Cypress Fit – Chapter Coaches

Cypress FIT Coaches

Cypress FIT coaches are ready and here for you to being your training! For any program or season, these coaches will help prepare you for any race!

Wendy Riley

Organizer - RRCA Certified Run Coach

I have always been active, with a background in dance, aerobics, and weight training. However, running was never my preferred form of exercise—until I joined USA FIT Cypress. A friend introduced me to the program, highlighting its camaraderie, educational seminars, race medals, and social events. Intrigued, I decided to give it a try.

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Robyn Stout

Pace Coach

Running became my exercise of choice later in my life.  It is convenient as it can be done most anywhere without need for a gym membership.  I was not confident in the beginning, but have grown in knowledge and so much more with USA Fit.  I am a physical therapist with some didactic knowledge of exercise physiology, anatomy, biomechanics and the like.  I can now say I have “walked the walk” as a runner who has experienced the fatigue, the cramping, the mental game of a long race, the discomfort of speed work as well as the camaraderie of a group, the support of running and walking friends as well as the fun we have together.  I hope to support, encourage and be part of the running journey of fellow USA Fit members as an organizer and assistant coach.

Mimi Nguyen

Pace Coach

I used to hate running!  I would marvel at my coworker when she told me that she runs 3 miles around Memorial Park 3 days during the week and 6-9 miles on Saturdays.  I never imagined that I could run 3 miles let alone a marathon. Little by little I started to run with some of my coworkers. The most I ran was a few 10K races.

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Ramona Lauterbach

Pace Coach

My childhood was dedicated to gymnastics. In high school, however, I found the love for running. I used to be a fast runner, unbeatable fast😊. Due to other priorities, however, I stopped running after college many years ago.

One of my goals, when I moved to this community, was to start running again. I do not like running alone; it had to be in a group. I found CyFit three years ago through the communities Facebook page. One of the organizers, Donya, touched base with me after she read my post requesting information about a running group and provided details. I decided to join without knowing what to expect. I remember how tense and insecure I was felt my first day. Well, the heartwarming welcome of the CyFit coaches and members made me return and continue my running journey, with what I call today my CyFit family. Thanks to the great coaching, I was able in the shortest time to sign up and run several half marathons. My Saturday’s motivation is the early wake up to join the group for a run, great communication and laughter!

Janet Laurell Assistant Coach

Janet Laurell

Pace Coach

I ran 5Ks for a long time until a friend convinced me that doing a half marathon would be a great idea. I signed up for the 2005 Aramco Houston Half, downloaded a training schedule, and did all my distances on the three mile loop in Memorial Park all by myself. I survived it so I signed up for the full marathon for 2006.

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Shannon Sucato Assistant Coach

Shannon Sucato

Pace Coach

I have always been relatively active and enjoyed playing all kinds of sports as a kid, especially volleyball.  Running was never my passion, but more of something I had to do as part of my sports training.  As I got older, I started running more and participated in several 5ks and 10ks in my 20s and early 30s.  In 2010, my sister (who had just given birth to twins the year before!) trained for a half marathon through USA FIT Houston.  I was so inspired by her journey that I decided I wanted to do it too!

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Betty Gu Assistant Coach

Betty Gu

Pace Coach

I started running about eight years ago when a friend of mine talked me into finally joining a gym. I hadn’t exercised for as long as I could remember, so all the group exercises seemed challenging to me, not to mention those intimidating weight machines. For the first few weeks, I felt a bit overwhelmed.

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