Brilliant round of this weekend from Team Energised athletes racing on all levels from Beginner to GB Team Level.

Where to start is the question!  So first off was the World Duathlon athletes - with Tash Blunt and Stewart Guynar gaining top 15 placing’s in their Age Group at the main event in Edinburgh.  Followed by the amazing Danielle Stewart who is consistently on form at the moment, winning everything she starts - brilliant, wonderfully talented and understated, lovely lady!  Danielle took the GOLD medal and now heads to Budapest to race at the World Triathlon Champs - we wish her loads and loads of luck!

At the Vitruvian 70.3 Sam Hayward and Chrissie Waploe both completed their half Ironman distances in awesome times, Sam with sub 5hrs and Chrissie just over - amazing!  I received text’s from them both saying how awesome their races were, and how they were looking forward to next season already - brilliant.  Sam heads to Australia later this year to complete her first Ironman, no problem we think!

Also out and about on Saturday was Fran, Katy and Ian in Scotland - completing the Race the Sun Challenge - biking, mountain climbing, more biking and kayaking for about 11hrs, which for a first time team is a wondeful time. Very proud of the team, and they raised lots fo funds to help several charities - even better. I am just wondering what is next….!

Then Sunday action…..  Cotswold Triathlon, a highly popular soldout event - taking places in the lakes with a few swans and a lot of weed!  Of the Energised crew, the results were impressive with Martin Palmer 5th overall and Neil Williams in the top 10…. also hot on their heels was wife Cath Williams, and Jeremy Pollard.  Head Coach Kim was racing too - with a 3.5min PB on last year. Highlighting the bike for a spot of winter work - who knows what next year could bring!

And finally the Bristol Half Marathon saw many, many first timers and personal best times being set with a huge WELL DONE to Wendy Millard and Ian Webster - fantastic times and results…

So what next then …. if you are looking for things to do we are taking a group to the Warwickshire Triathlon on Sun 3rd Oct, plus there is the Pink Big Bootcamp for Breast Cancer on Sat 30th Oct … plus many more events to follow!

For training plans, on line coaching, advice and mental strength please contact us.

So many Energised Athletes out and about racing this weekend - we would just like to wish everyone there very best race yet in the season and look forward to hearing all the stories, results and fun that was had..

All our Energised athletes use our services to help enhance their performance and enjoyment - giving them the best outcome possible … this includes sports massage, core strength and biomechanics, mental strength and hypnotherapy and coaching.  If you would like to enhance your performance for next season just be in touch, or look out for our forthcoming workshops over the winter.

Where to start with the Energised Luck …. !

GOOD LUCK to Energised Stewart, Tash, Robyn & Danielle racing at the World Duathlon Champs this weekend in Edinburgh I know you are going to be brilliant!http://www.edinburghduathlon2010.com/

GOOD LUCK to Energised Jeremy, Bob, Sandra, Sophie, Rich, Cath, Neil, Ian, Mark, Liz, Sharon, plus Coach Kim and BAD Tri Co doing the Cotswold Sprint Triathlon - brilliant big group of happy racers! Good times http://www.triferris.com/cotswold/index.html

GOOD LUCK to Energised Katy, Fran, Ian and their teams doing the Big Challenge of Race the Sun in Bonnie Scotland You have done all the training and will be awesome enjoy it! http://www.actionforcharity.co.uk/eventdetailsnew.asp/urlsearch/Race-the-Sun

GOOD LUCK to Energised Liz, Alex, Ian, Katie, Keith and Co, running the Bristol Half Marathon this weekend - I know you are all super fit for this one! Go go go http://www.bristolhalfmarathon.com/

GOOD LUCK to Energised Sam, Chrissie and Co at the Vitruvian Big Triathlon this weekend - going to be awesome races I know Enjoy!! http://www.pacesetterevents.com/vitruvian-triathlon.php

Enjoy it, race well, focus, get in the zone and be the best that you can be on the day

Happy, happy weekends to you all!

