Adam is awesome. He is incredibly supportive and understanding. I am always impressed by his wealth of knowledge and how he uses it to see the holistic picture of me as an athlete. I seriously couldn’t ask for a better coach!

Motivation, enthusiasm, accountability

I picked up running a bit late in life at the age of 39. I began running 100 milers a few years later with mixed results. I eventually realized that I had no idea what I was doing. My training for that distance was random guesswork and my motivation was waning.

Searching for answers, I took an interest in Jason Koop’s podcasts/book/coaching. I decided to contact CTS, and found Stephanie. She’s been a breath of fresh air for me and my motivation. She has a wealth of experience and knowledge of training, nutrition, racing, mindset and balance. She’s obviously an elite athlete, but that wasn’t of particular importance to me. From my perspective, we’ve worked together to develop training plans both long-term and short-term that push me hard enough to improve my fitness and ability to meet my goals, but not so much that I’m either injured or burned-out. She listens and gives me the feedback that I often need to hear whether positive or negative. There’s a sense of accountability that I wouldn’t have on my own. So, yeah, she’s pretty great.

Working with Dave has expanded my expectations of the results of working with a coach. I expected to fundamentally be faster and have better endurance, what I did not expect is all the other areas that developed with the work such as on bike strength and agility, confidence (and calmness) in navigating unexpected situations approaching lengthy rides and difficult courses/terrain along with transforming my mental approach to a workout or race.

Through Dave’s guidance rather than participating in athletics, today I consider myself an endurance athlete

Began working with Maddison at the Select Training level on October 1, 2020, after two seasons with a local coach. I’m a 60-year old male, who began cycling in 2015, and hadn’t been on a bike since childhood. Maddison provides a very organized and tactical training approach, and understands the science of challenging athletes to fit their body’s ability to adapt through training stress loads and recovery. Maddison is very effective with our weekly training call and helps me logically understand training plans and gravel-race strategies, and has guided me through Field and INSCYD testing, and the quantified metrics. After 10-months, Maddison has helped me achieve a 20w increase in Field Test power (+8%), 27w FTP increase (+11%), 36w, 90-minute power increase (+18%), 24w, 60-minute power (+12%), and 48w, 20-minute power increase (+20%). I’ve signed up in advance for another year with Coach Maddison, and am excited for additive challenge, adaptation, and improvement!

My coach Addison Smith has been fantastic, 10/10, 5 stars! He has helped me immensely and the race at the end of this month will be great because of his coaching.

Still getting ourselves in shape for winter season.

Ryne is an absolute badass, great coach and I can’t imagine working with someone else. He is helping me level up consistently over time.

Having a program of workouts is great for me. Working out on my own is such a random exercise in picking what I should be doing every day. Coach Jeana has been supportive and very responsive to me having to make changes to my schedule. Really looking forward to continuing.

I can’t say enough great things about Neal. He has taken his time to get to know my unique needs and develop a training plan to challenge me while helping me meet my goals. Neal takes his time with his athletes and goes above and beyond in his coaching. He clearly loves what he does and is very knowledgeable about ultra training.

I’ve been working with Anne since January preparing for Tahoe 200 (my first 200). Anne is phenomenal. She is a wealth of information, is always timely with responses, and guided me through solid training to complete a 200 miler. Without a doubt, the knowledge she shared and training plan she put in place is the reason I finished.

Duncan is very much in tune with my and my training circumstances, I am working through some injuries, Duncan considers the big picture and makes necessary adjustments, looking forward to getting this LT100 done!!

I don’t think there is a coach that could be working better with me, with my challenges.

I give him a 5 star rating…

Jeanna has been great! She is very thorough, always taking the time to explain everything. She follows up during the week and always touches base with me prior to and after an event. She is definitely in my corner.

I came to Addison with a stress fracture on my shin and having not trained for several months. He helped me navigate the progression back to full health and full training volume, and then a half-marathon PR in just a few months. I am excited to keep working with him and confident he’s the best guide I could have as I transition from road races into ultramarathons.

Chantelle has done an awesome job of building me up over the past couple of years. Helping me to set goals, aim high and then make plans to achieve them. She has a wealth of knowledge in so many areas , and nothing is ever a problem.
Particularly in these covid times, Chantelle has helped keep me focused and we’ve achieved some results I never dreamed of, including winning the Australian event in Bigs Backyard Ultra Satellite setting an Australian Record of 46hrs. This earned me a place to compete in Bigs Backyard in Tennessee in October 2021 where I’ll get to meet Chantelle face to face as she supports me for days in end as I aim to do Australia proud.
I could not be happier with my decision to work with Chantelle.

After several years of piecing together running information from the internet, I made the jump and hired a coach. No regrets. Custom training plans based on my race goals and schedule. Weekly phone calls that give me answers to my big and small questions. Lots of encouragement.

He has been very good about giving me detailed information on what to do and what to expect, and we have had some very good improvements over the years. Also he has a very good understanding about all aspects of training which helps greatly, highly recommend him!

I cannot sing enough praises for Ryne! I had minor experience with trail running and wanted to try an ultramarathon. I knew I could not complete the training alone. I was extremely fortunate to meet Ryne. Right away, he was receptive to my prior experiences and future goals. With a tailored program, Ryne prepared me for my first 50K, which I completed! And then my second 50K!

I threw a curveball, expressing my motivation for open-water swimming! Utilizing his expertise in endurance physiology, Ryne coached me for my first open-water 10Km marathon swim.
Ryne is a true master of his craft, having years of experience as an endurance coach. But what really sets him apart his is qualities as a person and mentor. Obviously one size does not fit all in ultramarathon/endurance training. Ryne will take the time to get to know you, understand the challenges facing your training, and work with you to tailor your training program accordingly. He is accessible, and available when unforeseen challenges arise.

Ryne will view you as an individual with unique dreams. Given the desire and commitment, he will help you reach your goals and unlock your full potential as an endurance athlete.

Our weekly updates are a pleasure and I always look forward to chatting with Julia. Though I have been studying the metrics on training peaks for a while, she always has insights to offer that further my understanding. Her training plans are well thought out and she gives me the information needed so I really understand how to perform to maximize my training. I love that she has so much experience and knowledge that she can give me a personal plan for my races, it really helps me settle in and be less nervous and to believe in my ability to do more than I thought I could. She also understands I’m a working mom and wife and puts in allowances for life and being a “time stressed cyclist”. I feel lucky she accepted me into her coaching practice. Thank you!

Can’t say enough good things! Very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. I will definitely be working with him again!