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I have been working with Allen since 2019. He really improved my power output and endurance during 2019, and then helped me continue to stay in shape and remain motivated all through the crappy lockdown months and through a couple of injuries that I sustained during that time. Now, he is ramping me back up again and I am feeling much more confident in my riding. He is super understanding and patient too. And, he has also helped me with getting over my fear of mountain biking, a sport which I now love doing.
Clayton is a patient teacher while excellent at challenging you to exceed your own expectations.
Last year working solo I managed to pull off two separate DNFs, first at Antelope Canyon 100 and then at San Diego 100. Poor planning, poor adaptation, poor nutrition.
I decided to turn things around with a coach. First coach I found raised all the red flags you hear about on the KoopCast – excel sheet, generic comments, even other athletes names in the feedback I got.
I switched over to CTS and started working with Travis last fall. He put me through the ringer with speedwork and a killer training camp. High mileage but smart mileage. Nutrition and session feedback down to a tee.
I walked up to the starting line of Rocky Raccoon 100 with zero aches, and despite rain, thunder, and mud, the day just cruised by. Out of 440 starters, only 165 finished this year – the lowest year on record. I somehow pulled off 29th and sub-24. It was hard work, but genuinely the credit goes to Travis’s programming and guidance to getting there. Looking forward to now setting more PRs with him in the future!
Neal has pushed me to try new training methods I have not done before. Unfortunately a back injury has come up and he has been patient with me as I heal. He has listened to me and we have revised my goals/races for this Fall. I really like working with him.
I am a 78-year-old lifelong cyclist and contacted Coach Max when I registered for the Hincapie Gran Fondo in Bentonville, hoping I could increase my average and complete the 86 miles in six hours in the three months until race day.
Coach Max designed a program to ride three one-hour intense interval sessions during the week, which I performed on my indoor smart trainer. On weekends, Max assigns 2-3 hour rides with longer tempo and steady state intervals.
I finished the Gran Fondo with 86.4 miles and 6000 feet elevation gain in 5 hours 45 minutes, beating my goal by 15 minutes.
My performance and enjoyment on the bike have improved such that I am extending my contract with Max as long as I can safely manage the road and gravel rides.
Max is an experienced cyclist and professional coach who understands my issues and abilities and adjusted my program on the fly when I had an injury. He is available for phone calls and responds quickly when my Garmin data are uploaded after a session. I highly recommend Max for any cyclist who wishes to improve their enjoyment and performance on the bike.
It has been interesting so far, building the coach/athlete relationship. It is all new for me. While I committed to listening and learning before I started, part of me pushes back on certain aspects of the training that are so very different from what I have been doing up until this point (and doing relatively well). I wanted to get better faster and be able to do all of this for as long as possible. I cannot tell you how much I have learned from Fitzy. The more we communicate the more the relationship is being understood, on my end at least. Recovery and the importance of it has been the biggest learning situation so far, but the different training blocks are also exciting and new to me. Can’t wait to see where it goes.
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.
Addison is a fantastic coach, and I would jump at the chance to work with him again! He helped me go from “barely running” to finishing a 100-miler in a matter of months. Addison is highly knowledgeable, and I could not have gotten this far without his help and advice. Being on a budget, I was apprehensive about the cost at first, but this coaching was worth every cent! If you’re training for an ultra, I highly, highly, highly recommend Addison as your coach.
Working with Coach Fitz has opened my eyes to the benefits of customizing and adapting training that is specific to my needs. While I am focused on ultra running, he is also able to prescribe training across other modalities to combine everything into a single plan with the ultimate end goal of making me a better athlete. I’ve had bad experiences in the past with coaches prescribing standard training (i.e. threshold, intervals, long run in a week) that I can accomplish on my own through any training book or website. In addition to the effective training, Coach Fitz thinks about the “other” factors that make preparing for ultra distance races unique (nutrition, temperature, terrain, etc.). We’re just getting started on this journey, but I’m stoked to see how much progress is made after stacking multiple training blocks together.
