Earl Zimmermann

Specialties: Road Racing, Running (all distances), Sprint and Olympic distance triathlon, Bike Fit

Home: Sammamish, WA (Eastside, Seattle)

Client levels accepted: Individual, SemiCustom, Custom, Consultation

Available to take on all levels of athletes both racing and non-racing

Available for seminars, camps, clinics, and team direction on a contractual basis.

Earl Zimmermann is a licensed USA Cycling and Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) coach.  He has trained and raced in various disciplines including road racing, triathlon and running for over 12 years.  Having raced Northern California and Colorado, Earl currently resides in Western Washington State, near the Marymoor Park Velodrome in Redmond, WA.

In the corporate world Earl was the go-to guy for product information and then designed and taught a 22-day training program for new hires.  He enjoyed seeing the students’ eyes light up when they began to understand the concepts being discussed.  That, “ah ha” moment from others is what drives Earl to coach athletes in cycling and running, today.  As a full time coach, he has advised athletes with a range of personal goals, from finishing their first road race and century to qualifying for the Boston marathon. 

At a young age, Earl overcame the effects of asthma by heading to the pool.  His passion for swimming continued through high school where he was a competitive distance swimmer.  Earl began riding century rides on a regular basis, this followed by several years of road racing at the collegiate level.  Earl began to train and race in the Bay Area where he finished consistently in the top 10 in his category.  Combining his swimming and cycling skills he began to race Olympic and sprint distance triathlons, winning his age group race at the Evanston, WY and competing at Mrs. T’s in Illinois and Boulder Peak in Colorado to name just a few.

Recently Earl had the opportunity to spend two years in Europe continued his training and completed the 250K Amstel Gold Race tourist version, climbed Alpe de Huez in under 60 minutes and rode up Mount Ventoux. Returning back to Colorado in 2006 Earl returned to racing in the US and finished 7^th overall in the Rocky Mountain Cup series.  A highlight from 2006 was racing up the Bob Cook Memorial Mt. Evans hill climb race, which finishes at 14,264 feet. 

As a full time endurance coach Earl brings a wealth of personal competitive experience to his coaching.  And as a husband and father of two children, he is aware of the challenges we all face trying to include training and racing into an already busy schedule.

"Earl not only coaches me well physically for on the bike strength but effectively coaches me psychologically so that I can have the mental toughness to handle any riding situation.  He has helped me remain strong while training though a knee injury."   ~ Bart, CO
                   
Working with Earl brought about a lot of relief to what had been a fairly stressful cyclocross season.  My son needed to prepare for nationals only six weeks out, we were new to cycling, and we didn't have a clue how to best support him.  Earl was very kind and engaging.  He personalized a supportive training program and taught us about nutrition, training strategies, pre- and post-race strategies, and goal-setting.  His experience was invaluable. He was always available to debrief and provide feedback, and he was present and supportive in a very personal way, beyond what we expected.  My son did great at nationals.  The decision to work with Earl was a sound investment..." ~ Sam W, WA

"...As well as going faster I feel so much stronger. I am even on track with my weight loss goals. Earl has been great at answering my questions and explaining why I should not be going faster / slower/ standing up/ sitting down/doing stomach crunches etc. He also gave me a 1 hour lesson on riding a bike around a mall parking lot where I learned more about cornering and bike handling than I have in my last 20 years. It was all simple stuff (which I did not know!) but it was great that he took time to go through it with me." ~ Michael P.

"Earl has been doing a great job."  ~ Michelle Gross

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