Todd Herriott, CSCS

Todd is founder/co-owner of Herriott Sports Performance, where he specializes in coaching and strength and conditioning for endurance athletes. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and has over 15 years of coaching and teaching experience.

Todd's many years in the pro peloton, along with his experience as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor at some of New York City's top health clubs, have allowed him to develop a vast knowledge base about "what works" when it comes to motivating and training an athlete.

Determination, and a long-term dedication to cycling paid off for Todd in 2002; he was featured as the 2002 Velonews Amateur of the Year, and later became the first American to win the Univest Grand Prix and the Vuelta Cuba (at age 32!). Throughout Todd's career he was fortunate to ride on some of the major U.S. domestic teams, including Health Net (2002-2003) and three seasons with Colavita/Sutter home (2003-2006).

Innovative training methods have always been important to Todd. In the 80s, he was an early adopter of training with a heart rate monitor and he has been an enthusiastic devotee of training with watts via a power meter for a number of years. Todd was also one of the first in North America to study blood lactate analysis (he's been a certified FAcT tester since 1999) to better understand athletes' current physiological state. Todd was an early adopter of training with the SpiroTiger respiratory training system, as well, and he now incorporates this device into his athletes' training.

Todd's training philosophy, which he's developed after years of close relationships with other coaches, his own coaching experience, other racers, and his own racing, is simple: "My goal is to treat athletes as individuals with unlimited potential and help them to define and execute their goals though a process that is not only specific to their sport, but that also addresses the mental and emotional side of sport that can so often hinder an athlete's performance."

Todd enjoys quiet evenings at home with baroque music softly drifting through the darkening rooms of his bohemian enclave. He also relishes an occasional doughnut.

Russell Cree, DPT, CSCS

Russell is co-owner of Herriott Sports Performance and works as a cycling coach, exercise physiologist, and physical therapist. Russell grew up in Salem, Oregon and began his interest in cycling and physiology early in life. He first competed in cross-country mountain bike racing in 1993 and began road cycling quickly thereafter.

In 1995 Russell received his Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science and Chemistry from Northern Arizona University. While there, he completed his research studies at the High Altitude Olympic Training Center in Flagstaff, AZ. He then received his Master's of Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University. Russell is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Russell's studies have always been driven by his passion for a deeper understanding of human athletic performance, with a specific focus on the application of biomechanics, ergonomics, kinesiology, and functional and practical exercise physiology testing. It's no accident, then, that Russell has a special interest in bike fitting, as well as testing and analysis protocols that enhance athletic performance.

He's also no stranger to the sport of cycling, starting his career as an amateur racer at the age of 16. He quickly worked his way through the ranks, ultimately earning USCF Cat 1 and NORBA Semi-Pro racing licenses. He has additional experience in track racing and cyclocross. Russell has been coaching since 2000 and has experience coaching beginner and recreational riders, as well as elite riders and national champions. He's also currently vice president of the national championship-winning Hagens-Berman Cycling Team.

Teresa Nelson, CSCS, USA Triathlon Coach

Teresa is proud to be a Herriott Sports Performance multisport coach. Her years of athletic participation and her passion for health and fitness have developed into a passion for full-time coaching.

She grew up in Port Orchard, WA, where her parents started her in gymnastics at the age of four. Years of flips and falls finally landed her in the pool at the age of 10. By the age of 15 she was competing at the national level, which led to a collegiate swimming scholarship at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is certified as an ACSM Health Fitness Instructor, an NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and as a USAT Level II triathlon coach.

In 2000, Teresa completed a degree in Fitness Management. Upon completion of college, she returned to Seattle, but before starting a "real" job Teresa immersed herself in Pilates. As an athlete, she quickly recognized the benefits and importance of this discipline and was excited to learn it and teach it to others. She completed her pilates instructor certification through the New York Pilates Studio.

Teresa decided to try a triathlon after encouragement from friends who claimed that she might be "pretty good" at the sport. She'd dabbled in running, never ridden a real bike, and had no idea how she would put it all together to compete. One thing was for sure, though; she knew how to swim! She borrowed a friend's bike, got on a bike trainer two days before the race to learn to switch gears, and off she went to complete her first Danskin in 2001.

That first triathlon experience would make a huge impact on her life by defining her career and her true passions, along with establishing some of her greatest friendships. It also inspired Teresa's mother to participate in the sport. These days, you will find the two of them racing at Danskin. After just seven years of triathlon, Teresa earned her professional racing license from USAT in 2007.

Iona Wynter-Parks

Iona began her athletic career as a swimmer for Jamaica during her high school years and continued during college in Quebec City, Canada. From that sport she transitioned to triathlon, where, thanks to her natural endurance, she found she had more success putting the three sports together. Iona traveled around the world as a triathlete, doing stints in Australia, Japan, France and the USA, ultimately qualifying and participating in the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in 2000.

