You've put in the miles. Now let's find the minutes.
From your first finish line to a Kona qualification — personalized coaching built around your life.
The Official Coaching Partner trusted by YuKanRun and Outsider Endurance to support their athletes.
Whatever Your Goal. We Have a Coach For That.
What We Do
Coaching Services
Coaching for Real Life Athletes
Whether you’re toeing your first start line or chasing a Kona slot, BPC coaches athletes who are serious about the process — not just the result. We work with real people who balance training with careers, families, and full lives. If you’re willing to show up and do the work, we’re here for every step of the journey.
- Triathlon Coaching | Learn More →
- Run Coaching | Learn More →
- Cycling Coaching | Learn More →
- Performance Testing | Learn More →
- Fueling for Performance | Learn More →
- Form & Technique | Learn More →
- Training Camps & Clinics | Learn More →
- Race Strategy | Learn More →
- Strength Programming | Learn More →
Triathlon Coaching | Sprint to Ironman
Breakthrough Performance Coaching offers personalized triathlon coaching for athletes racing at every distance—from sprint and Olympic to 70.3 and Ironman. Whether you’re preparing for your first triathlon or aiming for your strongest long-course performance yet, our coaching is built around your goals, your lifestyle, and your long-term development as an athlete.
Our experienced coaching team delivers fully customized swim, bike, and run programming, integrated strength training, and race-specific preparation designed to help you train smarter and race with confidence. Through consistent communication, data-informed decision-making, and thoughtful progression, we provide the structure and accountability athletes need to perform at their best.
Our Triathlon Coaching Includes:
- Personalized training plans for Sprint, Olympic, 70.3, and Ironman distances
- Integrated swim, bike, run, strength, and recovery programming
- Ongoing coach communication and feedback
- Performance testing and data analysis (TrainingPeaks, INSCYD, FORM, Stryd, CORE)
- Technique and skill development across all three disciplines
- Race-day strategy, pacing, and execution support
- Long-term athlete development with an emphasis on sustainability and consistency
- Whether your goal is to cross your first finish line or chase a personal best at Ironman, we’re here to help you find your breakthrough moment and arrive on race day prepared, confident, and ready.
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Run Coaching | 5K to Marathon & Beyond
Breakthrough Performance Coaching provides personalized run coaching for athletes of all levels, from first-time racers to experienced competitors pursuing personal bests. Whether you’re training for a 5K, marathon, ultra, or using running to support your triathlon goals, our coaching is built around your experience, your schedule, and your long-term development as a runner.
Our coaches focus on sustainable progress through smart training design, individualized pacing strategies, and consistent communication. By combining performance data with an athlete-first approach, we help runners build durability, improve efficiency, and show up to race day confident and prepared.
Our Run Coaching Includes:
- Customized training plans for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon, and Ultra distances
- Run programming tailored for stand-alone runners or triathletes
- Pacing strategy and race-day execution guidance
- Strength, mobility, and injury-prevention support
- Run form and technique development
- Performance data analysis using tools such as TrainingPeaks and Stryd
Ongoing coach communication and accountability
Whether your goal is to complete your first race or run your strongest season yet, we’re here to help you train with purpose, stay healthy, and enjoy the process along the way.
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Cycling Coaching & Power Development
BPC takes a holistic approach to cycling coaching — combining internal physiologic metrics with objective power data to inform and steer training toward the specific adaptations your goals demand. Whether you’re a triathlete looking to dominate the bike leg or a dedicated cyclist chasing performance, we use the science of how your body actually responds to training to make every session purposeful and every watt count.
Our Cycling Coaching Includes:
- Customized training plans built around your physiology and goals
- Power-based training with INSCYD metabolic data integration
- Internal load monitoring to drive the right physiologic adaptations
- FTP and performance benchmarking with ongoing tracking
- Race-specific preparation for triathlon bike legs or standalone events
- Zwift and indoor training programming
- Strength and mobility work to support cycling performance
- TrainingPeaks advanced data analysis and ongoing plan adjustments
- Referrals to trusted local bike fitters and shops when needed
- Ongoing coach communication and accountability
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
INSCYD, Lactate & Metabolic Testing
BPC’s performance testing goes far beyond a simple FTP test. Our coaches use a comprehensive suite of professional-grade tools — including metabolic cart testing, lactate analysis, muscle oxygen monitoring, and core body temperature assessment — to build a complete physiologic profile of every athlete we work with. The result is training that’s precision-built around how YOUR body actually works, not generic zones from a formula.
Our Testing Services Include:
- INSCYD metabolic performance testing
- Metabolic cart VO2 and substrate utilization testing
- Blood lactate threshold analysis
- SmO2 (muscle oxygen) monitoring
- CORE body temperature assessment
- Training zone calculation based on real physiologic data
- Personalized fueling recommendations derived from test results
- Follow-up testing to track adaptation and progress over time
Note: Performance testing services are available as add-ons and are not included in standard coaching packages. Contact us to discuss which testing options are right for your goals.
