Mary Mazzio – Cindy Matthes – Testimonial
November 19, 2012
“We wanted to be fitter … Bob was our teammate in 1992 and we trusted him to give us a program that would fit into the limited time we had, and be efficient and effective”
— Mary Mazzio, founder and CEO of 50 Eggs Inc.,
winner of the Masters W2X at the 2012 Head of the Charles, together with 20 year partner Cindy Matthes
Mary Mazzio, Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs Inc. (a film production company) and Cindy Matthes, a school teacher, have been rowing together at the Head of Charles since 1992. The former U.S. National teammates recently celebrated their 20th anniversary competing at the prestigious Regatta with a solid first place finish in the Masters W2X event.
At the 2011 Charles Regatta, Mazzio and Matthes finished a respectable 3rd place, but according to Mazzio “were well off the winning pace.”
Looking to bridge the gap on their 2011 finish, the rowing duo turned to former U.S. National teammate, Bob Kaehler (Coach Kaehler) for a program that would be both effective and efficient given their small window for daily training.
For this dynamic duo, former world-caliber athletes and working parents, time balance was everything.
Mazzio is an award-winning documentary film producer — A Hero for Daisy, TEN9EIGHT, and the soon-to-be-released, Contrarian. Fellow U.S. National team veteran Cindy Matthes is a school teacher and a formerly top-ten ranked (6th in the world) singles sculler (W1X).
“We were looking for something specific,” said Mazzio. “We had only 1 hour and 15 minutes each morning. The luxury of 2 hour workouts were long gone. Bob reassured us that we could do his program successfully in our tight schedule.”
“The program was well thought out and very specific regarding rest,” continued Mazzio. “We had (Bob’s) workout schedule. No cheating in anything. We committed to following it with no deviations.”
“This was a little more volume than our previous program,” added Matthes. “But once we started doing the work, we realized that it wasn’t too much for us. Adding the dynamic warm-up routines was also really helpful.”
The pay-off was evident. Although both Mazzio and Matthes felt “wasted” in their first couple of weeks, both started to “acclimate” by the 6th week and felt “noticeably fitter.”
After their win at the 2012 Charles, Matthes said they “felt fitter and were very happy with the results.” Of Coach Kaehler’s program, Matthes added, “give it a try, and trust the program.”
Looking ahead, Mazzio adds, “we want to build on the base we have, and shave off more time. Peak at the Charles. That’s our goal.”
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