Things have been pretty good working with John. He is a master pushing me to get everything out of me that he can.

Since commencing my program with Clayton in October I have clearly become a stronger rider. That is the bottom line. I have accomplished a number of my cycling goals for 2021 and a few others I believe are within reach I just need to pick the day to go out and make it happen.

As a “mature” rider it is very gratifying to be in a strong group ride doing my share of the work and being one of the riders still there at the end.

El Jefe or fearless leader as I know him has gone above and beyond my plan. I signed up for the cheapest one as funds are tight and I live in Indonesia. He has gone out of his way countless times( I’v been wearing 5 fingers for years like a dirty hippie I feel Koop’s eyes rolling). When I told Frederic that and my hippie shoes he didn’t flinch and just said if that’s what you want we will work with that.

He responds promptly and we chat regularly, and with great insights. He lets me do what I feel is right for me with great guidance and has worked around all different issues with terrain my lifestyle living in a small village in , Bali that barely has roads.

I will use his technique in my own coaching for swimming and freediving and hope that he gets the recognition he deserves as he is an amazing human and ya just a good dude that is there to help and what more coaches need to do, listen. He truly has changed me as an athlete and a coach/ teacher.

Renee is one of the most knowledgeable coaches on cycling, nutrition, and weight training. She easily explains complex ideas in ways that I can understand the science. She puts the the science behind the workouts, into words that I easily grasp. Her dry sense of humor is so helpful after a hard workout. When I feel like a failure when I can’t finish a workout, she makes me feel better about acknowledging the effort versus just looking at the results. I am just an average cyclist wanting to be the best I can, but I feel like I get coached by Renee like I am an elite cyclist preparing for an important race. There is not much more I can say that can describe how lucky I feel to be coached by her.

She has been pushing me – just the right amount. Is conscious of my weakness(es). She gives thoughtful feedback and makes me feel like she is genuinely interested in my training.

Molly has been such an incredible coach. She is so thorough and detailed in both her planning and review of my performances. She is really encouraging, but it never feels like fluff– her encouragement is always based in pointing to the data of what I did, so it feels really genuine and helps me feel more confident. Since I started working with her, I’ve had performances I didn’t know I was capable of, throwing down fast times on really hilly routes because she helped me get better in tune with my body’s higher gears and better in tune with race nutritional strategies. I am really grateful for her help and looking forward to working with her more in the future!

Sarah is very easy to talk and work with. We’ve had regular conversations regarding my training and progress. She’s worked with me to adjust my schedule when life threw curve balls.

I chose to work with for a number of reasons. Communication was one. One of the other reasons was her experience with strength building. When we began working together I had painfully tight hamstrings. Her workouts help complexly eliminate this issue.

Her training protocols, strength training and communication helped me further develop my confidence, and performance leading up to my A race, leadville 100 run.

I can feel the progress and am hopeful the next few months will be the same.

Working with Jeana is amazing. She has been extremely helpful in setting and achieving my goals. She is always positive and transmits a “can do” attitude. She is also very flexible in changing/adapting my training and goals when life sends the inevitable curve ball or injury. She works with both my wife and me and coordinates our training while at the same time treating us like individual athletes. She also takes the time to meet up with us whenever possible for a ride, skiing, or just a social get together.

Maddison Russell has done a wonderful job as my coach for the past year. I have been cycling for 40 years and this was my first experience working with a coach. Maddison set up an excellent program for me that seemed remarkably well calibrated in terms of both training stress and recovery. I quickly gained confidence in the program he established, which was helpful for my motivation and made the training more enjoyable. I learned a lot in the process. For instance, in the past I did not schedule enough recovery and endurance rides and was not sufficiently regimented in my fueling for long rides. I look forward to working with Maddison in the future!

Jason has been with me through my whole training cycle this year. By now I would have been injured at least 2 times, but at 7 months in, I have yet to have an injury and I feel that I am in the best shape of my career in running. The focused weekly plans have been steady, progressive, and thoughtful. Jason’s insights in the field of ultrarunning have enabled me to get much more out of each week than I typically had been able to get with even higher volume. I enthusiastically recommend him to anyone interested in improving their performance in ultrarunning.

