RyR is unique for so many reasons. We will list a few. The first is that we are objective driven rather than activity driven. Many coaches have a bank of “canned” training plans filled with weeks of activities that are already pre-planned. So, if you tell this coach that you have six weeks to prepare for a 5K, they simply load a plan that all the athletes follow in order to prepare for a 5K in six weeks. This is an activity driven approach. Our approach is much different. Once we identify your goals and your current level of fitness, we build daily activities that are customized to meet your objectives and are congruent to your goals. This objective driven approach ensures that each day’s activity is designed specifically for you. Second, with RyR each athlete gets two coaches who discuss the athlete and design weekly activities after getting input from their experiences and research. Ecclesiastes 4: 9 – 10 discusses the benefits of two coaches working on your behalf. Finally, as Christians, we are committed to praying for each of our athletes. We take the time each day to pray for each athlete and believe in God’s power to answer prayer.

Many on-line coaches have a tiered pricing schedule that dictates how often an athlete may communicate with the coach. We just can’t do that. In order to provide quality customized coaching, all our athletes have unlimited access to communicating with us. In our first meeting with an athlete, we explain a variety of ways in which we communicate. Relationship is key between athlete and coaches and communication is the backbone to developing relationship.

YES! Because our coaching is completely customized, it does not matter your current level of fitness. While Dean is a lifelong athlete with a long resume of success, Paula did not even begin running until the age of 43. We completely understand how to assess the current fitness level of each athlete and work from there.

The short answer is no. The longer answer is that we have made the conscious decision not to become certified. We research and study the philosophies and training methods of a myriad of programs. The bottom line is that “one size does not fit all.” While we value the information gained from studying the available certification programs, we do not subscribe to or endorse one certification program over another. We build a relationship with each athlete, identify that athlete’s goals, discover that athlete’s current fitness level in relationship to desired outcomes, and provide daily activities that help the athlete fulfill the goals.

Much of this depends on the individual athlete. In our first meeting, we identify what technology you currently have and build our coaching platform around what works for you. Most of our athletes have (at minimum) a smart phone and a running or triathlon watch. Many have heart rate monitors, power meters, etc., but none of these items are required. We fully utilize whatever technology the athlete already has and do not require any additional purchases. TrainingPeaks is the primary tool we use to share daily workouts with our athletes. If you do not currently have an account, we set that up for you. We walk you through all technical aspects of setting up TrainingPeaks, so if you aren’t familiar with it, that is no problem whatsoever.

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