Startline Coaching

13 Week – Swim program (technique and pacing) – $360 – Starts 1/26/26 – register now

Join Startline Coaching for a weekly form correction and endurance program. 

The popular program provides a coached progression of technique refinement coupled with a focus on building a sustainable race effort. Swimmers will be trained in efficient technique, pacing skills, and developing a strong sustainable race pace. Highly relevant for distance swimmers. Build your swim foundation this winter.

Designed for ALL PACES and experience levels. The program will target your key areas of improvement, introduce skills and drills to improve your stroke, and then put those skills to practice. The class is limited to 16 participants so there is lots of individual attention. We will have 4 lanes of a 25 yard pool dedicated to the class so that there is adequate space for swimmers of all abilities.

1 coached group workout/week + solo workouts to do on your own.  A complete program including strength, mobility, and cross training.

  • 13-Week – Freestyle technique program – 1/26/26 – 4/20/26 – $360
  • Add-on Swim video analysis – $125

Join Startline Coaching to build a strong cycling foundation to carry you into your early season events and beyond.

  • Focus on a specific discipline in a time efficient way
  • Enjoy the motivation of working out with a group.
  • Build on your understanding of pacing and training concepts
  • Understand your own unique physiology
  • Measure progress and become a more knowledgeable athlete
  • Get individualized feedback and instruction from a professional coach

3 group workouts/week + solo workouts to do on your own. A full program including strength, mobility, and cross training.

  • 12 Wk – Indoor cycling FTP builder – 1/14/25 – 4/6/25 – $391

The program is a game changer for athletes at all levels. Join us! Register today!

2 weeks left before the off season run & bike programs start.

Coached, weekly group training sessions (in Prospect Park for runners and on Zwift for cyclists) build camaraderie, accountability, and learning.

All programs offer structured workouts via Training Peaks, along with regular testing to set benchmarks for each athlete’s zones and efforts.

Races are included for goal-setting and testing our mettle. 

Run:

  • 10 Week – 10k / 10 M PR – $290
  • 24 Week – Spring Marathon Prep – $673
  • Starts Nov 4

Bike:

  • 11 Week – FTP Builder – $391
  • 22 Week – Extended cycling program for distance events – $726
  • Starts Oct 31

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to set a foundation for next years racing!

Join Startline Coaching to build a strong cycling foundation to carry you into your early season events and beyond.

A structured and time efficient training plan, fellow athletes to work out with, and direct instruction from a professional coach are game changers for athletes of all levels.

  • 10 Wk – Indoor cycling FTP builder – 1/16/23 – 3/26/23 – $345

Join us! Register today!

2 weeks left before the off season run & bike programs start.

Coached, weekly group training sessions (in Prospect Park for runners and on Zwift for cyclists) build camaraderie, accountability, and learning.

All programs offer structured workouts via Training Peaks, along with regular testing to set benchmarks for each athlete’s zones and efforts.

Races are included for goal-setting and testing our mettle. 

Run:

  • 10 Week – 10k / 10 M PR – $265
  • 24 Week – Spring Marathon Prep – $620
  • Starts Nov 9

Bike:

  • 10 Week – FTP Builder – $345
  • 20 Week – Extended cycling program for distance events – $640
  • Starts Nov 8

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to set a foundation for next years racing!

It’s marathon season in NY. In three weeks, marathoners across the world will toe the line in Staten Island to race the NYC marathon. Inspired to try a marathon yourself by watching others prepare? Spring marathons are a great option but the challenge is often training into the colder months when the park becomes more lonely. Seeking a group to keep you motivated as the weather gets cold?

Startline Coaching offers a group training program for beginning & intermediate marathoners. Group training kickoff is Nov 9, 2022. The race target is the popular NYCRUNS Brooklyn Marathon on April 23, 2023. Athletes can choose any alternative race that is within a few weeks of this target date.

  • 24 Week Program – $620

Join us…

In the Northeast, bringing athletes inside to work together as a group in Zwift and simultaneously on Zoom has been a game changer.

Athletes get so much more out of every workout because they can interact, ride as a group, and execute a workout that is specific to them – all while being coached and able to raise questions as they occur.

Unlike group rides where strong riders tend to pull away from weaker riders, Zwift meetups with group together mode hold the entire group together even if the group possesses vastly different abilities. Each person works at their level of capability without fear of being dropped. Athletes in a virtual group can even be executing different workouts. All impossible in the outdoors!

Startline Coaching offers fall & winter cycling programs over Zwift. Be professionally coached this winter and come out next year ready to ride.

  • 10 Week program – $345
  • 20 Week program – $640

Visualize your swim leg. How will it feel?

