Coach Rebecca McKee has been coaching 20 years!  She is one of very few USAT Triathlon Level II Endurance Coaches in the Nation.  She holds the highest level Coaching Certification from USA Cycling and is Power Certified.  She is a USA Track & Field Coach, a US Master Swimming Level II Coach, as well as a Slowtwitch Certified Swim Coach.  She is Training Peaks certified along with countless other certifications.  She holds specialty certifications as a Metabolic Specialist, Nutrition Specialist and Menopause Specialist.  Rebecca has also been co-directing races in Alaska for 20 years and is a Certified USAT Race Director.  She is one of the founding members of the Alaska Triathlon Club and still sits on the Board of Directors.

Rebecca is also a competitive Elite Triathlete with 8 Ironman Kona World Championship finishes 3x in the top 10.  She has won her age group at Ironman Arizona 5 times.  She is currently ranked #4 in the World in the World Triathlon Corporation Overall Standings for her age group in 2023.  She has been ranked #1 in the World two times (2018 and 2019), for her age group, at the 70.3 distance.  She has raced in over 100 triathlons all over the world to include World Championships in the United States, Canada, Austria, Australia, South Africa (finishing 4^th), France, and Finland.  She also raced in Thailand and Spain.

Coach Lane Messing is ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, #USAC Level 3 Cycling Coach, #USATF Level I Running Coach and a Certified Functional Movement Specialist. Lane holds a B.S in Physical Education and a Masters in Human Performance.

Her approach to coaching focuses on fostering a lifelong love of sport and exercise by creating plans that support longevity within the individuals sport, fitness, and life goals.

With 13 years of experience working as a Registered Dietician Sherrill’s background includes focus on helping women with perinatal nutrition, gestational diabetes, eating disorders, gastrointestinal issues and food allergies.  She has experience in helping patients with a variety of medical conditions ranging from diabetes to gastric bypass.  

Her specialty is working to develop nutrition care plans taking into consideration medical history, current medications, age and nutrition needs providing individual education on basic cooking skills, basic nutrition concepts, weight loss and maintenance, heart healthy diets, help with medical labs and creating balanced menu plans to include accommodating all special diets and nutrition needs.

Sherrill is a certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (formerly known as Certified Diabetes Educator), completed a dietetic internship from the University of Houston in 2010 and holds an MS in Nutrition, Didactic Program in Dietetics from Bastyr University.

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Coach Lance Carter finished his first IRONMAN known as Vineman in 1993, even though he was woefully underprepared, having cobbled together a training plan by reading articles in Triathlon Magazine.  Keep in mind, the idea and industry of triathlon coaching did not exist in 1993.  Lance was determined to return to Vineman better prepared.  This quest for knowledge is what fueled his desire to learn, understand, and apply the principles of endurance training.  Three years later in 1996 he returned to Vineman where he clocked his IRONMAN personal best time of 10 hours 18 minutes.  In 2000, Lance applied his knowledge of training to coaching other athletes, helping The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Washington/Alaska Chapter put in its first triathlon coaching program. In 2023 Lance joined the Peak Center.

A Level I Coach certified by USA Triathlon, USA Track & Field, and U.S. Master’s Swimming, Lance uses his 20+ years coaching to guide others in achieving their goals and dreams.  He specializes in coaching first timers, whether it's for a Sprint distance triathlon or IRONMAN, 5K run or first time Boston Marathon Qualifier.

“One of the unique aspects to accomplishing something for the first time is believing you can.  Often, as a coach, it is my job to believe in the athlete more than they believe in themselves.  Sometimes the simple act of having someone in your corner is the difference that makes the difference.  When an athlete accomplishes something they previously did not think was possible, the finish line is just the beginning.” – Coach Lance

In addition to his 9 IRONMAN Triathlons, 40+ 70.3 Triathlons (PR 4:50 hrs), 7 Marathons (3:09 hrs) and 20+ years of coaching, Lance has also worked as a certified massage therapist, owned a specialty running & triathlon store named Everyday Athlete in Kirkland, Washington, designed swimming wetsuits for Blueseventy, is a cancer survivor (Malignant Melanoma) and has authored two books:

Live Big: Crossing the finish line is just the beginning

Six-Word Lessons for Successful Triathletes: 100 Lessons for Successful Training and Racing

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Coach Chris Osiensky is a USATF Level I Endurance Coach based in Anchorage, AK. His holistic approach to coaching emphasizes the importance of consistency with a focus on creating training plans & workouts that elicit the greatest training response with the least amount of stress/risk of injury. Chris holds a B.S. in Exercise Science, a Masters in Athletic Administration and has had success coaching individuals of all ages and ability levels ranging from elite high school runners (several of which are now running at competitive NCAA Division I & II programs) to masters aged runners training to complete their first marathon.

Running PRs:

5k: 15:23

Half Marathon: 1:09:58

Marathon: 2:26:57

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Time Trial Bike Ninja turned Triathlete - who might be better described as a duathlete since he once proudly declared he would not swim unless it was in the Pacific Ocean! Things haven’t improved much with the swimming but his knowledge of Bike Tech and Electronics is beyond compare!