George P.

I have 30 years of experience in Coaching Run-Bike-Swim racing. I retired in 1998 after Ten year of Professional career as Duathlete (run-bike-run).

I just finished coaching a Cross Country Team of 34 kids in Middle School in Palo Alto, CA. I am a First World Champion and Silver Medalist in the sport of Duathlon and pioneered the sport. I made a comeback to age group World Class Racing for Team USA in World Duathlon Championships ,Spain 2011 and France 2012 after getting hit by a truck from behind and sustaining multiple fractures in my spine and neck.

I have extensive experience in coming back from trauma and Injuries. My approach is building skills for lifestyle not events-that is how to mentally plan and focus on goals and how to execute your plans and adjust for life demands. I work on balance of sports relative to life demands. The skills I focus on are how to build base and speed, review of equipment and latest training tracking methods, pacing during training, how to use a HR monitor, brick workouts, nutrition and best foods to use legally without taking drugs. I love to run with my son doing mile repeats and trying to keep up! He is 13 years old and he runs 5:33.I love to work out with all types of folks to teach, mentor and keep learning myself.

First World Champion and ITU Silver Medalist in Duathlon (run-bike-run).
Pioneered the sport of duathlon in 80's and 90's to Europe.
Hawaiian Ironman Finisher 1983 and 1989 (10:20).
Represented TEAM USA at World Duathlon Championships in Germany, CA, Texas (as a professional) and France, Spain, Ottawa as an age group DAD.
PR in 10k: 30:50; Marathon PR: 2:32, top 50 in LA; Boston 3 times.
Multiple victories as a CAT 3 cyclist: Death Valley to Mt. Whitney.
Triathlon competitions in NY, VT, ME, NV, HI, MD, RI, TX.
Coached middle school X country team of 40 in 2012-8th grade boys won school district championship in NorCal.
Coached elite athletes to major victories.
Coached busy executives for race competition and better health.

Get to know somebody through their hopes, dreams and desires.
Understand motivations, focus, time constraints, equipment, family support.
Document personal achievements, personal best times.
Understand what went into best performances that "clicked".
Map out specific types of workouts, periodization and break-thru sessions.
Map out race schedule and tapering if necessary.
Examine dynamics of running, biking, swimming form together in motion.
Nutritional analysis of types of foods, calories and recovery eating.
Analysis of sleep habits.
Proper footwear fitting.