle Coaching and completed 3 halfs in the last 6 months with a PR at each race (5:42) on his way to the  IM® Netherlands in July.  I am SUPER proud of his dedication to train despite many setbacks due to travel and limited access to places to swim, bike and run. I am confident this soon to be Ironman®, is going to show us what he’s got many more times in the future.  WAY TO GO GREG!!

ROCKSTAR Triathlete Gerardo Cuadra

by fullcircle, posted in ROCKSTARS

What is your “A” race for this season? Miami Man

Please share your BIG goals: To complete an Ironman before my 30th birthday.

Tell me about your successes so far:  Erinne helped me go from being almost afraid of the water to completing my first event involving an open water swim.

What were some of your biggest imporovements in performance for each of the following:

Swim: From not being able to swim 1 lap in a pool to swimming 500 meters in open water

Bike: A speed increase of several miles per hour on shorter rides

Run: PR’s in both 5k and half-marathon

Nutrition/Health: Lost 5lbs, greatly increased flexibility and reduced soreness

Achieved: 5k PR 23:02, Half marathon PR 1:58:12 and successfully completed my first triathlon.

Name 2 or 3 things that have made the biggest difference in your journey:  Erinne’s expertise has allowed me to trust in the process and I have seen incredible improvement. In addition the camaraderie and supportive environment created by the group helped motivate me for all those early morning workouts that ultimately helped me reach my goals.

What excites you the most about being involved in triathlon?  The challenge of competing and improving in 3 sports simultaneously while still being part of an incredibly positive community.

What would you say to another person who was on the fence about joining our training program?  This program can help so much more than simply improving your numbers. Erinne’s overall approach to health and training combined with a fantastic group of athletes will definitely make the experience worth it.

As part of Full Circle’s Gold Group Training Program, Gerardo was able to accomplish all these awesome goals in less than 6 months.  I am SUPER proud of this dedication and will to push through his fears of the water as well as improve his strengths by getting faster.  WAY TO GO GERARDO!!