RTTC - Sonja Wieck - New Coach!

I've known Sonja Wieck for a while. Scratch that. She has known me for a while. I have known (about) her for years. Can't remember how I found her blog but I did and couldn't stop reading. Not (only) because she has been at the very top of our age group for years and I wanted to find out her secrets to being fast and successful but because she has such good insights into all aspects of life and can express my exact feelings better than I can myself at times! We have had some good battles out there on race day and, whenever she is spectating a race that I am competing in, I breathe a sigh of relief: Someone out there is going to know JUST what I will need to hear! So, yes, I love that girl!

I caught glimpses of her building this coaching business and I knew that it was going to be good. Really good. Sonja doesn't do things half-heartedly. When she is in. She is ALL IN. I was happy with my coach - Liz Waterstraat/Multipart Mastery - in 2016 and was planning on continuing with Liz but at the end of the year Sonja kept popping into my head. I was really curious what it would be like to have her as a coach. After the 10-day challenge, which I loved, I decided to just go for it and write her an email asking more about RTTC and her coaching ideas. And she said:

LET'S DO IT!

I want to coach you.

I want you to be a part of Rising Tide Triathlon Coaching.

And I did a happy dance!!! To say I was excited is an understatement. I am thrilled for 2017 and this partnership! I can't wait to see what Sonja and I can pull off together.

So far I have been loving it. I mean, look at that awesome gear. Those colors! And the little seahorse! I am in love. Stay tuned...

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