"Serving the endurance community"
ABOUT
Mark A. Payares, DPT
Mark Payares is a lover of cycling and endurance sports and is the owner of Lotus 1 Multisport. He has been a cycling coach since 1999 with a focus on ultra-endurance, cyclocross, gravel, road and criterium racing, running, and triathlons. Mark also works as an orthopedic physical therapist holding a doctorate degree in physical therapy and licensed in Illinois. As a coach, he applies the “art of the science” to help simplify data overload in today’s technology driven era. As a USA Cycling category 3 licensed racer and coach, Mark has an understanding of the demands his athletes have working towards their events. In addition, Mark also performs bike fitting utilizing his physical therapy background to unite bike and body.
When not coaching, Mark can be found spending time with his family and is a recent new father! Mark, a California transplant, currently resides in Evanston, Illinois and is a USA Cycling Level 2, a USA Triathlon Level 1, an Ironman University certified coach, and a Training Peaks Level 2 coach. He can be reached at lotus1multisport@gmail.com
Coaching services & Rates
Cycling
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Cyclocross
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Criteriums & Road racing
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Time Trials
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Gravel
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Centuries
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First time events
Triathlon
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Sprint
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Olympic
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½ Ironman/70.3
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Ironman/140.6
MultiSport
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5k
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10k
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½ Marathon
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Marathon
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Trail Runs
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Other multisport events
Basic Plan
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Weekly analysis and adjustments
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Monthly calls
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1 email/week
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Customized plans
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$189/month
Premium Plan
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Weekly analysis and adjustments
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Weekly calls
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Unlimited emails & texts
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Customized plans
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Free upgrade to Training Peaks premium account
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$299/month
Testimonials
Isaac – VP Corporate Development and M & A: “Working with Mark has allowed me to tap into a level of fitness and performance I could not have achieved on my own. His approach is complete and all-encompassing as he works to create a complete rider, developing not only my fitness but also bike handling skills, race strategy, nutrition, body management and injury prevention. My greatest cycling achievements have come with Mark as my coach and advisor.”
Ernie – ER Physician: “I have been working with Mark for several years and he has helped me make significant gains in my aerobic fitness, threshold endurance, and FTP. I had my best racing results last year as a result of working with him. He has helped me get so much more out of my training hours than I ever thought I could’ve. Thanks, Mark!”
Mark A. Payares, DPT
