Creating an atmosphere where athletes flourish has been our goal from the moment Practical Coaching was created. From the moment you walk through our doors you are treated like an athlete. Time is spent 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; computer programs are NEVER used to create schedules or workouts. When you join the Practical Coaching team you are involved in a camp-like environment. From coached track workouts, group bike rides and open water swimming in the summer to group rides and runs in the winter your coach is with you every step of the way. 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 Level II coaches. We offer two COACHING PACKAGES and 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-We do not use any computer program to generate athlete 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:
We encourage you to sign up as a user. As a user you will be able to maintain your own personal calendar with your training schedule and your racing events and you will periodically receive emails from us with helpful information.
Please feel free to CONTACT US to discuss any questions you might have. We look forward to helping you achieve all of your goals.
The biggest congratulations ever from Practical Coaching goes out to Kristen who just completed her first triathlon at Tri the Creek! This is a girl who 2 months ago could not put her head in the water to swim. So many times, "I can't do this" came out of her mouth only to follow with doing more than she thought she couldn't do. Today with her friends in tow she and Kayla left at the crack of dawn to pick up packets, set up transition, chill out a little, do a quick warm up run, warm up in the water, and RACE!
Kayla had an interesting experience in the water with a man drowning, so we are giving her the GOOD SAMARITAN of Triathlon award for saving a man's life. After help arrived Kayla went on to finish her race.
The girls running Mt Evans today all met at 5:30 this morning at the T-Rex Park and Ride to head up to the mountain start. Everyone seemed well rested and ready to go. Beth's friend, Christine, offered to help us out by driving the team van up to the summit for the finish of the race. This eliminated us having to pack a summit bag and get it loaded in a summit van, but even better, we didn't have to wait for a ride down the mountain after running. It was wonderful having the van at the top. Beth and Michelle finished, got changed and set out a picnic spread and waited for the rest of us to finish. The weather was perfect for running up the mountain and we could not have asked for a better day. Everyone did better than they expected and left ready to conquer Pike's Peak!
Escape from Alcatraz is a race I think everyone should put on their "to do" list. The fact that you jump off a boat in the middle of San Francisco Bay and swim to shore is reason enough. But there is more; it is an incredibly gorgeous venue. The Golden Gate Bridge serves as a backdrop for the run, you get to run on Baker Beach, and you have to tackle the sand ladder. The bike is technical and tough and you get to bike through Golden Gate Park, and not to mention lots of CLIMBING for us Colorado crazies! Definitely well organized and BOAT (pun intended) LOADS of FUN!
Congrats to our friends and athletes who made it in the race via lottery or auction and escaped from Alcatraz this year:
Despite the confusion many people had on the multi-lap course and the issues it caused with some of the results we all had fantastic races! Congratulations to everyone for executing solid performances.
John M- Swim-31:42 T1-3:21 Bike-1:10:04 21.2 MPH T2-2:32 Run-49:28 7:58 pace Total-2:37:10 *Qualified for Nationals
Beth- 10th in Age Group- Swim-33:23 T1-2:36 Bike-1:09:16 21.5 MPH T2- 2:05 Run-51:43 8:20 pace Total- 2:39:05
Anthony- 2nd in Age Group 9th Overall Amateur- Swim-24:22 T1- 2:37 Bike-1:03:26 23.5 MPH T2- 1:45 Run-39:17 6:20 pace Total- 2:11:30
Steve's 30 years of regional, national, and international racing experiences has given him the knowledge to apply practical applications to help athletes achieve their athletic goals.
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Steve Pye
Andrea Watkins
