
Spinning Instructor Amy Pillitteri - Beth Anne Gordley Photography
Meet Spinning Instructor Amy Pillitteri!
Amy is the runner-up in our Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest!
About Waldo”™s Revenge
I wrote this profile for a group of students I was working with during a winter and spring periodization program at a nearby YMCA this year. This particular class was full of enthusiastic triathletes and cyclists training for the Waldo County YMCA Triathlon Festival. We worked through all the various phases of the program leading up to the outdoor season. When it came time to re-test for lactate threshold, nobody really wanted to break away from his or her training regimen. So, in lieu of a field test, I put together a mock time trial, which mimicked the actual race. I encouraged the athletes to take their average heart rate, to see if they were race ready. This is how I came up with Waldo”™s Revenge!
Having ridden and raced the course myself dozens of times, it was easy to coach it in class. Writing it in a profile, well that”™s another story. I can tell you first hand, though, that it”™s a really fun and challenging ride. The terrain in Maine is absolutely splendid. We have beautiful tree-lined roads, which run along the rocky coastline, and twist around the picturesque mountains, hills, lakes, and ponds. The wind, as in many time trials, is the big limiting factor on this course. Some of my really strong students wrote race reports after the triathlon this year, and I have included some of their remarks for fun. These comments will, hopefully, provide more insight, as to what”™s going on inside an athlete”™s mind during the race.
Good luck and have fun with it!
Amy L. Pillitteri, M.S. ED., R.D.
Star 3 Certified Spin Instructor
Download Amy's PROfile and Playlist here.
Waldo”™s Revenge PRO/Playlist in Spotify - and here it is in Deezer.
Listen to Amy's presentation of Waldo's Revenge below
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Amy…..what a lovely, lovely presentation. I thank you very much indeed for the time you invested.
Right now I’m starting to feel overwhelmed with ideas for my upcoming Race Day Rides (thanks to this ICI/PRO competition)
I particularly enjoyed reading your bio. I’m also something of a “transplant” from the NYC/LI area (well, truth be told even further afield)……a wonderful neck o’ the woods for anything fitness related from the offerings of the gym chains to the ex. phys. departments at, say, Queens College, Adelphi etc. and the mention of competing with your son made me *gulp* (barely 2 years ago I had a readily available sub for my classes with my daughter….a.k.a. Dr Baby….so get him “certified” ASAP!!)
I don’t want to get over-excited but I do believe that my teaching MOJO might be coming back.
Vivienne
shoulda won. smart profile!
Vivienne and Sandra, Thank you so much for your kind comments. It’s quite an honor to have my profile selected among the top five. It was such an incredible challenge, putting the whole thing together from scratch, and trying to find the right words and music to help convey the race experience! I hope to be reading your profiles up here in the next competition this fall! ~ Amy
I taught this profile last Thursday. I receive lots of wonderful feedback, including a woman who said it was one of the best classes she has experienced in several years. Thanks Amy and thanks ICI!!!
Hey Marisa,
You are quite welcome & the pleasure is all mine. I am so thrilled that you had such a positive experience teaching Waldo’s Revenge. Your comment really made my day as good feedback is the ultimate reward! Thanks for including my profile in your repertoire!
Amy