Too often, the swim portion of a triathlon is viewed as a survival leg. Athletes use brute strength, endurance, and grit to get through it. But if you want faster bike and run legs, then learn to swim without draining your energy and building excess fatigue.

Triathlon swimming is all about:

  • Efficient technique
  • Open water savvy & confidence
  • Pacing control

Our swim camps will get you out of the water ready to race vs. ready to recover:

  • Receive direct instruction from expert triathlon swim coaches
  • See your self and others on video with coach feedback
  • Understand what it is about your freestyle stroke that is holding you back
  • Learn effective drills for you that will help you correct your flaws
  • Develop open water skills & confidence
  • Understand pacing for your workouts

Camp #1 – March 25-27

  • 3 spots left
  • Price: $625 until Feb 28
  • Registration closes March 19

Camp #2 – May 13-15

  • Only 10 spots left
  • Price: $600 initial registration price extended through Feb 28

Join us & transform your swim.

3 Day Triathlon Swim Camp in St. Petersburg, Florida | $600 price increases midnight 1/31 | Max occupancy: 30 Athletes

We’d love to see you and want to be sure you don’t miss out on registering before the price increases tonight.

Sunshine.  World class pool facility on the water.  Amazing coaching.

All this & more awaits you at the Startline Coaching Swim Camp in St. Petersburg Florida.  The perfect kick off to your summer and your season and the best way to take your swimming to the next level. 

Join us in St. Petersburg Florida April 14-16!

Head coaches: Earl Walton & Peter Helling

Spring and summer 2022 races are open for registration. The off season is behind us and it is time to get ready to race!  Join Startline Coaching to build a strong endurance foundation to carry you into your early season races and beyond. A structured and time efficient training plan, fellow athletes to work out with, and direct instruction from a professional coach are game changers for athletes of all levels.

Join us! Register today

Spring Triathlon programs – Peak for Spring/Summer races!

  • 22 Wk Triathlon Training program – 1/22/22 – 6/26/22
  • 26 Wk Extended Triathlon Training program – 1/22/22 – 7/24/22

Running programs – Peak for the Brooklyn Half!

  • 13 Wk Half Marathon preparation program – 1/22/22 – 4/24/22

Cycling programs – Develop power!

  • 12 Wk – Indoor cycling FTP builder – 1/18/22 – 4/10/22
Our Approach

Athletes are streamed into training progressions based upon current fitness and capability. All programs offer structured workouts via Training Peaks, along with regular testing to set benchmarks for each athlete’s zones and efforts. Coached, weekly group training sessions (in Prospect Park for runners & triathletes, and on Zwift for cyclists) build camaraderie, accountability, and learning. Each athlete is equally valued by the group. We cheer one another on, offer support when the going gets tough and the spirit lags, and celebrate successes and breakthroughs. 

Not sure which option is best for your upcoming season? Hit the “Click to Schedule” button to schedule a call with Coach Peter.

3 Day Triathlon Swim Camps in St. Petersburg, Florida | 2 camps available |
black Friday registration price – $550 available until midnight | Max occupancy: 30 Athletes

25 people arrive at a pool – Some want to qualify for the World Championships, some want to race their first triathlon.  Some of those folks were talked into the Swim Camp by a significant other.  All left the pool swimming better, with new friends, a little suntan and a chance to thrive not just survive the first leg of their triathlon. 

Swimming is a life skill and a doorway to fitness and new experiences – we can’t wait to get you in the pool and show you what is possible!

Coaches Peter Helling and Earl Walton have a combined 50 years of coaching between them and look forward to helping you reach your goals this season.

Join us in sunny St. Petersburg Florida for the Startline Coaching Swim Camp and bring your goals. 

Use the coupon code “blacktriday” during registration. The coupon is valid through 11/30.

The first workout for the bike focus program is tomorrow! Set your alarm! Tomorrow’s ride will be on Zwift @6:30 am. Be sure you connect 5+ mins early so you do not miss the meet up and so you can load the workout. Let’s get ready to go.

Those of you who are considering a bike focus for the next few months and have not pulled the trigger, there is still time to sign up. Be coached through a comprehensive progression of indoor & outdoor workouts designed to develop your power and stamina on the bike.

Develop the confidence to ride hilly terrain. Understand your capabilities so that when faced with challenging terrain, you know when to press and for how long. Learn to pace others and pace yourself in a group. Take on KOM/QOM segments. Measure and follow your progress through the next 12 weeks and start next years training season stronger. 3 coached group workouts per week + solo workouts

If you miss tomorrow’s workout no big deal. But don’t let the train pull away from the station without you. Move fast! The train is starting to move.

More questions contact Startline Coaching.

Coach Peter