Every Athlete is an Individual

Daryl Smith
- Competitive endurance athlete since 1995 as a runner, duathlete and triathlete.
- Physical Therapist, trained in orthopedic sports injury rehabilitation and bike fitting.
- Fifteen years coaching experience, cross country, track, road racing, duathlon and triathlon, youth to adult.
- I have extensive coaching experience, enjoy working with athletes of all abilities, and I know that the path to your athletic success will lie in keeping you healthy.
Core Coaching Values
INDIVIDUALITY
Every athlete is an individual. While basic principles of physiology can be applied to all athletes, how we implement and adapt those principles to fit each athlete must be individualized.
HEALTH
Never sacrifice health for performance. As a Physical Therapist I believe that nurturing and maintaining health through training, nutrition, injury prevention and recovery will produce long-term consistency and better athletic performance.
BALANCE
Life and training must be balanced to maintain health and harmony. During times of high stress, training will have to be adjusted to maintain this balance. Choose athletic goals based on life situation.
EFFICIENCY
Be as efficient and effective as possible with training prescription. Be present in the session, have a purpose, and maintain the goal of that session.
COMMUNICATION
A training schedule must be adapted frequently to how the athlete is feeling and recovering. This requires good communication from the coach on how a session or block of sessions should be performed, and effective feedback from the athletes as well.
FUN
Training and racing must be fun. Maintaining a great attitude and smile throughout training and racing should be emphasized.
Our Services
HOURLY CONSULTATION
WEEKLY COACHING
PROFESSIONAL BIKE FITTING
ADVANTAGE MULTISPORT ATHLETES
MULTISPORT BLOG
So exciting to see recent races taking place and some big ones coming up soon on the calendar. All the diligent work put in from Advantage Multisport athletes last year is showing positive results the spring. Mary Doherty placed 7th overall and 2nd age group at the Mt Rainier Duathlon this morning. Brinn Hollander placed fourth overall at the Birch Bay 30k, and would have been 2nd if it hadn’t been for wrong directions. Jessica Rogers was 2nd overall at the Birch…
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