RIAK Fitness provides personalised triathlon, cycling, running, and Hyrox coaching for busy athletes.
Personalised training plans and coaching support from first triathlon, through Ironman and championship racing.
Road, gravel, cyclo-cross, gran fondo — we race it all!
Marathon and ultra-marathon specialist coaching.
Extensive personal training experience married with proven endurance training practices.
Reviews from RIAK Fitness athletes competing in Ironman, championship triathlon, gravel ultras and cycling sportives.
Rich has an ability to combine goals with the reality of the demands of life. He has supported me through countless 70.3 distances, 1 full Ironman and currently at Age Group GB representation. I know that everything is personalised for me and he has a belief in my ability that exceeds my own ideas. Rich has been an invaluable supporter when I have doubts and I hear his voice in races and training that make it all possible. He is a true believer in making sport available for everyone and is always working with a huge variety of people to make it better for us all.
Rich knew that was the goal and, as he has done with quite a few of my slightly questionable cycling ambitions, he never tried to talk me out of it. Instead, he helped me work backwards from what I wanted to achieve and broke what initially looked like a fairly ridiculous challenge into something manageable. Lost Horizon was probably the biggest test of that preparation so far.
What Rich could prepare me for was the physical side of it. And the biggest compliment I can give him is that my fitness never let me down. At no point during the event did I feel under-trained or think that I wasn’t physically capable of completing it. My legs weren’t the limiting factor. After hundreds of kilometres of riding, that gave me enormous confidence because however difficult things became, I knew the underlying fitness was there.
I have really enjoyed working alongside Rich for the last few years. He has helped support through various marathons, Ironmans and cycling sportives. His training schedules are practical and flexible to fit around work and social life.
Rich brings a wealth of knowledge to the traditional essential considerations for a high performance triathlete (inc. Nutrition, Energy Systems, Rest, injury recovery, strength training etc etc). He has helped me achieve my best so far, including top 10 in European Triathlon Championships Sprint and Standard.
Rich continues to support my improvements as I progress through the age groups and as a coach, he always approaches his role as a human and is always positive and encouraging, available and responsive.
Rich and RIAK Fitness are constantly innovating, most recently looking at improving the on line athlete / coach experience including use of AI to maximise the application of his knowledge.
I am a middle-aged man who simply 'loves' his cycling but I really wanted to progress and take on new challenges but knowing I had the training in the bank to complete them. Rich has been an invaluable part of that journey. He has given my limited training time structure and real clarity. Rich is always there for advice, be it during training periods or for tips pre and post events. I will never be a 'Tadej Pogacar' but thanks to Rich's personal, one on one help and advice, have completed a number of Tadej and other cycling professionals tour routes, monument races and challenging sportives.