"I can't thank you enough for helping me accomplish my Ironman 70.3 goal!  You are an awesome coach and I wouldn't have had such a successful race without you.  I really appreciate all your help, expertise, and advice.  I really enjoyed working with you and had so much fun, too!  Thank you so much for everything!  What an awesome race experience"!  Katherine B., (Sarasota)

"I enlisted Freddie’s coaching for my first Ironman.  I casually mentioned that I was thinking of signing up for a Ironman Couer d’Alene and he encouraged me to do it.  He even told me when to sign up for the race to insure that I got a spot before it sold out.  That was a year before my actual event!  Over the next eight months Freddie helped lay the ground work for my training.  When the time came to start my “official” training, he set me up with a schedule and attended sessions with me.  He helped me to stop a nagging muscle from becoming a debilitating injury.  He worked with me to find the right nutritional balance during training.  Freddie helped me to make the transition from a half-Ironman and marathoner to an Ironman.  On race day, Freddie was over 3,000 miles away, but I felt his presence.  When I packed the multiple gear bags required for the race, I knew just what to put in them.  When the race director offered the option of doing the race without the swim because of bad swim conditions, I didn’t hesitate to jump in the water.  I was confident.  I knew where to position myself in the start. I knew how to draft.  I knew what to eat and when to eat it.  I knew what speed to go on the bike.  I knew how to push on the run.  Throughout all of this, Freddie also knew how I was doing.  He periodically checked in with my husband to chart my progress and advise him in what to do to help me.  It was a phemomenal experience and I truly believe that Freddie made that possible.  If I hadn’t been so confident with his coaching, I would have doubted my decision-making.  In an Ironman, you can’t hesitate or overthink, you need to go forward with a well-devised plan or you may not finish.  Freddie helped me get to the finish.  Next year, I plan on having him help me get there faster.  (Aimee E., Valrico)

"I’m thirty years old and I’ve never done anything athletic prior to my daughter’s birth a year and a half ago.  I started running to get in shape and shortly after came across an article about triathlons.  I knew right away that was what I wanted to do.  I did the Subaru Women’s super sprint in March of 2007, and as luck would have it my name got drawn for a slot in St.Anthony’s Olympic Distance Triathlon in late April 2007.  As I was debating with myself about doing it, I met Coach Freddie.  He believed in me from the start.  He met with me to asses my fitness level and developed a 4-week crash-course training plan with my limited abilities in mind.  I don’t think I would have had the courage to go on with my training without his constant support.  Coach Freddie went above and beyond to ensure that I stay focused.  His expert advice and guidance, as well as his caring personality, led me through to race day.  I did it!  I finished St. Anthony’s with just four weeks of working with Coach Freddie!  So go ahead, dream big, and Coach Freddie will help you in achieving your goals!"  Anna M. (Lithia, FL)

"Training with Coach Freddie was a really great experience for me.  As a working mother with two small children, I wasn’t sure how to make the most of my precious training time.  Between the group swimming clinic and the few one on one coaching sessions that I’ve spent training with Coach Freddie, I’ve learned some key points that have really helped me focus.   I now approach every workout as a chance to really “go for it”.   As a result, I’m performing better and having a whole lot more fun in the process” (Megan R., Lithia, FL)