Testimonials...

In my first season of triathlon racing, I thought I didn’t need a coach. After all, I knew how to swim, ride, and run, and I was doing well enough in my races. Then I met Melissa and Ken Mierke. I learned from them right away that triathlon is about a lot more than being able to swim, ride, and run. In the first six weeks under their direction, my training routine changed so much that I was wary of the effects. In my first race under their direction, however, I performed far better than ever before (placing second in my age group at the I.T.U. World Championship) and the improvement continues… A coach can offer even the most experienced athlete a new perspective, scientific knowledge, nutritional expertise, psychological aid, and (sometimes most importantly) a voice of reason to temper the most well-meaning athlete’s self-destructive tendencies. (Even the most experienced and educated athlete can’t be objective about his/her own training and racing). Ken and Melissa’s expertise has brought me to an entirely new level, unquestionably inconceivable on my own. I would not be where I am in triathlon without Fitness Concepts.

- Margie Shapiro, 2005 I.T.U. World Champion