Letter To Coach Luc
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Luc,
I wanted to wait until I had a few days to recover before dropping you a note.
My Ironman experience was truly awesome. My original goal was to finish the race and be able to walk the next day - no medical tent!!! My other goal was to keep my stomach in tact without aggravating my Crohn's disease. Finally, I wanted to enjoy the training and the race itself.
As I look back I can honestly tell you that ALL of my goals were met. THANK YOU!!!
This is a year that Tommy, Mike and I will never forget and we will never forget your role in our first Ironman experience. I know that the team option was not exactly ideal from your perspective but for us, it was the only way to go. We enjoyed your training program and have gone so far as to recommend you to other athletes in our area. Despite a chaotic travel schedule you always were accessible to us. We had a myriad of questions for you and always got answers. At times I felt that some of our confusion could have been avoided with a simple phone call as opposed to all of the back and forth emails but realize that we were trying to coordinate four very busy schedules. To say that we learned a lot from you would be an understatement - we all learned a tremendous amount that we will carry with us forward.
The mental part of Ironman equals the physical effort. You helped us understand the why of what we were doing at all times. Along the journey there were several decisions to be made...road bike vs. tri bike, long sleeve vs. short sleeve wetsuit, carb pro vs. cytomax, liquid calories vs. solid calories, etc. The BEST decision that we made was to engage your services. This was a no brainer for us and it paid
dividends.
We trusted that you would get us to the finish line and you delivered. The training program was great. You worked with three guys that had families and demanding careers and developed a program that worked. The mileage was appropriate without being over the top. None of us were overtrained or burnt out when we hit the starting line. I have nothing but positive comments regarding the plan that you put in place for us.
I don't know what is next for me but I know this much - I get excited every time someone asks me about my Ironman. I love sharing with them everything that I learned this year. It is one of my favorite topics. I think that is why we all now wear the IM logo - we want people to ask us about what we accomplished. Getting to share with others gives us a chance to relive the training and the day. I guess that this is something that you get to experience every day with your career.
During our first conversation you mentioned that you wanted us to understand and enjoy Ironman. Two words for you - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
I wanted to wait until I had a few days to recover before dropping you a note.
My Ironman experience was truly awesome. My original goal was to finish the race and be able to walk the next day - no medical tent!!! My other goal was to keep my stomach in tact without aggravating my Crohn's disease. Finally, I wanted to enjoy the training and the race itself.
As I look back I can honestly tell you that ALL of my goals were met. THANK YOU!!!
This is a year that Tommy, Mike and I will never forget and we will never forget your role in our first Ironman experience. I know that the team option was not exactly ideal from your perspective but for us, it was the only way to go. We enjoyed your training program and have gone so far as to recommend you to other athletes in our area. Despite a chaotic travel schedule you always were accessible to us. We had a myriad of questions for you and always got answers. At times I felt that some of our confusion could have been avoided with a simple phone call as opposed to all of the back and forth emails but realize that we were trying to coordinate four very busy schedules. To say that we learned a lot from you would be an understatement - we all learned a tremendous amount that we will carry with us forward.
The mental part of Ironman equals the physical effort. You helped us understand the why of what we were doing at all times. Along the journey there were several decisions to be made...road bike vs. tri bike, long sleeve vs. short sleeve wetsuit, carb pro vs. cytomax, liquid calories vs. solid calories, etc. The BEST decision that we made was to engage your services. This was a no brainer for us and it paid
dividends.
We trusted that you would get us to the finish line and you delivered. The training program was great. You worked with three guys that had families and demanding careers and developed a program that worked. The mileage was appropriate without being over the top. None of us were overtrained or burnt out when we hit the starting line. I have nothing but positive comments regarding the plan that you put in place for us.
I don't know what is next for me but I know this much - I get excited every time someone asks me about my Ironman. I love sharing with them everything that I learned this year. It is one of my favorite topics. I think that is why we all now wear the IM logo - we want people to ask us about what we accomplished. Getting to share with others gives us a chance to relive the training and the day. I guess that this is something that you get to experience every day with your career.
During our first conversation you mentioned that you wanted us to understand and enjoy Ironman. Two words for you - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
