BuildEmpowerConnect

Uncover your strength within.

Two coaches, one practice. Individually tailored triathlon coaching from your first sprint to the Ironman finish line — and mind-body-life coaching that meets you where the training plan can't reach.

Apply to train with John → Work with Christina

Annapolis, Maryland · coaching athletes and clients virtually, worldwide

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— athlete on the bike, open water swim, or the two coaches together

20+

Years coaching triathletes

200+

Races raced by your coach

8×

USAT All-American

Kona

World Championship qualifier & finisher

Two ways in

Whether the goal is a finish line or a way through.

mPOWER is a husband-and-wife practice. One of us builds the body toward a race. The other works on everything the body is carrying.

Coach John · Triathlon

Sprint to Ironman. Beginner to world championship.

Fully individualized plans built around your real week — work, family, everything already on the calendar. Swim, bike, run, strength and nutrition, coached as one system.

A repeatable weekly baseline that complements your life instead of competing with it
Periodized training — easy, medium, hard and step-back weeks
Daily feedback on every workout through TrainingPeaks
Functional strength that reduces injury risk before it starts

Meet Coach John →

Coach Christina · Mind-Body-Life

Yoga therapy, coaching, and Somatic Integration Therapy.

One-on-one and group coaching for stress, work-life balance, career transitions, post-traumatic stress and personal growth — grounded in twenty years of teaching.

Certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and RYT500
Somatic Integration Therapy — nervous-system-first practice
iRest / Yoga Nidra, Yin, pre-natal and cardiac yoga certified
Workshops, clinics and retreats

Meet Coach Christina →

“You are an athlete. Think of yourself as one; act as one. You don't just exercise — you train. Training is exercising with a purpose.” Coach John Houfek

How it works

Five steps from first conversation to race day.

You tell us where you are

A background questionnaire covering your history, health, equipment and goals — then a conversation about all of it.

We build your weekly baseline

A realistic, repeatable week your family and colleagues can plan around. If Saturday is the long ride, everyone knows it.

We set your zones

Lactate-threshold testing for run, bike and swim so intensity is prescribed to your physiology, not a generic chart.

We plan the season backward

Your A, B and C races come first; the macro, monthly and weekly cycles are built in reverse from them.

We coach it daily

Workouts land in TrainingPeaks with daily feedback on your data, a weekly coaching note, and as much phone time as you want.

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“Uncovering the Strength Within”

mPOWER Publications

Uncovering the Strength Within

Christina's book blends modern science, spiritual concepts, pop culture and humour into a guided journey through life's inevitable baggage — and toward contentment on the other side.

Readers meet back-door hackers, the R.A.W. scale of regret, acceptance and worry, distraction mode, and the internal G.P.S. that gets you home.

About the book → Barnes & Noble ↗

Ready to train with purpose?

Tell us about yourself and your season. Coach John reads every application before your first conversation, so that call starts with substance instead of paperwork.

Start your athlete application → Just have a question?