The Olympic experience was worth every sacrifice. However, Iona sought a mental break from the traveling life involved with international competition. She took a position as a French teacher and swim coach at Woodward Academy, a prestigious private college preparatory school in Atlanta, Georgia. While teaching, Iona found she missed training and the feeling of fitness for competition, so she turned to regional road cycling events. Regional competitions led to national competitions and soon she was again competing internationally as a professional cyclist in addition to teaching and coaching.

While serving as a coach for road and track cycling--as well as triathlon--at Herriott Sports Performance, Iona is currently competing for her country and for the Colavita/Sutter Home professional women's cycling team on the road and on the track.

Mike Sayers

In 1992, after a promising early career in ski racing and amateur bike racing, Mike Sayers traveled to France for a month to try his hand at amateur racing in that cycling crazed country. In 1994, Mike got an excellent offer to ride for the best amateur team in Switzerland: GS Mazza. Mazza was the developmental home to many Swiss professionals including the Zberg brothers and Tour of Swiss KOM winner and current BMC teammate, Alex Moos. The following year, Mike was dominating the local racing scene in Northern California, and he was also getting significant results at the national level.

In 1996, Mike was asked to ride for the Einstein's Cycling Team. While there, he was part of a formidable team that included 2007 Tour de France 3rd place Levi Leipheimer and current domestic pro Burke Swindelhurst. The next season, Mike was offered a continued contract with the team and its new sponsor, the Mercury automobile company. For the next five years, he rode for Mercury and was a pivotal part in their development from a division 3 to a division 1 team.

Over those five years Mercury, including Mike, made several trips to Europe to compete in some of their biggest races. In 2001 Mercury became one of 18 teams that make up cycling's first division, and the team spent most of that season ranked in the top 10. That very season, Mike was given the opportunity to be one of just a few Americans at that time to race the famed Belgian one day classics--races that included Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. In 2002, he returned to race full time in the states, and after the demise of Mercury he became the founding member of the powerful Health Net/Maxxis program.

While at Health Net, Mike led the team to two straight NRC team titles. In 2007, he moved to the newly formed BMC program, and that program has grown into one of three Division 2 programs based in the United States.

Mike represents Herriott Sports Performance in Northern California and is available for cycling coaching and skills instruction.

David Richter

David began his cycling career as a BMX champion at ten years of age. But BMX played second fiddle to his first love, baseball. David turned-down a minor-league contract out of high school and went to college. That’s when he jumped on a mountain bike and cycling became his new found passion.

Since then, he has excelled in the professional ranks of mountain biking and road racing. David rode as a professional for Team Yeti off-road. The switch to road brought David to the Subway Professional Cycling Team (two seasons) under the tutelage of Rene Wenzel. Team Monex was David’s next stop, where Director Roberto Gaggioli shared his wealth of knowledge of winning with David. Then David traveled to the Canadian Italpasta squad for two seasons. His experience on the pro circuit has brought him all over North and Central America and the Caribbean. David has been on the podium in UCI and NRC races (including that top step).

David’s reputation as a great bike handler also netted him an invite to the Red Bull Road Rampage. Only 19 of the best cycling bike handlers were invited. He represented the “roadies” well with a stellar performance on his stock bike. And he was the only competitor who didn’t wear body armor. When asked why he didn’t wear all the protective gear, he simply responded, ”Body armor’s slow, a skin suit is fast.”

As a four-time team captain, David is a natural leader, teacher, and coach. He has not only won national championships (NORBA Hill-Climb, Mammoth and AMBC Cross-Country), he has coached national champions. David is now committed to building champions.

David Fleischhauer

In 2008, David earned a degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Western Washington University. While studying there, he was able to research different aspects of cycling, from sport psychology and muscle development to the biomechanical advantages of proper bike fit.

Cyclocross racing is one of David's favorite cycling disciplines, and he began competing locally on the Rad Racing Northwest team. As David progressed in the sport, he traveled the country to compete in UCI races. Because of victories and top placings in these events, David was chosen to race as a part of the United States National Team at the 2003 Cyclocross World Championships in Monopoli, Italy. In the winter of 2004, he again traveled to Europe to race in several large international races, including a World Cup and Superprestige.

After racing in the Cyclocross World Championships, David was introduced to track racing. Quickly picking up the sport, he was selected to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs prior to the National Championships. The intensive training paid off with a National Championship victory in the team pursuit.

David is a four time National Champion in track, cyclocross, and mountain biking. His experience racing at many levels of the sport, as well as his education, give him a unique perspective to integrate science into the art of coaching. David is a USCF-certified cycling coach.