I'm a 55 year-old time crunched professional who has been an avid cyclist for 15 years. I've never raced, but I've always enjoyed the training process as a means to continuously strive for self-improvement. I first started "riding" with power in 2014. In 2016 I dived headfirst into a dedicated 2 year stint with one of the more popular on-line self-directed structured training platforms, from which I saw significant fitness gains and all-time peak performances.

I met Coach Patrick by chance on a group ride in Dec. 2017. Knowing only that he coached some of the riders in the group, I casually remarked to him after the ride that I felt I had plateaued (Narrator: Patrick never let him forget that comment:). He offered to analyze my files for free and set up a phone consultation to review his findings without obligation. He told me at age 52 that I was far from plateauing, and that I had too much fluff in my training. I decided to hire him in January 2018, and it was without a doubt the best decision in cycling I've ever made. In that first year I set all of my all-time PR's in every time duration from 5 minutes to 2 hours, all with an average training volume of 6-10 hours a week. But I gained much much more than PR's.

Look ... you can hire anyone to write you a cookie cutter plan, but what you get with being a Pinnacle athlete is a coach who is genuinely personally invested in your goals and successes, which he proves continuously with encouraging calls, texts, and workout comments. Coach Patrick uses state-of-the-art analytics to guide your training prescription, and because he "walks the walk", he is keenly aware of and compassionate towards the life-training balance we all struggle to master.

Finally, and this is the key to this whole game, and what sets Coach Patrick apart: he will teach you the proper mental framework for success and the art of managing the load in a way that is customized to your strengths, and more importantly, weaknesses.

Although I live 100 miles away, I have done many knee-to-knee training rides with Coach Patrick, from which I have absorbed valuable lessons each time. He continues to polish and refine my skills and mindset, and I am still at age 55 not plateauing, and doing things on the bike I've never accomplished before. In the process I have gained an invaluable friend and mentor. If you're interested in becoming fitter, faster, and mentally stronger, there is no better bang for the buck than Pinnacle Coaching Services.