Featured Athlete: Andy
Andy Powell
Andy is one of those natural athletes who is so fun to work with. He is a prime example of an athlete that excels when following personalized private coaching. A husband and father of two, he balances his family life, work life and training life to get the most out of all three.
He says of his training before signing up to work with Clare Zecher Coaching: “Prior to signing up with Clare, I was an enthusiastic and experienced runner but a novice triathlete.
My training was very unstructured; No stretches of note, no strength training etc. Yes I got some decent results but I was getting a bunch of repeating injuries too. “
Andy’s willingness to learn and to do the “hard stuff”, especially strength and recovery as well as hard, steady state cycling lead to an incredible break out year in 2024 with multiple podiums. This is especially remarkable when you realize he’s constantly on a plane for work travel around the globe.
Says Andy, “Clare has given me a structured but flexible training schedule, and is ever ready to adapt to my rather errant working/personal commitments and limited time to train.
In 2024 the results were a complete thrill. No injuries at all was the best win to be frank. And a bunch of podiums and the odd win too. Plus a PB by over 20 mins on the admitted flat Jones Beach 70.3 despite atrocious weather (which Clare came to support at). “
Yes it’s been hard work but a lot of fun and deeply rewarding at times too. “
Andy definitely excels at making all the work look easy, and his smile from the podiums in infectious. Keep crushing it Andy!
We can’t wait to see what results Andy pulls in for 2025!
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