Photo Ivan Newman - Worlds - Visit his Blog:http://ivannewman.blogspot.com/ 

Wow - what a week in the Team Energised world and a wonderful one too!!

Lots of wedding,  confidence buliding pre and post natal fitness coming …

Three Energised couples have got married, three have announced they are having their first baby and two couples have got engaged - any more, for any more!!

So the weddings first… A BIG Happy Energised Congratulations to 

Mark & Fiona - with their back to the 70’s wedding (!) - I know this will have been a brilliant celebration…. Ros & Dave for their special day… Ros was given Head Coach Kim as a Christmas present for her pre wedding fitness and her results were amazing - well done Ros!  And then this weekend, Lilly and Martin getting married in France!

May everyone from Team Energised wish you all the wonderful happiness for your future lives together and we look forward to welcoming you back to Bootcamp after your honeymoon’s!!

Following the weddings we would like to wish a huge congratulations to our Energised couples expecting their first babies at the end of the year, including Sarah, Gemma & Hazel Head Coach Kim has been training them through their pregancy and know they are all entering Trimester three and doing really well - mini Team Energised clothing on its way!!  Plus post natal from Spring 2011 I think will be request!

And finally we would like to congratulate out wonderful client Kalpna on her engagement to Mark - they have been part of the Energised family for a long time and we know what a brilliant couple they make, and wish them every happiness in their future wedding and life together. Sarah & Nathan, new to Team Energised but regulars to Spinning have just announced their engagement also, and we really look forward to working with them even more in the future.

Phew!  Any more announcements we have missed do let us know…….!! See what happens when you join Team Energised

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and if you would like any pre wedding fitness tips, pre and post natal tips or confidence tips just be in touch!

Get your friends and family together - put the date in your diaries and come to this brilliant Charity Bootcamp on the Downs in aid of Breast Cancer - everyone is welcome, it will be great fun, challenging and rewarding!

Event:  Bristol’s Big ‘Wear it Pink’ Bootcamp in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Week

Date:   Saturday 30th October: 8.30-10am

Donation     Minimum £10 plus £8 for a t shirt

Associates: Sweatshop will be giving a Goody Bag to everyone who finishes, plus offering a free sports bra fitting service and 15% off all sports bra’s purchased on the day - plus an equivalent offer for men to be confirmed!

Wear: Pink!

Outline:  Following the huge success of our 1st Big Bootcamp for Breast Cancer in 2009, we have decided to run it again and this time make it even bigger, and raise even more money for this wonderful charity, whilst challenging people to come and get Energised!  The Bootcamp will be suitable for all levels of fitness, from 16 upwards, men and women. We will adapt all the exercises to your needs - so if you are a little nervous we will look after you - and if you want a challenging workout we will push you!  And whatever we know you will have lots of fun, and help to raise lots of money. To sign up follow this link, get a group of friends and join us - we know you can do it!

To find out more call Kim on 07720 845849

To book your place and find out more visit: http://www.energisedperformance.com/product.php/10/112/_charity_big_circuit_in_aid_of_breast_cancer

To find out more about Wear it Pink Week visit: http://www.wearitpink.co.uk/

 I hope you are all enjoying the Sunshine which has arrived for this August Bank Holiday Monday… so whilst you relax - after the Blaise Big Bootcamp at 8.30-10am  (just meet us by the Cafe!) - take a little browse around the website and plan your Autumn Fitness Goals.

Then email your goals to us wherever you live in the UK or abroad and we will help keep you on track!

If you live in, or near Bristol we have a range of courses starting this week, and the following weeks including: Weekly Bootcamp on a Tuesday evening at 6.30pm, and Thursday mornings at 6.30am…. Small group personal training sessions on Thursday and Monday evenings using the Kettlebells, Flexi Bar & Postural Courses, Saturday Big Beastings and much more!! Visit the Events page to find out more…

As well as this - Team Energised will be racing at the Cancer Research 10km’s, Highworth, Cotswold & Warwickshire Triathlons and the Bristol Half Marathon - plus the World Triathlon Championships in Budapest (where Head Coach Kim will be working too!)

