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Matthew S., Woodinville, WA Triathlon Coach

Matthew S.

Triathlon

SILVER

I used to be average, but then I discovered the 2 most valuable principles in endurance sports that led me to become a pro triathlete. These same principles can work for you. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
  • University of Portland (OR)

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Credentials

  • University of Portland (OR)

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

More About Coach Matthew

USATF Level One Certified Coach
USA Cycling Level Three Certified Coach
Assistant distance (track and cross-country) coach, Seattle University, 2007-2008
Coached Chris Olinger to a 2:22 debut marathon, as well as a 14:22 5k
Performed Bicycle Fitting duties at Sammamish Valley Cycle, 1996-2002

2nd - 2013 USAT Elite Duathlon National Championships
1st - 2013 USAT Long Course Duathlon National Championships
2nd – 2013 USAT Winter Triathlon Championships
5th - 2012 Ironman St. George and posted fastest run split
6th - 2012 Ironman Canada
5th - 2012 Ironman 70.3 Mount-Tremblant
6th - 2012 Leadman Triathlon Bend
1st - 2010 USAT Elite Duathlon National Championships
8th - 2010 Ironman Lake Placid and posted fastest run split
Ist - 2009 ITU Amateur Duathlon World Champion

10,000m PR – 29:14
5,000m PR – 14:04

An in-person session includes making adjustments to running, cycling, or swimming form. I also fit clients to their bicycles, run performance tests and establish heart-rate training intensities. Most of my clients do some combination of in-person and on-line coaching. The in-person coaching helps us with your mechanics, while the on-line coaching is what is used to communicate your weekly training plan.

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Client Reviews

I highly recommend Coach Matthew. He worked with my 9 year old on his running speed and form and we saw immediate results after one session. This helped improve his performance in baseball and gave him the extra speed and confidence to make the soccer team he was trying out for. Coach Matthew kept the running sessions fun and engaging and taught us many great drills to continue practicing after the sessions. Worth every penny!

Coach Matthew is wonderful with my daughter. He has taught her valuable training skills and kept it fun and enjoyable. He performs the workout with her, which is motivating and fun for her. Relates well with kids/teens. Patient and inspiring which encourages her to achieve more.

He is very knowledgeable and in matter of minutes I started to see good results with my running form. The reading material was a nice touch and I will definitely contact him for more training!

Coach Matthew is great with kids! My son learned a ton in just the first session.

We came to CoachUp looking for someone to help my son with sprint speed -- something that was important to him for baseball. He's still in elementary school (but told us he wanted to work on this), so I wanted coaching to be something that was fun for him, and helped him reach his goals. Not only did he shave time off his speed to first base, he's discovered he really likes running and has even started running for fun with me on the weekends. Coach Matthew has been great at identifying ways to help my son make progress toward his goals while making the sessions and drills fun and engaging - so much so that my son has discovered a new sport to enjoy.

Matthew has been fantastic to work with. He has totally transformed my swimming and gives clear direction and encouragement for all workouts. Matthew has pushed me beyond what I felt I could do by myself, yet has totally responded to my feedback and adjusted work outs based on that. Highly recommended to anyone!

Very nice, helpful, and knowledgable about running.

