Do you need a coach?

Coach and Me after our 70.3

I am super excited to announce that my Coach , Trevor Stultz, has opened his business, Kingdom Multisport! I have been under his supervision for one year. He took a non-swimmer, mediocre runner and poor cyclist and turned me into a decent athlete!

Who needs a trainer? My opinions:

I think that anyone who is starting out new, without any background of being athletic, and has aspirations and goals needs a trainer to get them started in a new direction.

Anyone wanting "more" ...one who wants to run longer, swim faster, cycle properly ....needs a trainer.

Anyone wanting to get into triathlons greater than Olympic distance needs a trainer or coach.

Why do I think a trainer is important? I can only speak of my Coach.

My Coach has many years and Full Ironmans under his belt, so he has personal experience.

Trevor  has lost over 100 pounds in his journey, therefore having nutritional wisdom.

He knows how  to fuel the body and refuel for recovery.

Coach is always available for guidance -counseling for me!

He understands REAL life with REAL situations.

He makes your training plan according to your needs and to accomplish your goals. Trevor looks at the big picture then breaks it down into realistic steps to make YOUR event possible!

Most important to me is that my Coach is a man of Integrity and Truth.  We have had times of laughter, times I have shared my fears and anxiety, and times that I have shed tears. And EVERY time my Coach gave me words of wisdom and truth. My journey was not only physical but spiritual. It took a Kingdom and Godly Man to bring me to the place that I am now.

                       Thank you , Coach, for all you have done for me! Let our next journey began!
                                             May we touch more lives and Give them Heaven!

Peace after 70.3

Shortly after the 70.3 I got sick..BUMMER! Both ears infected, severe vertigo and sinus infection. Big TIME BUMMER! No doubt due to the fact that the last 3 weeks of training my ears would bleed when taking out my ear plugs. I was down for two weeks. No training , nada ,nothing for 2 weeks.

At week 3 I started getting back into the groove (of not feeling like I just took a hit of Moonshine) but just did not have my heart into training. I wasn't depressed (as some have talked about after completing a big race). I just had no heart for running, cycling or swimming (I was plain scared to put plugs back in my ears after 2 weeks of vertigo and dizzy!). I woke one day thinking I was excited to train again but it was short lived. What ? How could this be? This was something that I truly never expected to happen to me. I loved having a schedule telling me what to do and when to do it. I loved the nights of going to bed knowing I had done an amazingly hard training session earlier in the day. How could my heart NOT be into training again?


Then it occurred to me. I realized last week that I was living in a panic /fear that life as a triathlete was OVER! Due to my history with my ears and the last conversation with my ENT specialist , I was living in fear of something completely unknown. So, against any good wisdom, I swam on Monday. And my ears bled after the swim. And now I have dizziness. Panic and fear again. Then, I remembered an amazing sermon by Apostle Steve and Apostle Todd. And I stopped and listened . Really intently listened. Panic and fear subsided the more I was quiet. The more I was quiet (which is really hard for me) the more I heard . The more my heart was quiet , the more it filled with peace. The more peace that was filled, the happier I was.

The outcome? If I never swim again, I am mentally okay. I did something amazing the day I finished that 70.3. I overcame fears and obstacles . I realized how I can push my body to limits I never thought I could. The months of training made me into a better person, both physically and spiritually. Crossing that finish line was not just for me! It was for so many others who have doubt or are scared to venture forth. Venture forth......

So, Pat and I took a walk and decided it was time to go back to my ENT who specializes in "hard ears " (not hard heads but I do fall in that category). He already said I need both ears re-done and 6 weeks of IV meds to prevent another rejection ( who rejects ear drums? ME). I have put the appointment off for 2 years in fear. We will seek the wisdom of a medical professional. And, if he says I can never swim, then I am okay. Really I am. But, we are going to pray that healing will occur with the surgery (should I need it) without needs of IV meds and such. And, still, if I can't swim I will be okay.

So, as any good athlete , I have already set new goals for my next adventure! Already got races lined up to meet these goals. I pray that swimming will be a part of my goals but if not I will venture forth anyway!




The saying is so cliche' but holds so much truth...I CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens me.....not some but ALL! I can take disappointment and sadness and turn it into something that can help others. I can do this as my strength and provision comes from Yahweh and His word is NEVER wrong!