Head Coach Ken Mierke

Our head coach, Ken Mierke has background in exercise physiology, human biomechanics, nutrition, and sports psychology.  He brings a broad and deep knowledge from which all our coaching clients benefit.

• Clients have won 6 World Championships and 29 National Championships
• B.S. Exercise Physiology, minors in Nutrition, Biology, Psychology
• 2-Time World Champion Triathlete
• 5th and 6th Place, USA Cycling National Road Race and Time Trial
• Fitness Concepts Elite Level Coach
• Author
  •  The Triathlete's Guide to Run Training
  •   Lean for a Lifetime: An Athlete's Guide to Losing the Last Ten Pounds (due out 2012)
  •   Evolution Running: Run Faster and Farther without Injury (due out 2011)

Mike Matney

• Fitness Concepts Elite Level Coach
• 11:26 Ironman, 5:00 Half-Ironman, 2:18 Olympic Distance
• Fitness Concepts Elite Level Coach
• Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
• Lost 55 pounds
• B.S. Civil Engineering, East Tennessee State University

Brett Lawrence

• B.A. in Journalism, North Central University                
• Lost 80 pounds following Lean for a Lifetime principles
• Sub 5:15 Half ironman