Coach Lori Thomson
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Plainfield, Illinois
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Gravel, Mountain, Triathlon, Road, Strength Training
I initially focused my sports career around soccer and became a semi-professional soccer player, and choosing to pursue my academic career with a full scholarship instead of professional soccer helped lead me to my passion of fitness. I became a strength coach in 2007 and a triathlete coach in 2011. After I started racing Ironman, I realized how much I enjoyed being on the bike, which led me to become a cycling coach. I have dedicated twelve years to coaching cyclists from Ironman training, mountain biking, century rides, and gravel races.
After years of racing and competing, I am happy to now spend my time coaching athletes. Even after seventeen years of strength and conditioning coaching, eleven years of movement screening, and twelve years of cycling coaching, I will always continue to learn ways to improve my coaching to enhance an athlete's capabilities. I'm currently pursuing a Doctorate in Human Performance focused on performance biomechanics, fatigue limitations, and injury prevention, and I am the head contributor of UESCA Strength and Conditioning Certification for Endurance Athletes, which is launching in 2025. I will always diagnose an athlete's movement to prescribe the optimal path for peak performance.
Certifications:
UESCA Cycling 2024
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) 2022
USA Weight Lifting 2017
USA Cycling February 2024
NESTA Personal Trainer 2008
Kettlebell L1 2013
Trigger Point L1 2013
Precision Nutrition L1 2013
USAT L12014
Biosignature Modulation L1 2016
NESTA 2008
EXOS Performance Specialist Certified 2017
EXOS Tactical Certified 2017
Functional Movement Screen Certified 2011
PICP 3
Events completed:
Leadville 100 MTB (twice)
Barry Roubaix 62, 100M (twice)
Manhattan 100M
Dirty Donut Gravel Race
Melting Man 60
Ironman 70.3 Miami
Ironman 70.3 Orlando
Ironman 70.3 Austin
Ironman Steelhead (twice)