There are endurance athletes who are inspired to get more out of their training, more out of their body, and more out of their life. Through one-on-one coaching, yoga, and functional strength training, we show them how.
Balance in training. Balance in life. Many endurance sports, such as cycling and running, occur in linear planes. The repetitive nature of these sports can take their toll on one's body if not careful. The training programs developed for our athletes include a wide mix of cross-training, including functional strength training and yoga. Beyond the physiological benefits, this approach to training also keeps one engaged mentally and emotionally, preventing burn out on many levels.
Additionally, most athletes we work with do not have the fortune of focusing 100% of their time on their sport of choice. Rather, they have families and jobs to with which to contend. Our experience has been that what occurs in life when you are not training impacts performance near as much as what you do when you are training. We work to incorporate your training plan into all the spheres of your life that compete for your time and energy.
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5/5/12 Big day for our coached athletes! Tina O. PR'd by 20 min in a half mary, Bob P has officially LOST 100 POUNDS and made his retrun tri after a 5 year hiatus at Chain Of Lakes Tri, Josh B. took 1st place division/2nd place overall at that same tri, while Coach Bees trailed the lead by only 4:27.
3/20/12 Coach Bees is now a F.I.S.T. certified tri bike fitter. Thanks to Dan Empfield of slowtwitch.com and John Cobb of Cobb Cycling!
3/21/12 Reserve your spot at for the 2 hour indoor spin and Philosophy of Training: Lies the "Experts" Told You presentation coming up 8 am at Midtown Freewheel Bike. Email coachbees@solesinspired.com for details.
2/28/12 Please welcome John Taipale to the Soles Inspired team. John will be the summer intern here as he finishes up his degree in Human Performance for U of Wisconsin Eau Claire.
1/26/12 And we're on the board with the first podium(s) of the year! Congrats to Deb Ginzl for grabbing a pair of podium spots at the Minnesota Masters meet in the 200 and 500 free.
1/25/12 Coach Bees has accepted the job as Swim Coach for Team in Training Minneapolis Chapter.
1/12/12 Coach Bees's yoga teching schedule has changed.
12/31/11 More podiums, PRs, and first-time finishers. Success! Check out the 2011 Year in Review
12/24/11 Vegan holiday "junk" food recipies that are actually kinda good for you
11/29/11 Indoor cycling classes begin next week.
11/24/11 Check out the signs from IMAZ.
11/21/11 Congrats to Inspired Athlete Sam T - Only paraathlete to finish Ironman AZ! ...and in 13:24:12 at that!
11/13/11 The Soles Inspired YouTube Channel has been launched!
11/12/11 Ready to get back at it? Check out this post on Establishing Baselines After Time Off.
10/14/11 Coah Bees will be teaching the Yoga For A Healthy Back class at Yoga Center of Minneapolis next Tuesday.
9/29/11 Ever wonder what a vegan triathlete diet looks like?
9/24/11 What's your Ironman race strategy? Check out my Illustrated Guide to Zombie Hunting: An Ironman Race Strategy.
9/11/11 All three first timers finished at Ironman Wisconsin and the returning IM athlete PR'd!
8/30/11 Going after your first Ironman in 2012? Here's what you should be doing now.
8/28/11 Another podium! A team of Soles Inspired athletes took the top spot in the male relay at the Lakes County Tri.
8/14/11 Congrats to Inspired Athlete Paul P, almost landing on the podium with a 4th place finish at Turtleman Du.
8/13/11 Coach Bees landed a 2nd Place overall in a 5k this morning.
8/8/11 All fans of Soles Inspired get 20% off Rudy Project cycling eyewear. Click for details.
8/1/11 Is your bike really insured? Details on the blog.
7/24/11 Karlene and Alex go sub-6 at Chisago Half Iron with Sam and Nicole right behind. Great day!
7/17/11 More good news... Inspired Athlete Therrsa G finished her first ever 1/2 Iron-distance tri at Door Co!
