Coaches
Ryan Eckert, MS, CSCS
Founder/Owner & Head Coach
My educational background is in exercise science and nutrition with a focus on strength and conditioning. I chose to study exercise science as I am passionate about the human body as it relates to health, wellness, and human performance. Strength and conditioning is a sub-field within the realm of exercise science, and it involves preparing humans physically and psychologically for athletic performance. I love the process of working with individuals and progressing them towards higher athletic performance in the pursuit of their fitness and performance goals. I grew up playing baseball and continued with the sport up through my freshman year of college while playing for the Arizona State club baseball team. A combination of changing priorities in college and the realization that baseball was not the sport I was meant to dedicate my time and energy towards led to the end of my baseball career. The following few years after I stopped playing baseball were tough as I felt like I had a massive void in my life. In 2014, I began running and cycling, and this eventually led me to my first triathlon in 2015. I have been a dedicated endurance athlete ever since, having competed in road running races ranging from 5Ks to marathons, trail running races, duathlons, and triathlons ranging from sprint-distance races to ironman-distance events. I have been on the podium in Ironman 70.3 events, was overall winner of the 2018 and 2019 Bartlett Lake Sprint-Distance Triathlons as well as the 2019 Deuces Wild Sprint-Distance Triathlon, and have qualified for the Boston Marathon with a marathon PR of 2:58:01. A few of my long-term personal goals are to win a major endurance event as an amateur and qualify for my professional/elite license.
Academic Education
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MS Exercise and Wellness (Arizona State University - 2017)
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BS Exercise and Wellness (Arizona State University - 2015)
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Minor in Nutrition and Healthy Living
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Certifications
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Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)
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Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA)
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USA Triathlon Level 1 Coach
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ASCA Level 3 Swim Coach
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TrainingPeaks Level 2 Coach
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TrainingPeaks Power Certified
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Adult First Aid & CPR/AED
Referral Network
Courtney Warren, PT, DPT, CSCS, CAFS
Owner, Physical Therapist
Performance & Recovery Lab, LLC
Dr. Warren of PR LAB isn’t just a physical therapist. He holds a variety of sports-related certifications, and is currently one of the PT’s for the US Swimming Team, making him an ideal professional for active athletes. He has worked with members of the NBA and MLB as well as collegiate athletes in many sports, but he is happy to work with athletes of all ability levels. He also loves swimming, owns AZ Open Water Swim events, and competes with Swim Devil Masters.
Website: https://prlabpt.com
Sponsors & Partners
ROKA
ROKA is our go-to for all things swim-related! We are proud to work with ROKA and to provide the opportunity for our athletes to wear the best wetsuits, swimskins, and eyewear (sunglasses, goggles) on the market! If you are an athlete with Peak Endurance Solutions and have NOT had a Peak Endurance Solutions roka.com account set up for you yet, message us and we will get you information to set it up. To learn more about ROKA and the products they offer, visit their website.
MOXiLIFE
MOXiLIFE products bring with them a combined 50+ years of formulating & ingredient education, with in-depth supplement production process knowledge to include; bio-functionality of raw materials, manufacturing, and packaging of a supplement, combined with 65+ years of endurance racing. MOXiLIFE provides hydration and supplementation products geared specifically for the optimization of endurance performance and recovery. - Website
Jakroo
Jakroo helps provide us with custom-made triathlon kits, cycling gear, and run apparel. Jakroo provides incredibly high-quality, premium gear and apparel at a slightly more affordable price point than some of our previous partners we have worked with in this department. We have a Team Store with them that is always open for orders, and all orders are shipped and will arrive at your door in less than 2 weeks! We also get a slightly better price on all products they offer, and this is reflected in the “team price” within the team store. To access the store, browse what we have available, and place an order, go to the following website.
Take It Easley Productions, LLC
Take It Easley Productions is headed up by Isaac Easley, videographer and producer extraordinaire! Isaac works with us with video productions for bigger projects. If you want to learn more about Isaac and Take It Easley Productions, go to the following website
Q Activewear
Q Activewear is our go-to for all of our custom swimwear, affordable cycling apparel, and accessories. We absolutely love, love, love the quality of their swimming apparel and we know you will too. In addition to making custom swim gear, they also make some incredibly affordable custom cycling kits (~$80-$85 for a kit) that don't sacrifice on quality. Check out our team store with Q Activewear at the following website.
Paulo Avis Studios
Paulo Avis Studios is headed up by Kelly, a professional fitness and lifestyle photographer. Kelly recognizes the commitment, sacrifices, hard work, blood, sweat and tears that go into achieving goals as an athlete. She enjoys capturing both the journey and the finish line of those achievements through photography. To learn more about Kelly and her work, you can check her out on her Instagram page or her website.
