Luke Way
Balance Point Head Coach
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My coaching career started in skiing where I coached and instructed at levels ranging from beginners to 13-15 year old FIS ranked athletes. This passion to teach was also a natural progression, as I got more involved in triathlon. I started with triathlon coaching with my old team in Calgary. I helped out in this way for 5 years, as I was racing internationally and going to University. In 2007, I went to study in Boulder Colorado and San Francisco at the International Cycling Institute to become a professional master bike fitter. Upon my graduation, I became Calgary’s top bike fitting expert and held the title as the only dynamic bike fitter (using video, motion capture) in western Canada. In 2008 I got my level 1 FaCT coaching and physiologic testing certification. From 2007-2011 I continued to deliver top-level bike fitting and built a business coaching triathletes. During this time I continued my education and achieved my level three or master level from FaCT while mentoring under Dr. Andrew Sellars of Vernon BC.
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Coaching relevant experience
-Logged 550 3D/advanced level Dynamic bike fits (and counting). -Logged 480 physiological biomarker assessments (and counting). -Coached 94 athletes online (2007-2016) to compete in races from sprint distance to the Ultra Ironman distance and everything in between. -Coached at 14 World Championship events. -Technically coached athletes one on one and in a group environment like spin classes, swim sessions both open water and pool, group runs, running gait analysis, bike group rides, time trials, race support, and race prep. I have done this on a weekly repeating schedule for the past 4 years (2010-present). -Coached skiing for 6 years. -Instructed skiing for 5 years. |
Education and Coaching Certifications NCCP: Community Triathlon Coach, Competition Triathlon Coach, Cycling Canada Community Cycling Coach, Level 2 CSCF CSIA: level 1, level 2 Bike Fitting: Serotta International Cycling Institute (Personal/Custom level bike fitting, Advanced levels in triathlon-road-mountain-foot pedal interface-dynamic bike fitting), Specialized BG Bike Fit Master Level, Guru/F.I.S.T Bike Fit Certified FaCT/BPE: Level 1, Level 2 (Advanced – respiratory dynamics, fuelling, O2 utilization, CO2 production, vector magnitude and coordination), Master Level (hemodynamics, cardiac output, circulatory, intermittent hypoxia training, new theories in sport science) University of Calgary (BSc Psych) |
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Racing Interests
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Race Career Highlights
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