Death Race Finisher
For most of my life I\u2019ve been the athlete, funny how I find myself in a new position in life as more so the coach. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve entirely understood coaches (I had a hard time really connecting with most I\u2019ve had). But the experience is entirely different.
You work so hard to prepare who you\u2019re working with. It\u2019s not like the sessions are over after the 60 mins is up. You\u2019re always thinking about the progress of whomever you\u2019re working with (online or in person). I\u2019m wondering how they\u2019re doing during the week. If what we\u2019ve talked about is working, if it will get them results and if what is expected is being done.
You almost feel helpless at times because you\u2019re not able to actually do it for them. All you can do is support, encourage and find ways to help them get results. I almost find myself more nervous at times coaching than when I was performing.
Their victories almost feel like yours both big and small, and their set backs are yours the same as you find new ways to help them reach the goals you both set out to achieve.
A big shout out to Noel Darcy who\u2019s been working with me for quite some time. More months than I can count, he came to me and said he\u2019ll be training for the Death Race in Grande Cache which is 125 KM course. Hard to even try to understand how long that is for most of us.
Noel\u2019s been working incredibly hard from nutrition to workouts and (especially in this case) recovery. At the point of this post there\u2019s only 23hrs until the race begins and I couldn\u2019t be more excited for all of Noel\u2019s hard work to pay off. Looking forward to hearing how it goes Noel, we\u2019ll be with you.