We are planning new courses and events in London, and potentially Edinburgh due to demand - especially the Mental Strength Workshops and Big Beasting so if you are interested let us know!

We will also be uploading lots of free training plans, podcasts and Blogs with lots of information from mid September so we look forward to providing you with more information weekly…. if there is anything specific you would like do let me know.

Read Katy’s little messsage below -and I am sure they will provide us with photos after too!

“Good afternoon Energised….
As you are aware I am taking part in the Race the Sun challenge in the Lake District on 4th September 2010, which is now only 4.5 weeks away so I’ve moved into a bit of panic training!  Just in the last 7 days I’ve cycled 79 miles and walked 12 miles and I’m pleased to say I’m feeling really good ;o)

As a team, we have committed to raising a minimum of £2,000 for Action Medical Research and we have already raised just over £1,500 which is great but we still need to raise at least another £500 in the next 4 weeks.  I’m never keen on sending these types of emails but this is no ordinary challenge and I would really appreciate your support in achieving our goal.

As a reminder the challenge starts at sunrise, we cycle a total of 50 miles, hike to the summit of Helvellyn (England’s second highest mountain) and canoeing lake Thirlmere - all against the clock and the sun!

http://www.action.org.uk/sponsor/themitiezing

Thank you.
Katy

Energised Performance would like to wish Katy, Fran , Ian and all the others taking part the very best of luck and energy - we know you can do it! 

Such a lovely sunny week - I hope you are all out and about enjoying the sunshine?

Team Energised have been racing well at a variety of comeptitions and here is a summary…

BIG Well Done to Danielle Stewart who won the National Triathlon Sprint Triathlon Championships with ease - also racing and placing was Mark Hirsch, Ivan Newman, Ian Howard and Kim Ingleby! An early start, with the mist rising over the lake in Milton Keynes saw the athletes setting off, followed by an undulating bike and a quick two lap run - all finished by about 8am I think! Good times

Folllowing on from that was the Rother Valley triathlon in Sheffiield with Ivan Newman winning his age group (to read Ivan’s great Blog:(http://ivannewman.blogspot.com/) and qualifying for the World Age Group Triathlon Championships for the third time - Ivan is an awesome athlete and a great inspiration who I have worked with for a many years - well done Ivan!  I also raced there, achieving a PB in the swim by over 2mins which was really exciting. The lake swim was busy but fast, followed by a technical and very hilly bike (making Bristol look flat!) and finishing again with a flat, fast run - good times again.  I am waiting to hear if I have got that last place for the Europeans in 2011 - fingers crossed!

Also to add to the successes - Sophie Whitworth - such a talented athlete, won her 70.3 Austria race by 10mins - brilliant result Sophie - big well done! If you are looking for inspiration, want to read more or sponsor a great talent visit: http://www.sophiewhitworth.com/

In keeping new Team EP client Anita Jones, won the Barcelona came 4th overall in her age group, beating several Elite athletes in the 70.3 race, and continues to be placed highly and heads to the World Triathlon Championships later this year with a real medalling chance - go Anita!! Big well done

Also racing in more local South West triathlon’s and placing well include Phil Denny, Debbie Jones, Debbie Pocock, Alex Miller, Dace Baber and Phil Nicholls - well done everyone!

And the ladies have been out and about at the annual Team Energised Race for Life event - over 20 clients completed the 5km and 10km races, many in personal bests - a Big Well Done - especially to Dee O’Brien and her clan of sisters who came to take part plus Karen, Cheryl, Kalpna, Isabelle, Holly, Claire, Jo and Kate.

Looking ahead I would like to wish all Team Energised Clients a BIG GOOD LUCK and lots of good energy and mental strength for the following races coming up - Shropshire Triathlon, Bristol Duathlon (Kim will be massaging at the event so come and get your free treatment!), Marlborough Triathlon, Worcester Triathlon & Blaise Blazer with Westbury Harriers… phew and thats just in the next 10 days!

