Train-This Multisport Coaching

Here is what our athletes have to say:

If you think you need to be pushed, but in reality you need to be held back, Mary will hold you back. If you think you are not ready to achieve your goals, but in reality you are, she has the keen ability to drive you towards them, all the while making it seem it was your idea. If you think you need constant communication and support, but in reality you just need to be let free, she allows you the freedom.

It was a mix of fear and possibility that knotted my stomach for my first meeting with Mary. I had this crazy notion that I wanted to see if I could do a triathlon, even though I needed to learn how to swim and that my running had never lasted more than five consecutive minutes. There seemed to be no question for her — of course I could do one — and through an amazing journey, she guided my steps through not only a first triathlon but a first SEASON of triathlon. Never making me feel small for my goals while others around me were training for Ironman and I just wanted to survive a sprint, Mary encouraged me. She challenged me when I needed it and help me trash the “what ifs” and the fears and doubts. She helped me see that I’m stronger than I think I am, that I can do more than I think I could. Because of her support and her training plans, I was able to begin creating an athletic identity for myself — one I had been seeking for years but never found the right group with which to shed that self doubt and try. I found that home with Mary and Train-This!
 
Amy M, Buffalo NY

Mary’s greatest characteristic of a coach is that she doesn’t give you what you think you need. She gives you what she knows you need to be the person you told her you want to be, and based on what you give her in return as an athlete.

Mike C., Syracuse

Kim , Detroit MI
has become so important to me that one year later I’m still with the team!!recieved. Mary took me on with less than four months to go, nursed me back to health, taught me proper nutrition, mentally prepared me for 140.6 miles, cheered for me during my race and shared my triumph. I don’t know what I would have done without Mary and Train-This. In fact, the coaching and support I’ve IMFLand sure I wasn’t going to make it to  overtrainedtraining I was  ironmanWhen I came to Mary in the middle of my

Matt C. Rochester NY

THANKS MARY! And to me teammates..I can’t wait to be a part of the Team Train This Domination that is going to occur in 2010!!!!!!!!….time to get on the bike!

“I pity the fool, who doesn’t wanna race in the green and blue!”-MjC coach!) I was brand new to the sport with no real connections. No real clue on the proper way to train for something as big as an Ironman Triathlon. Train This has made me a part of a community and this is what I feel is the biggest benefit. Through Mary and Train This I not only get daily workouts but I get daily support. In my short time involved with Triathlon I have realized that the nature of the sport can teach you a lot about yourself, it can help you prioritize your life, your goals, your ambitions. In order to succeed in Triathlon I believe that you need structure, you need a plan, and you need a support system to help you along the way (after all triathlon is an ENDURANCE sport!) and Train This has been all of these things for me…and I’ve only been with Mary for about a Month! Mary’s enthusiasm for life…for sport… is contagious and I cannot wait to see what she has in store for me!bballthe limit! I firmly believe this and intend on making Mary and the Train This team proud in 2010. In my mind having people around you that are into the same thing as you is essential to endurance athletics and LIFE! I am so happy I have become a part of the Train This lifestyle! Prior to being led to Mary by former TT alum and hopefully 2010 teammate Jay H. (my high school  skysI have only been with Train This for about one month but I can honestly say that I feel as if I am already a part of the family that they have started. Even without meeting many of the team members in person, I still have had numerous conversations with many teammates through the numerous communications links that Train This utilizes via the internet. The Train This google group that has been established has become an essential part of my daily life. Every email/in person conversation/phone call can bring coaching, humor, friendship, etc…a simple topic on the team forum can stem a daylong back and forth conversation that can be all the difference in making a bad day at work a little more enjoyable. With that said, Train This is more than a Triathlon/Endurance coaching system. Its all-encompassing. Train This has become my motivation, my guidance, my teaching tool. Mary has not only given me workouts that will help me accomplish the goals that we have discussed, but she has introduced me to Yoga, Nutrition, Strength Training; Mary has led me to my new Masters swim class, a Triathlon in Texas, and even to the creation of my own blog, trinitytri.blogspot.com. Train This can be all that you want it to be! Train This will allow you to grow your athletic abilities in a way that suits you. The online training peaks systems allows you to see your planned workouts ahead of time so that you can plan your schedule accordingly since we are all not so lucky as to be professionals but instead must maintain jobs. Mary will work with you on a one-to-one basis in order to provide you with your ever evolving training. Things happen on a daily basis that throw wrenches into our plans. With Mary and the Train This team on your side the

Thank you Jackie!!! You are an incredible inspiration and I truly appreciate all the help you gave to me on my path to my first Triathlon. It was a great journey.
Last winter I was a couch potato, but thanks to you and all the help, I’m officially hooked. THANK YOU!!!!!!