Background:
Tim began his endurance sports career as a runner. As a successful colligate sprinter, Tim gained
in-depth knowledge of blending aerobic fitness, strength / weight training and nutrition. After college
and a hiatus from endurance sports while focusing on growing his own business, Tim began mountain biking
on the advice of a friend and it was all over from there.
After about three months of “recreational” riding, Tim was again hooked on the competitive bug and
began racing off-road events in 2000. Quickly moving up the ranks from beginner, to sport classification,
Tim began racing expert level in 2003. His love of biking and competition expanded into Cyclocross,
Time Trialing and Road Racing by 2004. In 2006, efforts to improve his training efficiency lead to
the purchase of a power meter, the hiring of a power based coach and the beginning of full blown power
training. As Tim focused more on the use of power as a training medium, he quickly recognized the
benefits of the power based training system, and with the help of Peaks Coaching Group was able to
realize strong improvements in race performance while still balancing the demands of family, small
business and life in general. As part of continuing his knowledge Tim has completed USAC Level 3
Certification and USAC Power Training Certification along with numerous exercise philology seminars
and courses. In 2007, Tim decided to take this knowledge and begin to use it to help cyclists realize
the benefits of efficiency and improved results from power training and joined Peaks Coaching Group in 2008.
Coaching Philosophy:
Goal Attainment: Working with new Peaks Athletes, my coaching process begins by asking questions
about your current goals and desires. By starting the coaching process with a clear understanding
of the “Big Picture” I am better able to understand your needs as an endurance athlete.
Objective Assessment: The next step is an objective assessment of current fitness, training parameters,
motivation and current training methods. By understanding what you are doing today, we can better shape
results of tomorrow.
Effective Planning: Based on this information, a long-term schedule with sustainable buildups to major
race goals is planned. Then, smaller short-term goals comprised of less important competitions are
planned. These key goals and milestones drive our workout planning that will build speed, endurance,
and confidence along the way to the greater long-term goal.
As daily workouts are planned, long-term goals and your time constraints are kept in mind. Each workout
has an optimal level of intensity, ranging from active recovery days, to speedwork, with power and/or
heart rate monitoring to gauge and control the efforts. Alternatively, workouts can also be described
in terms of RPE (relative perceived effort) for athletes who prefer not to use a heart rate monitor.
When workouts of various intensities and distances are properly combined through short and long-term
periodization, your training will come together for optimal race day performances.
Client Testimonials:
“My Peaks Coach made all the difference. Being new to power training I really need a coach that
could analyze the data and help fine tune my training. Tim’s analysis of my power files really
helped teach me when I needed to rest and when I should be training hard! I was able to accomplish
all my 2008 goals and am REALLY looking forward to 2009.”
-Kathy Watts