The Per4mance Training Coaching Team
Per4mance Training coaches are selected on the basis of their knowledge, experience, commitment and proven results coaching athletes. Each one is a successful athlete in their own right. They can make you successful too. Check out their bios.
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Chad Andrews | Coach/Commentator/President
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Chad Andrews (Charlotte, NC) is the President and Founder of Per4mance Training. Chad is a USA Cycling Level 1 coach and professional race commentator. Chad envisioned the concept of developing an all-in-one training center for cyclists in the early 90’s. The idea morphed from many different concepts and finally the Training Center vision was made a reality. His background includes interpersonal, public speaking and a speech communication degree from UNC Wilmington. He also apprenticed under Dr. William Riner and his Exercise Science Lab at USC Lancaster. Chad uses unique motivational, scientific and holistic approaches to achieve a high level of success with his athletes. He has coached athletes of all levels, abilities and disciplines. Chad still finds some time to mix it up with Road/Mtn and Cyclocross racing whenever his Cat 2 license hasn't expired. When Chad is not running the business you can find him Race Commentating at major bicycle races throughout the country, riding his bike, playing with his kids or passed out on the couch. |
Boyd Johnson | Senior Associate Coach
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Boyd Johnson (Greenville, SC) is a certified USA Cycling Coach and a Category 1 Racer who recently relocated to Greenville, SC. He has been racing for 14 years, and has turned his experience and expertise into a successful coaching career with Per4mance Training. Accomplishments on the road include:
Boyd has a great ability to connect one-on-one with each of his clients, giving a personal and individual approach to training. Very skilled in power training, Boyd is always scanning client's power files looking for any way to improve their performances. He also loves to give back to the cycling community, organizing the Winter Bike League in Charlotte last year, and helping out with the WBL for the 2007 season in Greenville, SC. These rides were very popular in their first year in Charlotte, often attracting 70-80 very satisfied cyclists. Boyd's clients have had great success, accumulating dozens of top 5 results. With his knowledge of timing a peak in fitness, Boyd can have you on your best form for your "A" race next year. All of Boyd's clients are located in the Carolinas, and he would like to keep it that way, as the ability to interact with clients face to face is what makes Boyd stand above other "cookie cutter" programs. |
Robin Farina | Associate Coach
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Robin Farina (Blowing Rock, NC) has a strong athletic background but didn't find the bike until she was 25 yrs old. Ever since then, she has been driven by her passion to race at the top level. She has raced the NRC calendar for the past 2 years and even went to New Zealand at the beginning of the 2006 season to participate in the NZ Tour and World Cup race. Even though Robin still plans to race, she wants to pass on her knowledge and experience on the bike to others who wish to improve their cycling. Robin is a USA Certified Cycling Coach. Robin’s favorite places to ride are up in mountains of Blowing Rock, NC where she now resides and Boulder, CO where she recently took a vacation. Robin would be happy to take you on a 3-5 hour ride up in the mountains any time in the spring through the fall. When she isn't riding or coaching, you can find her either at the gym teaching classes or training people. She loves Yoga and most any kind of outdoor sports. |
Thad Dulin | Associate Coach
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Thad Dulin (Clemson, SC) is a Level 3 cycling coach and a fourth year professional on the road. He began his career in 2004 riding for the Colavita Bolla team where he placed 16th in the Tour de Georgia ITT against the likes of Armstrong and Cipollini. After his neo pro status had come and gone, he moved on to the Jittery Joe's Kalahari team based out of Athens, something much closer to home. Small budget problems then encouraged him to give a smaller team a chance the following year, Nerac Outdoorlights.com where he was given more of a leadership role. Look for him back on the Bean Team in 2007. During his career, Thad has competed in races ranging from Redlands in California, Grand Fondos in Italy, to the Giro del Capo in South Africa. His passion for cycling has given him many placings, and over 35 race victories. Thad looks to graduate from Clemson University as a Management Major. Thad looks forward to promoting the sport through strong personal relationships with his athletes. He believes that you get out of cycling what you give into it, and that a great racer begins the season flying, and ends the season flying. Through positive consistency, Thad's athletes will improve their performance and achieve goals thought unreachable. |
Jim Reavis | Associate Coach
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Jim Reavis (Charlotte, NC) The Master of Master’s, Jim has been there done that ... Time Trials, Duathlons, Triathlons, and Marathons. They call him a legend in Charlotte and there are many reasons why. Jim started competing at the young age of 40 and has consistently won his age group in most events he enters.