I was coming back from an 18-month long injury, and wanted to add strength training to my workouts in order to be a more durable ultrarunning athlete moving forward. She built a great program for me that got me to my A goal safely and stronger than ever. We had a wonderful chat about my running history (and any injuries) and she incorporated directives from physical therapy. She’s also a fantastic communicator and was super flexible when I had to adjust my schedule last minute due to work or family issues. I’ve worked with other coaches before, so it’s not my first rodeo, and I absolutely loved everything she brought to the coaching relationship! I can’t wait to work towards other goals with her in the future!
Coach Sarah has tremendously helped me improve my fitness and running. She is amazing to work with and focuses on her athletes and not just the next progression in the training block. 100% give this woman a raise lol!
Working with Coach Ryne has not only changed how I perform as an athlete, but how I approach the sport. Ryne quickly understood how much I appreciated the why behind things and takes time to explain things to me in an easy to understand way. One of my favorite things about Ryne is that it’s people first. I’ve been in the middle of Helen devastation and his compassion and support during this time has been invaluable. I thought that I would’ve wanted to put a pause on coaching as I was also at the end of a training cycle – but the encouragement and support has enriched my running through this devastation.
Oh, and I got my BQ on the first try with his support. After 38 years of running for fun I’m now running to keep my body and brain in the best shape I can. The best investment/indulgence I’ve ever done.
I could not be more pleased with the way my coaching is going. Darcy is such a good listener / communicator that I always feel like we are on the same page, She designs training that works toward goals that are important to me and she is always willing to adjust my training “when life happens”. I’m really proud of the progress I’ve made and the things I’ve accomplished in the time we’ve been working together. She’s really intuitive about how my training is going and how I’m feeling physically and psychologically. As an older athlete I appreciate that she understands the differences between me and all her other athletes. She’s just as enthusiastic about my training and performance as she is about her elite runners and cyclists. Cheers to Darcie!’
Chantelle is fantastic. While she is happy to look at Training Peaks data and analyze it with me (which I love to do), she also actively listens to my qualitative feedback, picks up on my non-training life stressors, and accounts for family and work commitments when developing my training plan. Chantelle has very deliberately addressed other areas that boost athletic performance and wellness, including nutrition, sleep, mobility work, mindfulness, and strength training. Chantelle is very specific in her training suggestions. We identify issues to improve, put together an actionable plan, and tracked and measure results. As a result of working with Chantelle, I have improved my running performance (PR in a recent 100k ultra); developed a solid race-day nutrition plan; strengthened my climbing ability; and become much more disciplined around strength, mobility, and nutrition. She provides excellent knowledge, direction, feedback, and motivation. Plus, she’s just a fun person with which to chat. I always look forward to our weekly conversations. Chantelle is a wonderful coach!
Nicole helps me stay consistent, answers my questions, provides feedback and gives me more confidence in completing my goals.
The amount of fitness I’ve gained since I started working with Koop vs. programming for myself (and putting a lot into it) is almost comical. In my mind/experience, he is unequivocally the best.
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.
Thanks to Matt I now ride the whole spectrum of efforts, from low endurance up to anaerobic. Before coaching every ride was just a hammer fest and I found myself exhausted. My Indoor workouts were so difficult that I began to lose fitness. Now I ride a much greater volume and feel great. I now understand that easy is just as important as difficult.
Stephanie is such a great coach. She is always encouraging and motivating. We’ve dealt with a bit of injury as my body adapts to higher mileages, but we’ve evolved the training plans to be smarter about how I handle loads and how to get the most out of my training. Stephanie really listens to my feedback and tailors training based on her knowledge, coupled with my feedback.
Stephanie is also super responsive, even responding to questions and concerns over weekends very regularly. She always makes herself available to talk through issues and is always genuinely happy for me when things go well and we’re making progress.
I feel very supported and lucky to have her as my coach.
I just finished the 120 miles of TransRockies in Colorado. My coach Sarah Scozzaro has been wonderful in my preparation for the 6 day event. I went into TRR feeling confident and completed the miles without any issues. She is always helpful and encouraging! Thank you so much Coach Scozzaro!