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Jodi Lammert
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"Amanda is an exceptional coach. She has the desire and determination to motivate but also the compassion to understand that I am a human and I also have a life in addition to my training. I like her hands on approach - she asks me for suggestions and adjusts as needed. She understands my goals and works with me to reach them. I'm very impressed and would highly recommend her to anyone with any goal- she will get the job done!"
Jodi Lammert
John Callos
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"Amanda,
"First of all, thank you. The improvements over last year are substantial, especially when you consider that I did not do any running over the last three weeks due to the broken ankle and plantar issue, and, being sick for two days during the race week! Still, with all of that, your base training over the last few months really prepared me, so that I could draw from the well of reserves. And it all came together.
"First of all, I was VERY surprised that I beat my bike time. But this year, due to your training regimen, I killed it on the bike compared to last year. I don’t know how it was possible, but it happened!
"On the run, I really hurt for the first ½ mile. Then sort of by mile 1.5 I thought, "You know, I actually feel pretty good overall. I feel OK." But I remembered to keep a steady pace, no crazy spurts of speed. I remembered that a measured steady pace is how records are made. But your negative split workouts really paid off. At the turnaround, I said, "OK, I have done this before. This is my race, I know this course like nobody and I have done this last half a lot faster in the past." I really picked it up. I remembered my leg speed and dug really deep. Tears were streaming from my eyes! I did the run in 28:07 which is a full 3 minutes faster than last year’s effort! I also recovered much faster than last year, when they actually thought I may need to seek medical attention!
"Overall, I dropped 8 minutes on the exact same Sprint course! Also, I placed 151 out of 407 people. Amanda, I beat a LOT of people. I placed in the top 37% of finishers overall and I beat over a third of the guys in my age group. Two years ago, I placed nearly last in my age group.
"I am THRILLED with the results. Despite all the issues, excuses, missed workouts, travel, injuries, etc. etc., all of your base training helped me have the reserves to pull of my best results ever. I could not possibly be any happier, excited or proud. I absolutely cannot even believe the results myself! In my wildest dreams, I never imagined I would have done so well.
"Thank you for making my dreams come true."
John Callos
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