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:

Thanks for all your hard work and insightful coaching!! It made the all the difference. One year ago I could never have believed it would be possible to win gold at nationals, now I have two!!!! Thanks Again!!

After many years of inactivity, I started recreational cycling several years ago. After hitting a plateau, I enlisted Tim’s help in preparing for a Peaks training camp. Since then I have seen continued improvement in my cycling fitness, and just finished the BC Bike Race in the top half. (Something I couldn’t have imagined several years ago) With a busy job and a young family, Tim has been key in keeping me motivated and helping me use my power meter to gain the most benefit from the training hours available. Thanks Tim

Hi Tim, Just wanted to take a second to really thank you for “digging” in my files and really being a true coach! At times it seems like it is easy for some coaches (people in general) that don’t have the passion to just end up going through the motions, and not getting into the meat like you do to seek truth. I really look forward to our discussions and your insight, even though I am typically self motivated, your coaching really motivates me not to mention the other important stuff like the strength and knowledge I have gained. Thanks again

“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.”