Nine years ago I was a body builder who was getting bored and injured. A chance encounter on
a beach prompted a pivot to triathlon. But first, I had to learn to swim. Coach Eric was
recommended to me by some local Masters Swimmers as a potential swim coach. Little did I
know, he’s that and so much more, after a single swim lesson I hired him as my multisport
coach. As barely a survival swimmer, Eric’s lessons, coaching, and encouragement got me to be
a middle distance triathlon capable swimmer.
All the while he was helping me to improve my bike and develop a run. In10 months he got me
70.3 ready.

Eric has continued to be my coach to this day, working around a full time job with on-call
responsibilities, a pandemic, a couple of injuries, and everything life throws at you.
Eric has this way of working with athletes that allows him to meet you where your are, and
where you’re coming from. He can adapt his very language to construct coaching prompts that
make sense in your terms and can apply to how you move and even think about your body and
it’s position in space. I am, self admittedly, proprioceptively challenged, Eric and I developed a
shorthand which not only allowed me to execute efficiently, but also to improve on my
proprioception.

As I approached my 60’th year I’d set an outlandish, to me, goal of qualifying for the Ironman
70.3 World Championship. Coach Eric was fully onboard and after a winter of intense training
swim, bike, run, and strength, I qualified in March 2025. In April I crashed my mountain bike and
fractured the lateral condyle of my left femur, that’s the outside knobby bit at the knee . So much
for running, or hiking, walking, standing, and even delivering any power on the bike.
Coach Eric teamed up with Physical Therapist Craig Depperschmidt to build a recovery plan that
would not just get me to Worlds, but would prevent further degradation and destruction of my
knee. The two of them worked hand in glove through my recovery and the additional challenge
of a rib injury along the way. Eric structured my workouts around Craig’s PT prescriptions and
they had me stronger and fitter than ever in time for Worlds in Marbella SP.
The course is exceedingly vertical so Coach Eric balanced the long and steep days in the
saddle with what my knee would tolerate and, together with Craig, developed a run strategy that
would be sustainable.

Endurance sport is at least as mental as it is physical, Eric is a master at keeping you focused
on the process and the progression and great at combatting the doubts, fears, and anxiety that
come along with training, racing, and recovery.
Just getting to the IM 70.3 WC was a win in my book. Crushing the bike and logging a PR half
marathon in the Main Event were the nuts and cherry, respectively, on my triathlon Sunday
sundae.

I never hesitate to recommend Coach Eric to anybody who expresses an interest in any of the
endurance disciplines, or even to people who express “I’ve been wanting to get back to (sport x) but can’t work out how.”
I always say, “You want to get faster? I know a guy who can train you smart.”

I am a master's female runner in my 50's.  I have worked with Eric for the past 4-5 years now.  Eric has been instrumental in helping me achieve my running goals from distances on the track, road races, including 5k's through the marathon (even Boston!) all the way to trail ultra marathons.   I have been a runner most of my life and I am peaking now in my 50's with many of these distances.  I attribute much of my success to him as he saw potential that I did not see.  I let him know my goals and he set the schedule. He coaches in a very unassuming way without pressure and conscious of not overtraining.  He understands a master's runners needs and applies that to his coaching.

I am an adult onset long distance swimmer with some experience swimming local Masters' teams but mostly working on my own. I had a coach who had lots of experience with coaching older swimmers but he did not help me with writing appropriate workouts ( a skill unto itself). Thus I made little or no progress in developing my speed or endurance. Needless to say I felt extremely frustrated. I attended a swim camp and was referred to Eric. What a stroke of good fortune.

Where I am today with swimming is MILES away from where I was a short time ago. Eric took me on despite the fact that I am not a youngster. From the start he developed extremely challenging workouts which improved my speed and endurance. I was a 2:00/100 swimmer and now am a happy 1:43-1:40/100 swimmer. I am preparing for a 10 mile open water swim this summer and Eric's distance workouts are preparing me for that challenge. To that end, my fitness has improved by miles.

Eric has helped me improve my focus and centeredness in the pool and open water. He is ever interested in what adjunctive mind/body explorations I embark upon.  He is always available to answer my (many) questions and concerns. He understands the challenges of being an older athlete but doesn't tone down the workouts at all..and continues to challenge me daily. In short Eric takes me seriously, is solidly on my side and wants me to succeed. Truly if you want to improve and succeed, Eric is your guy.

I’ve been working with Coach Eric for 4 years now, and I honestly can’t say enough about the impact he’s had on my athletic journey and life. When I first started, I had no idea what I was capable of. Thanks to Eric’s guidance, I not only finished my first full Ironman, but he also helped me achieve massive PRs that I never thought possible. I dropped over an hour in my Ironman 70.3 time, shaved more than 40 minutes off my marathon PR, and even broke long-standing PRs in the half marathon and 10K in my mid-40s! And on top of all that, Eric coached me to qualify for the Boston Marathon—something I once thought was out of reach.

What sets Eric apart is his deep commitment to me as an athlete and a person. He doesn’t just hand me generic training plans. He tailors everything to fit around my unpredictable work and family schedule, making sure I’m not just physically prepared but mentally and emotionally ready as well. He genuinely cares about my success in racing and in life, which has made all the difference.

Eric is more than a coach—he’s a mentor, a motivator, and someone who truly invests in my goals. If you’re looking for someone who will challenge you, believe in you, and guide you to your best self, I can’t recommend him highly enough.

I took three swim lessons from Eric that focused on free and fly; back and breast; and turns, dives, and streamlines. After the first 15 minutes, I was already swimming faster. Previously coaches had pointed out what I was doing wrong. Eric showed me how to do it right. In three meets over the following months, I broke my PRs— three times! I always told myself that I just needed to work out harder to go faster, but I was already working very hard without much progress. The lessons with Eric were a great present for myself and really increased my enthusiasm for a sport I love.

Simply said you’ll never regret selecting coach Eric as your sports coach. I started triathlon 8 years ago, for fun. My whole community and wife all enjoyed it and because I can’t do anything half ass, I dove in! I worked hard but on my own knowledge. I quickly found that endless hours of training  wasn’t helping me improve. I was lacking structure and accountability.

Thankfully, I was referred to coach Eric , and it was the best decision. He has supported me through 15 Ironman 70.3 races and my first full Ironman distance race in November of 2019, achieving a sub 11 hour time.After establishing my baseline , he progressively pushed me to achieve my personal best, over and over again he took me from a 6hr 15min 70.3 finish to now a consistent sub 5 hour time. He has prepared me for races in Canada, New Zealand and throughout the United States, helping me to train based on altitude, landscape and course. I have proudly stood on podiums that I never thought were possible when I started. His passion for his athletes, and genuine care of my success is something I’ll forever be grateful for. His mentorship goes beyond numbers and metrics. Simply said, you’ll never regret selecting coach Eric.

I have been competing in triathlons for over ten years and had completed 11 Ironmans going into 2014.   I knew that what I did was working on one level yet knew I could achieve a better Ironman finish.   I was hesitant about hiring a coach until I spoke with Eric.  He listened and worked to understand where I was at and as importantly what I wanted to achieve.   He designed a plan that worked for my busy schedule and my athletic ability.  I finished Ironman Lake Placid in 2014 with my best race ever and did it without injury.   That is the reason I am back working with him again for my next big race.