Super happy with Matt. I've been with him for a couple months now and am seeing substantial gains in performance -- much better than I was seeing w/o benefit of coaching in the months preceding -- so money well spent. I have a busy work schedule, but Matt has been able to accommodate. He's also been very generous with his time, responsive to e-mails, and available to talk when I need outside of normal planned touch points. He never misses a beat on training plan, even when out of country competing at major events. Matt's easy to get along but firm -- he takes my progress & goals seriously, which I appreciate. While a competitive athlete at Pro level, he's approachable and humble. I'm glad I connected w/ Matt and couldn't be happier with my decision.
Matt helped me go pro in triathlon, and now I am in an Olympic Development Program. I met Matt Sheeks in the fall of 2009 during sophomore year competing in track for the University of Washington. He was leading our campus Athletes in Action student-athlete small group. Matt was just beginning his transition into triathlon following a successful collegiate track career, and we quickly became good friends and kept in close contact as I had similar aspirations and we shared an appreciation for everything multisport. He has been a constant resource and has helped me immensely with a myriad of things like nutrition, training balance, race prep and beyond. I earned my professional racing license in the fall of 2014 and am now on the Olympic ITU pathway, and have been racing internationally since January of 2015. I would not have been able to make this transition from collegiate track to triathlon without the help and input of Matt, and he continues to inspire me to get better everyday.
SHEEKS HAS ALL THE IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR AND COACH. HE IS PATIENT, PASSIONATE, AND HAS KNOWLEDGE GROUNDED IN HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF FIELD TESTING. WHETHER YOU’RE A DUATHLETE, TRIATHLETE, CYCLIST OR RUNNER – SHEEKS VERSATILITY AT THE ELITE LEVEL SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. AND AS FAR AS A PERSONALIZED APPROACH, I CAN TELL YOU FIRST HAND THAT MATT’S APPROACH TO HELPING OTHERS IS WISE BEYOND HIS YEARS.
I’M NOT A HIGH END BIKER. I CERTAINLY DON’T BIKE PROFESSIONALLY. HOWEVER I HAVE DONE THE, “SEATTLE TO PORTLAND” (STP) BIKE RIDE A NUMBER OF TIMES. AND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I’VE GONE WITH MY SON. BUT EVERY TIME I WENT, IT WAS OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS. IN THIS LAST YEAR MY SON WANTED US TO GO IN ONE DAY. HE SAID, “DAD, YOU’RE NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER”. I’M 45 YEARS OLD AND 6’8” TALL. ATTHE TIME I REACHED OUTTO MATT, I WEIGHED 272 POUNDS AND WAS BIKING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 11.7 MPH OVER A DISTANCE OF 30 MILES. IN ONLY THREE MONTHS OF TRAINING WITH MATT, I WAS DOWN TO 235 POUNDS AND AVERAGING OVER 15 MPH AT DISTANCES OF 140 TO 170 MILES IN A DAY. BY THE SECOND WEEKEND OF JULY, MY SON AND I NOT ONLY COMPLETED THE STP (A 204 MILE RIDE) IN ONE DAY. WE DID IT AVERAGING ABOUT 19 MPH THE WHOLE WAY. SIMPLY PUT, USING MATT WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR ME. THANKS MATT. ANY TIME YOU NEED A REFERENCE, HAVE THEM GIVE ME A CALL.
FTER TRAINING ON MY OWN FOR SEVERAL TRIS, I KNEW I WOULD NEED MORE THAN A RANDOM ONLINE TRAINING PLAN TO SUCCESSFULLY CONQUER MY 1ST 1/2 IRONMAN DISTANCE. MATT CREATED A PERSONALIZED PLAN THAT FIT WITH MY WORK AND LIFE COMMITMENTS, WHICH MADE IT SO MUCH EASIER TO STICK WITH, AND HE ANSWERED MY MANY TRAINING QUESTIONS AND KEPT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE WITH THE WEEKLY CALLS. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS, AS WELL; I’M DEFINITELY FASTER ON THE CYCLING DESCENTS THANKS TO MATT’S TIPS. MATT REALLY KNOWS THIS SPORT, AND I KNOW THAT HAVING HIS TRAINING AND EXPERTISE ON MY SIDE WERE KEY TO BEING ABLE TO FINISH MY RACE STRONG!
MATT’S KNOWLEDGE OF TRAINING CONCEPTS, PERSONALIZED APPROACH AND FLEXIBILITY IN DEVELOPING A SCHEDULE HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. THE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS AND WEEKLY CALLS WERE ALWAYS BENEFICIAL AND HELPED KEEP ME FOCUSED ON MAIN GOALS FOR EACH WEEKS TRAINING. WHEN INJURIES OR REAL LIFE INTERFERED WITH THE WEEKLY PLAN HE WAS ABLE TO SUGGEST CHANGES SO I WAS STILL ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE MAIN GOALS FOR THE TRAINING BLOCK. AS AN ADDED BONUS, MATT’S A GREAT GUY AND HELPED KEEP MY IRONMAN TRAINING IN PERSPECTIVE.
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