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Athlete Spotlight: Pete Butler
In May of 2014, nearly one year from his goal event, Pete came to SoS for help with his training. With a lofty goal of winning a Senior National Championship bike race in 2015 he knew that there was no time to waste. A plan was laid out with his coach and Pete’s diligence, hard work and motivation to attain his goal kept him on track. With early results included an 18% improvement in power in the first 3 months of training and continued progress in power output through the next nine months Pete was becoming sure of his ability.
On June 8th & 9th Pete was in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was excited to compete in his 40k and 20k road races. He had his strategy for both days, he was excited and confident in his fitness from the training that he had done to get to this point. Day one Pete attacked in the final meters of the race gapping the field and powering in to the finish line ultimately winning by several bike lengths. Day two was so incredibly close that it ended up having to be reviewed by the race officials. With several different types of records being consulted it was determined that Pete pipped his competitor at the line! He not only accomplished his goal of a National Championship but came away from his racing having received TWO National Championships.
When asked what his biggest challenge was in accomplishing his goal, Pete’s response was “balancing life and cycling.” To help maintain this balance Pete put a cap on his training of 12 hours per week. This stipulation made it crucial to turn every minute of Pete’s training into quality training time. There was no fluff training, no LSD training but there was the fun of racing and group rides and ultimately quality time with his wife, Karen, and daughter and son, Anna Grace & Paul. Keep your eyes peeled for Pete on your next group ride, event or race. He will be the guy with the ear to ear smile, encouraging others, helping the local junior team foster new up and coming athletes and at times putting others in the hurt locker! Congratulations Pete, we are very proud of you and all you have accomplished! Very few athletes have the opportunity to put on the stars and bars in cycling and you have achieved an amazing accomplishment! Are you interested in achieving goals like Pete? Learn more about our coaching packagesWhat is the Athlete Spotlight?