I have worked with Sarah for two separate races and couldn’t be happier with her as my coach. She approaches training as a true partnership and has worked with me to meet my training goals while understanding that life sometimes gets in the way. I wouldn’t have had the success in my races that I had without Sarah. She’s amazing!!!

It has helped professionalized my trainning habits and to improve my running performance. Specially Trial Running.

Frederic is awesome!

The only think that I would say is that sometimes is not very clear what is the best way to follow up or keep in touch regarding training sessions.

It’s an honor and a privilege to work with someone of Andy Jones-Wilkin’s stature. He has been around ultrarunning for a long time, has finished at the very front of the pack at some of the most prestigious ultras but enjoys the back-of-the-packers just as much. He’s kind, humble, sincere and a great advocate for the sport. He’s quick to laugh and I love a coach (or anyone) with a good sense of humor. AJW is good for the sport. His love of the sport is infectious and that helped encourage me to reach for greater challenges like the 50-miler and soon 100-miler. He’s quick to respond, and make adjustments when life gets in the way. The training he provided me as well as the personal communication helped me to run my first 50-miler with no issues. I I had a great day and was amazed that the training helped prepare me to actually run almost the entire 50-miles. I’ve run all my life but that was a revelation. It made me feel like anything was possible!

Ivana is deeply knowledgable on all topics of bike training. I’ve learned a college course worth of information in just a few months. She also is flexible and adaptable on training schedules and an excellent communicator. The encouragement and leadership role in coaching comes naturally to her.

I was skeptical of the benefit vs the cost of remote coaching, but working with Ivana has surprised me on how truly worthwhile this system can be.

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!

Working with Coach Shute has helped me better understand the full realm of what it means to live an active/athletic life.

I came into the CTS program as a beginning marathon/ultra marathon runner. I am somewhat of a mid-pack runner and have really looked at taking that next step in my training to progress in the sport and stay healthy during the process. Coach has helped me embrace all parts of the training process including hydration, fueling, recovery, and amazing training plans. We have really started working to cross functionalize in cycling as well as adding varied gym and cardio work. I feel like I’ve progressed significantly over the last 6 months under his guidance completing both a PR 100k in 11.5 hours along with a PR Half marathon in 1:34:XX.

Along with the cardio and strength training that comes with our coach/athlete relationship, I’ve learned that calmness of mind and balance of spirit are essential to adapting to the training stimuli. I know I’ll never be the FASTEST guy at the local 5k, half marathon, or Ultramarathons, but I’ve learned that being the best version of myself for those around me is all we can really search for in this life. Amazing life lessons that I’ve picked up through my time with Coach Shute.

Working with Addison was no doubt the greatest thing I’ve done to help build my base as an ultra runner! I began with wanting to understand proper race fueling and training structure approach– including weight training and running workout types– and I definitely have learned so much from Addison in these aspects. Also– Addison was amazing at adjusting my training schedule for my upcoming race since I was worried that my travel schedule would make it tough to get the necessary training in! Addison worked hard to understand my goals and my life circumstances to keep me on track. Working with Addison gave me so much confidence I can’t wait to continue working with him for my upcoming races!

Darcie has been amazing! I am currently on a pause due to personal stressors but she is so responsive, knowledgable, and helpful. 10/10 recommend.

I wasn’t sure about how a coach would help me at first. I’m not an elite runner and I don’t train full-time. However, I do enjoy running/racing and while my training had some structure, I guessed it could be better. Hiring Sarah took things to a much better place. Taking out the randomness of my running program and having a professional coach listen to my goals and then tailor a training plan to not only suit those goals, but also work with my specific capabilities has been remarkable. Sarah’s positive attitude, attention to detail, thorough commentary to all my questions, inquisitive and thoughtful questions of me, and just her constant support of my goals has been remarkable. She is easy to talk to, quick to respond, usually has an idea or two in her pocket, but is also willing to research the answer if oddball questions come up. The quality of my training has improved dramatically and having Sarah on my team has already proven race beneficial as well.