Through his experience and a philosophy of hard work, Jim has mentored many runners, triathletes and cyclists over the years. He is now ready to spend the best years of his life coaching and advising weekend warriors on how to achieve success. |
Dean Lyons | Associate Coach
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Dean has a long history of competitive cycling. He has raced in over 1400 races and has been coaching privately since 1987. He was a Developmental rider at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center and currently races Masters and Pro 1_2 racing. Dean has a great vision for racing and the sport: He is a moto official and moto marshal for the Tour of Georgia, Tour of California and the US Pro Championship. He is also VP of the Carolinas Cycling Association. Deans interest include racing cars, acting and in the winter, director of Ski Patrol at Sugar Mtn. Resort. Dean’s philosophy is training must be fun, we ride because we enjoy it and training and racing should be fun! He firmly believes in power based training, with percieved exertion and HR and closely monitoring for signs of overtraining. Dean understands the limitations of a busy schedule and the interruptions and disruptions of real life. That is what makes him a great coach!!! Dean lives in Boone NC with his wife Vicki and dog Bailey. |
Jeff Hopkins | Associate Coach
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Jeff Hopkins (Atlanta, GA via Sydney, Australia) has a long and rich history in the sport of cycling. Starting racing at the age of 9 became Australian Junior Track Champion at the age of 17, World Junior Track Champion at the age of 18, Jeff deciding to try his hand across the pond in the US. At age 19 he moved to Trexlertown PA to compete in the world renowned track racing series. Trying his hand at road racing as an amateur in 2001, Jeff quickly caught the eye of several pro directors and signed with Jittery Joes in 2001 and has been with the team for 6 years. Jeff brings 19 years of racing experience and having worked with some great coaches in the Australia Sports Commissions Olympic development program. While Jeff’s main area of knowledge is in the racing side of the sport, his goals as a coach are to generally widen every cyclists knowledge of not only how to physically ride a bike well, but also how to apply the mind and develop skills in order to achieve your goals.
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Peter Kay | Associate Coach
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Peter Kay has over 15 years of experience racing and touring. At the age of 14 he conquered his first Assault on Mt. Mitchell and fell in love with road cycling. It wasn’t until almost 10 years later, after completing degrees at Furman University and USC, that he began to race competitively. Now riding for the Harrell’s Bicycle World squad out of Columbia, SC, Peter can be seen at dozens of races in the region. Though a sprinter naturally, Peter loves to ride the mountains of North and South Carolina - especially Caesar’s Head. You can often find him there in the depths of winter, pounding the hills and clawing his way to the summit. Come join him!
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Wes Branham | Associate Coach
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Wes Branham (Charlotte, NC) has been a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police officer since 1990 and lives in Midland, NC. Wes is currently assigned to the bike patrol in the Freedom Division since 1994. Wes is a USA Cycling Coach, an AFAA Personal Certified Trainer and enjoys racing in local mountain biking races. Wes is also President of the Law Enforcement Bicycle Association (leba.org) which is a police mountain biking organization consisting of approximately 5000 members and over 450 instructors, both domestically and international. LEBA basically mandates bike patrol training for police and military. This training consists of basic bicycle courses which are 40 hrs in length, advanced schools, maintenance and public order courses. Wes’s own success involves a balance of aggressive strength training and trail riding. In joining Per4mance Training, Wes will bring his own experience as a racer and as a LEBA instructor to mountain bikers seeking improved skills and speed. |
Joe Scalise | Associate Coach
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Stephanie (Pezz) Pezzullo | Associate Coach
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A High School Soccer All-American, Stephanie (Pezz) Pezzullo went on to play at Penn State University. She started every season for the 4th ranked Nittany Lions who clinched the Big Ten Championship all 4 years she played. At the culmination of her senior soccer season, Pezz expanded her athletic pursuits and competed in Indoor and Outdoor Varsity Track for PSU. After knocking out some descent times on the track, and realizing she had a passion for endurance events, Pezz continued to train after college while also playing soccer for the Professional Charlotte Lady Eagles. In 2006 Pezz signed a contract with Zap Fitness running Club out of Blowing Rock, N.C. and went on to run competitively for Zap as a Standard “A” Elite athlete. In the last 2 years, she has lived and trained in Blowing Rock and has raced at the National Level in the mile, 5k and Steeple Chase. She has a 2008 Olympic Trial qualifying time in the Steeple Chase and has run on the U.S. National Team in the 5k. She has a bachelors of science in Kinesiology and is certified through the American Council of Exercise. She has had experience as a Running Coach and Personal Trainer, and has also done sports-specific training for youth in soccer, basketball and baseball. |
Jackie Miller | VP of Business Development
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Nigel M. Duckworth | Creative Director / Web Strategist
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Nigel is responsible for the brand and creative direction of Per4mance Training and designed and developed the Per4mance Training website. Per4manceTraining.com has been featured in a number of online design galleries, including Screenfluence, Screenspire and Tom Marban's Collection of Fine Screen Design. |
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