7/17/11 Huge weekend! Inspired Athlete Darrell won his AG at the 2.5k open water swim. Nicole and Karlene finished their first ever 5k swims (yes, swim). Dawn (and sister Deb) won the 5k relay for the second year. 8 of the kids on the youth team I coach finished their races this weekend too!
7/10/11 Congrats to Inspired Athlete Jessi with her first career 70.3 at Muncie!
7/09/11 Victory at the Mpls LTF tri! Two podium spots and 30 first-time finishers!
6/23/11 New blog posts on Peak Season Training and Tapering.
6/13/11 Two new PRs at Trinona! Well done Alex R and Karlene G! Next stop: Chisago Lakes 1/2 IM.
6/9/11 New blog posts on Triathlon Transitions for Beginners and an Entertrainment post on The One Minute Challenge.
6/4/11 Congrats to Inspired athlete Darrell Wilk, averaging a 21.1 mph bike on his way to a 1st place finish for all men age 65+ at the New Bri Tri. Way to crush the bike Darrell!
6/3/11 Asst Coach Alex Z passed his USA Triathlon Coach certification. Well done!
6/2/11 Good luck to Inspired athletes Nicole A, Karlene G, and Sue M at the Tahoe Century Ride this weekend.
5/21/11
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5/8/11
Congrats to Inspired Athlete Paul P.'s first podium finish of the year. 36:57 at the Cinco de Mayo 8k run.
4/19/11
What I learned at the OptumHealth Performance coaching clinic miight surprise you
4/13/11
Check out the blog for The Case For Lab Based Lactate Testing
3/20/11
Congrats to Inspired Athlete Dawn G for shaving nearly 10 minutes off of last years Lucky 7k Run time!
2/15/11
Coach Bees will be leading a Yoga for Triathletes class this Saturday in Mpls. Email for details.
1/28/11
Blog posts on Warming Up, Cooling Down, and The 50 Meter Challenge.
1/3/11
2010 Year in Review
12/2/10
New blog posts this week on Off Season Nutrition and Cycling With Elves.
12/1/10
Soles Inspired and Coach Scott Beesley are now part of the OptumHealth Performance team of coaches.
11/15/10
"Keeping It Off: Off-Season Nutrition and Exercise" seminar, happening Wendesday, December 8 in Edina, MN. Email coachbees@solesinspired.com for details
11/5/10
The blog has moved and is now housed on this site. More articles coming soon.
10/24/10
Thanks to all who came out to The Twin Cities Yoga Festival yesterday to hear Coach Bees speak about the benefits of yoga for runners.
9/26/10
Josh Bertelson's Top 10 finish (despite barfing 4 times on the run) at the USA Triathlon National AG Sprint Championship was good enough for a qualifying spot to represent Soles Inspired and the USA at the ITU World Championship in Beijing, China in 2011. Great finish to a great year Josh!
8/15/10
Drew Prest in at 3rd Place at the Green Lake Triathlon.
7/29/10
Inspired athlete Josh Bertleson 2nd at the Minneapolis Du. Next stop for Josh: USA Triathlon National Sprint Championships.
7/10/10
Congrats to the 3 age groupers and 3 Athenas who found the podium today racing for Team in Training at the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon. Thanks for a great season!
7/5/10
Coach Bees spent time racing in Michigan this weekend landing a 5th place overall at the Whitemore Lake Aquathlon, followed up 24hrs later in Howell with a 2nd place in the One Mile Open Water Swim and 1st Place in the Aquathlon.
6/13/10
Big day at the South Maui Triathlon:
- Inspired athlete Nicole Apelt 3rd place in her age group.
- Nicole's teammates on Team in Training (www.teamintraining.org/mn) Andrea Grabanski and Lisa Pope 1st and 2nd in their age group.
- Katie Maland, along with the three listed above all qualified for the AG National Championships. Congrats ladies!
6/6/10
Congrats to Inspired athlete Drew Prest landing a 5th place finish at the Buffalo Olympic-distance triathlon. Great work Drew!
5/30/10
Congrats to Inspired athlete Sara Frandrup with a PR at the Stillwater Half-Marathon!