For a workshop to Gain the Edge in Competition Book the Mental Strength Workshop on Fri 16th July - 7-9pm, Bristol. 

For a Beginners Triathlon Workshop in association with Andy Bullock on Sat 3rd July 11am - 4pm - Bristol - book now! 

Happy Racing and do send us your stories and photos! Enjoy……

Using NLP, hypnotherapy and sports visualisation techniques, this training workshop will increase your mental strength, remove limiting behaviour and give you the edge, whilst increasing your enjoyment in sport!

As well as being a Master Sports NLP, Hypnotherapist and Sports Performance Coach, Kim has worked with GB triathletes, premier rugby players, county runners, GB synchro swimmers and many other top athletes.  Having worked with Kim, here is what some of her athletes have to say:

“Kim has helped me achieve the impossible - to show me that I can do anything that I set out to do. Even the biggest dreams were made to look accessible and doable with her positive, outgoing personality which helped me push forward, taking what was in my head to actually physically achieving it.” Daz Parker, International Stunt Woman & Gold Medalist Triathlon

“Over the past 4 seasons I have worked with Kim using NLP as a massive part of my build up to my Triathlon season and in particular the ITU World Age groups champs where I have now won 3 silver medals. Through Kim and NLP I have learnt how to focus my energy many weeks in advance of a major competition and not to waste time worrying about things I can’t control. Kim manages to turn my limiting beliefs into real positives so on race day the pressure I feel really diminishes and my confidence to perform to the best of my ability is hugely heightened. A lot of my fellow competitors comment on how calm I am now before races and I take real pride in that now. When I call on experiences from the past in the race using my trigger points the sensation is amazing and suddenly extra power and speed comes from absolutely nowhere. Totally in the zone, I have always met my goals using this technique!”  Sophie Whitworth, GB Triathlon Team Medallist

Kim will be running the workshop at David Lloyd Westbury from 7-9pm on Friday 16th July.  Perfect for all levels of athlete serious about increasing their performance and enjoyment in competition!

For more information or to book one of the remaining 6 places, please call Kim on 07720 845 849 - thank you!

Afghan Heroes (www.afghanheroes.org.uk) is a charity set up by the mother of a soldier who died in an explosion in Afghanistan and is dedicated to the welfare of those directly involved in the conflict, with the aim of helping service personnel directly on the front line, the families of those who have fallen and the returning service personnel who have witnessed the horrific losses of their fellow comrades.

The Energised Coaches (plus a couple of guest Marines!) will be on hand to make the session challenging, rewarding and fun, supporting and motivating you through a session that will incorporate hills, sprints, freestyle boxing and core exercises. All levels of fitness welcomed - men and women!

So join us for this fantastic and worthwhile cause - to reserve your place or for more information, please call Kim on 07720 845 849.

(We ask for a minimum donation of £10 to Afghan Heroes - plus £8 for a t-shirt if ordered two weeks before.  Please visit: www.bmycharity.com/V2/energisedbigafghancircuit to make this donation, and contact us for your t-shirts! THANK YOU!)

Our new premises are at 12 Harbury Road, Henleaze, Bristol, BS9 4PL.

For directions, please visit - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=harbury+road+bristol&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Harbury+Rd,+Bristol,+Avon+BS9&gl=uk&ei=2nsPTKvFKduQ4gb_teC_DA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ8gEwAA

We look forward to welcoming you to our new home! Our telephone number (07720 845849) and e-mail address (kim@energisedperformacne.com) remain the same but there may be interruptions to our e-mail service during the move, so please call over the coming days instead of e-mail - thank you!

We also look forward to hearing what you think about our fantastic new website which is coming soon, and which has been developed with your feedback in mind, now including an online booking facility for all courses and events! Let us know what you think - we are sure you will like it!