Congratulations on being chosen a Full Circle ROCKSTAR Triathlete! Age: 34 Profession: Chief Creative Junkie (Graphic Designer) at 5 Cents T-shirt Design Why you chose FCC to help you on your triathlon/health and wellness journey? A friend told me Erinne and her team at FCC do a great job at developing the skills required to … [Read more…]
An annual training plan is a tool we use with all our athletes to provide a road map for the individual athlete’s training season. It doesn’t have to start in January and it can be 3, 6, 8, 12 or 24 months long depending on your short term and long term goals. It is a … [Read more…]
By Coach Erinne Guthrie I have had my share of life’s ups and downs Divorced parents Failed marriage Successful birth of my daughter Death of a soul mate My fathers suicide But none of those scared me the way waking up one morning seeing only black in my left eye did. I don’t have good … [Read more…]
Many of my athletes are confused about what to eat for breakfast when they start to move away from the traditional sugar laden, carb heavy breakfasts like oatmeal and boxed cereals. The following 3, are tried and true breakfasts that deliver nutrients as well as prefect proportions of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. My goal with … [Read more…]
What’s Your Big Why? Do you know? Knowing the answer to this simple question can make everything in life a little easier. So many times we get lost in the day to day activities; going through the grind with no goals, no purpose no focus and wondering where the day went, how time flies and … [Read more…]
By Coach Erinne Guthrie I meet with a lot of cyclists on a weekly basis, some during one on one sessions and some during our weekly group rides, and I am always surprised by how little new and even experienced cyclists shift their gears. The gears on the bike are meant to be used and … [Read more…]
What’s up Runners and Triathletes? Have you signed up for your next 5k, 10k, 13.1 or 26.2? It’s Running season! Most of the programs you are following right now teach you absolutely nothing about HOW to run. Instead, they have you turning up the volume of running, week after week despite your lack of energy … [Read more…]
Flip Turns – Summer Review Although open water swimming and triathlons do not require the use of flip-turns, it is important to use them in the pool setting for a couple of reasons. Flip-turns add a challenging aerobic component to a workout. It’s like getting two workouts, for the price of one! Each flip-turn is … [Read more…]
It has been a great summer so far. I was able to take a nice break to “WORK IN” a little at Green Turtle Abaco, Bahamas. I had big plans of getting 8 hours of sleep a night, running, open water swimming and yoga every day!!! Well… not so much! The entire family got really … [Read more…]
As many of my athletes are digging deep getting ready for some short course races here in south Florida I wanted to discuss mental skills and specifically short course racing and high intensity training. Typically athletes racing short course will be pushing a higher intensity than those doing 70.3 or Ironman distance races. It is … [Read more…]
