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Peak To Peak Training Systems
Office:  303.798.5924
Mobile:  303.902.9603
info@peaktopeaktraining.com

 
"Without Peak to Peak’s guidance I would have never developed as quickly and efficiently as I did."
Jason Donald
Category 4 to 1 in 11 months,
Pro/1 2006 Tour of the Gila Stage 5 winner,
Team Einsteins Cycling

 

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Peak to Peak Training Systems has developed a team of highly trained staff members that will help you reach your maximum potential. By bringing together various health care professionals, nutritionists and physiologists, Peak to Peak Training Systems will be able to closely monitor every aspect of your physical person, thus enabling you to reach your ideal performance state.
 
 
Jon Heidemann: USAC Elite / Level 1 Coach, B.A. in Health Sciences, Director of Peak to Peak Training Systems, Current Team Director RMCEF, Head coach to MOB ETC-Team Einsteins Elite Cycling Team
Image Jon Heidemann has been coaching cyclists since the late 80’s. After graduating with a Bachelor degree in Health Sciences from the University of Wyoming, he continued his steady competitive climb to Elite status racing in Europe, Central and South America, all the while maintaining a separate full time job. The experience he has gained from world wide competition has given him a background that only a few of the best cycling coaches share. He knows what you need to do to be competitive in a race and how to prepare for that, even with the responsibility of managing a career and family. Jon won his own National Road Championship in the Masters 30~34 age group in 2001. As an Elite-Level 1 Certified Cycling Coach with USA Cycling, he has guided athletes of all ages, genders and physical abilities earning numerous national and international medals, including a Paralympic Gold at the 2000 Sydney Games and a Disabled Worlds bronze medal. His most notable athletes include Nationally ranked road cyclists Jason Donald, Jonathan Garcia & Clayton Barrows, 3-time US Junior National Road Champion Daniel Summerhill, 5-time US Junior National Road and Cross Champion Alex Coelho, and 2000 Para-Olympian Gold medal winner Thomas Neal. Jon is currently directing the Rocky Mountain Cycling Education Foundation Junior road team and coaching the MOB ETC-Team Einsteins Elite Cycling Team.
 
 
Kathy Zawadzki: USA Cycling Elite / Level 1 Coach, M.A. in Exercise Science. Licensed Sports Nutritionist (NASN), ACSM Health and Fitness Instructor
Image Kathy's coaching experience began over twenty years ago and encompasses all levels of cyclists, including juniors, masters and Olympic athletes. Her expertise in sports science brought her to the US Olympic Training Center where she worked with USA Cycling and USA Triathlon to develop Olympic athletes. Kathy has coached several National Champions, and Paralympic World Champions. In addition to coaching individual cyclists and triathletes, her coaching experience covers regional, national and international team competitions, including Head Cycling Coach for 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney and the 2003 Tour of Hope. In 2004, Kathy co-authored, Food for Fitness, Eat Right to Train Right.
 
 
Michael Gibson: USAC Elite Road Cyclist, Bicycle Racing Strategy Consultant, Owner MOB Cyclery ETC, Denver, CO
Image Michael's 20 year history racing bicycles has led to a wealth of knowledge when it comes to racing strategy for individuals and teams. As a former US Masters National Criterium Champion (2004), he knows what moves will most likely put a rider into a winning position. Michael authors some of the most complete stage race reports and expectations of future stages for this website as well as his bike shops (www.MOBCyclery.com) during the worlds best grand tours such as the Tour de France.
   
   
George Mullen: Serotta Fit Certified, Fit Specialist at MOB Cyclery ETC, Denver, CO
Image George began his career in the shoe industry working with runners, mountain bikers, multi-sport and cyclists in 1986. His fondness for cycling eventually took him into the cycling industry as a fit specialist. While George is Serotta Fit Certified, he has developed his own approach to bicycle positioning through consultations with Back on Track Physical Therapy's Kevin Younger (MPT, CTI, STC), as well as personal experience with pallates and yoga. Understanding that a good bicycle fit is based not just on dimensional factors such as bone structure and length, George's system takes into account cycling dicipline, comfort, muscle coordination, flexibilty & strength standards, as well as equipment preferences. He does fitting to currently owned bicycles, standard factory sizing as well as helping to develope custom designed framesets for professional builders. George has fit all levels of athlete-cyclists: beginner to competative national champions and professionals.
   
   
   

Peak to Peak Training Systems offers cycling and multi-sport coaching, athletic nutritional consultation, field testing and performance data evaluation, personal training, single & team competitive strategy and performance consultations, sport specific bicycle fitting, and multi-day training camps.

Our professional coaching staff has extensive knowledge and experience of cycling, nutrition, personal training, sports physiology, and strategy for both able & disabled bodied athletes. In addition we frequently consult with health care professionals familiar with cycling and multi-sport issues such as MD's, physical therapists and sports psychologists.

Our personalized coaching programs will be designed specifically for your goals and developed around your strengths, weaknesses, work schedule and lifestyle. It will be completely individual to your needs. Program scheduling and data input & retrieval are provided online allowing our clients to view and print out their training program. We offer unlimited weekly phone access to most of our coaches and often prefer to meet in person when possible.

Online" training & coaching? By training online you and your coach will have access to your training 24 hours a day. This will allow your coach to customize your schedule and monitor your progress via hrm or power meter downloads in conjunction with daily training logs. However, we understand that web based tools can not replace an experienced professional coach. We emphasize that communication, whether by email, phone, personal meeting or ride are key components to the experience and relationship established between the coach and athlete. Image

Competitive strategy and performance consultations are available to our present athletes as well as outside riders, clubs and teams.

Multi-day training camps are offered with any realistic goal in mind. Whether corporate wellness and team building, fitness oriented, cycling tour preparation, or professional team training, we can provide a wealth of options for 3 to 7 day camps. Image

Metabolic & Nutritional Consultations are available for individuals interested in monitoring caloric intake vs. expenditure, weight management, and maintaining optimal nutritional needs for your activity level.

Personal Training sessions are available from professionally certified physical trainers who work with Peak to Peak Training Systems. Individual or group sessions are possible.

Sport specific bicycle fitting, coordinated through MOB Cyclery Endurance Training Center is available to cyclists of all abilities, multi-sport & time-trial specialists, and cyclo-cross & mountain bikers. The system we use is based on comfort, performance and efficiency with regard to each riders physical characteristics including spatial acuity, muscle coordination, flexibility, and strength, current or past injuries, bone length, and rider equipment preferences. Image Image

   
 
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