Practical Coaching Inc

Practical Coaching offers triathlon, cycling and endurance athlete coaching. We spend time gathering information about you, your lifestyle, your family, and your goals to help us understand how to best help you reach your potential in the goals you have set for yourself. Training schedules are HAND WRITTEN and posted to your personal calendar on our website. Computer programs are not used to create schedules or workouts. Practical Coaching offers coached track workouts, bike rides and open water swimming in the summer. With over 30 years of national and international experience with training and racing we are able to give you all of the tools and skills, both physical and mental, necessary for you to compete at the highest level.

Our coaches are USA Triathlon certified coaches. We offer a multitude of services to help athletes of all abilities achieve their goals. Whether you are new to the sport attempting to finish your first triathlon, looking to improve your performance, or you are an elite athlete looking for assistance to take you to the top, Practical Coaching has everything you need to achieve your goals.

Benefits of working with Practical Coaching:

Initial design of an annual training plan-best done in October of year prior
Frequent and regular contact with coach to work on skills and sharpen your mind for competing at the highest level
Custom training schedules
Review by coach of training log entries
Readily available to answer personal training and racing questions

One Stop Shopping for all of your Triathlon needs:

Custom Bikes
Bike Maintenance
Bike Fits-with an emphasis on how to be efficient once you are fitted to your bike
Bike Parts and Accessories
Bike Box Rental
De Soto Wetsuits and Products
Products-Hot Balm / Body Glide / Hammer Nutrition / Uniforms / DeSoto
Training Camps and Clinics
Swim, Bike, and Run Analysis

Please feel free to CONTACT US to discuss any questions you might have. We look forward to helping you achieve all of your goals.

RMSS Cycling Training Camp

The Rocky Mountain Spine and Sport Cycling Team held a three day training camp in Moab, UT March 25-27, 2010. Practical Coaching provided all of the ride info, coaching and group tactics/bike handling skills at the camp. We had a tremendous time with three great days of riding.

-Arches National Park: steady climbing

-Canyonlands National Park: 6 hours of riding through snow and rain up to Dead Horse Point. Worked on pace lines, climbing technique and moderating power output

-The Big Nasty: hill climb

Next year will prove to be a better year as we build on what we learned this year.

We’re looking forward to great racing season.

Thanks,

Steve

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ITU World Championships in Gold Coast Australia

Five Practical Coaching athletes along with official Team USA coach Steve Pye traveled to Gold Coast Australia to compete in the ITU World Championships at the Olympic Distance. All five athletes were there to compete in their first World Championship event, and despite their rookie status the Practical Coaching team had some outstanding performances. Steve Pye was well received as the coach for Team USA; leading team bike rides, team runs, and answering the slews of questions that Team USA members had. The week was filled with runs, rides, opening ceremonies, brunches, t-shirt trades and many opportunities to bond with other Team USA members, as well as many international triathletes. The course was stacked with fierce competition and the Practical Coaching athletes all put together very strong and competitive races.
Congratulations to those who raced and "Good on ya', mates".
Lori - 9th in F55-59 in 2:37:28 Beth - 11th in F45-49 in 2:22:39 Michelle - 19th in F40-44 in 2:20:16 Sonja - 30th in F30-34 in 2:23:18 Anthony - 84th in M30-34 in 2:12:15

2009 USAT Nationals

The Practical Coaching team had 8 athletes compete at the USAT Olympic Age Group National Championships in Tuscaloosa Alabama on August 30, 2009. We were expecting hot and humid conditions but lucked out with relatively mild weather for Alabama in the middle of August. What we did not anticipate was the Army Corp of Engineers opening up the dam below the race course the night before the race. The racers were forced to swim upstream with a demanding current for the majority of the swim making this installment of the Championship event a swimmers paradise. The Practical Coaching athletes all made it out of the water without being swept downstream, a luxury that some did not experience. Once onto the bikes the practical coaching athletes dominated with many fantastic bike splits. The run course, while hot, was not as humid as expected and most of the team had near PR runs. The Practical Coaching athletes showed extreme perseverance on a challenging day. All remained focused and determined and it paid off. Several Worlds slots were snatched, and Michelle and Lori made it to the podium, both with 5th place age group finishes. Congratulations Practical Coaching nationals competitors.

Lori 2:58:13 5th F55-59

Michelle 2:23:48 5th F40-44

Sonja 2:34:08 14th F30-34

Beth 2:57:33 15th F45-49

Anthony: 2:20:02 20th M30-34

Barry 3:02:52 34th M55-59

Tyler 2:33:55 55th M30-34

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ITU World Championships in Gold Coast Australia

2009 USAT Nationals

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