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Form and Technique Optimization
Speed isn’t just about fitness — it’s about efficiency. BPC offers video analysis and technique coaching across all three disciplines to help you move faster with less effort, reduce injury risk, and get more out of every training session.
Our Form & Technique Services Include:
- Swim stroke video analysis and correction
- Run form assessment and gait coaching
- Bike position and pedaling efficiency review
- Drill progressions for each discipline
- Ongoing technique integration within training plans
- Remote video analysis available for athletes outside New England
- Coordination with bike fitters and physical therapists when needed
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Fueling for Performance
BPC’s fueling coaching is laser-focused on one thing: making sure you have the energy and hydration to perform at your best when it matters most. Using lab-grade scientific equipment and real physiologic data — including substrate utilization from metabolic testing, sweat rate analysis, and sweat sodium concentration measured with our Wescor analyzer — we build precise, personalized fueling and hydration strategies for training and racing.
This isn’t meal planning or everyday nutrition. It’s the science of performance fueling — knowing exactly what your body needs, when it needs it, and in what amounts to sustain output and prevent the bonk that costs you your race.
Our Fueling Services Include:
- Race-day fueling and hydration strategy development
- Workout fueling protocols for long and high-intensity sessions
- Carbohydrate intake recommendations based on substrate utilization data
- Sweat rate testing and analysis
- Sweat sodium concentration testing (Wescor lab-grade analyzer)
- Personalized electrolyte replacement strategies
- Gut training protocols for long-course athletes
- Integration with INSCYD and metabolic cart data for precision recommendations
- Referrals to registered dieticians for everyday nutrition and meal planning needs
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Training Camps, Clinics & Workshops
There’s no substitute for focused, in-person training time with expert coaches and motivated athletes. BPC’s training camps, clinics, and workshops are designed to accelerate your development, build community, and give you skills and confidence you can carry into race season.
Our Camps & Clinics Include:
- Multi-day triathlon training camps
- Open water swim clinics
- Cycling skills and group ride clinics
- Run form workshops
- Indoor training (Zwift) group sessions
- Race simulation events
- Athlete meetups and community rides
- Camps for all levels — beginner-friendly to advanced
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Race Strategy, Execution & Mental Skills Coaching
Getting to the start line fit is necessary. Arriving at the finish line prepared, mentally and strategically, is what turns a good race into a breakthrough performance. BPC builds comprehensive, data-driven race plans that take the guesswork out of execution — so you can race with confidence, not anxiety.
Using Best Bike Split and advanced environmental and course modeling tools, we calculate precise pacing strategies and projected finish times tailored to your fitness, the course, and the conditions on race day. Nothing is left to chance.
Our Race Strategy Services Include:
- Course-specific race planning and data-driven pacing strategy
- Best Bike Split integration for optimized power targets and projected times
- Advanced environmental and course modeling for race day conditions
- Transition practice and optimization
- Pre-race taper and peaking protocols
- In-race nutrition and hydration execution plans
- Race-day mindset preparation and mental performance coaching
- Strategies for staying focused, composed, and adaptable when races don’t go to plan
- Post-race analysis and debrief
- Sports psychology support available as an add-on service
- Preparation for all distances — Sprint to Ironman
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation
Strength Programming for Endurance Athletes
Endurance athletes who skip strength training leave performance on the table — and increase their injury risk. Whether you’re a triathlete, runner, or cyclist, BPC’s strength programming is designed specifically for the demands of endurance sport, building the durability, power, and resilience you need to train consistently, stay healthy, and race at your best.
Strength isn’t separate from your endurance training — it’s the foundation that makes it sustainable.
Our Strength Programming Includes:
- Periodized strength plans integrated with your endurance training
- Sport-specific exercises for swim, bike, and run performance
- Injury prevention and movement quality work
- In-season maintenance programs that won’t compromise training
- Off-season strength building phases
- Core stability and hip strength for runners and cyclists
- Remote programming available with video form review
- Coordination with your coach to balance load across all training
Ready to find your breakthrough? Book a free 30-minute consultation — no commitment, no obligation.
Why Us
Why Choose Breakthrough Performance Coaching?
Because your goals deserve more than a generic plan.
We don’t just prescribe workouts — we coach people. We take the time to understand what motivates you, how you live, and what success truly looks like for you. Then we build a personalized, evidence-based training approach that fits your life and evolves as you do.
Our athletes choose BPC because they want:
- Individualized coaching, not templates
- Experienced, credentialed coaches who blend science with real-world racing insight
- Clear communication and accountability every step of the journey
- Data-informed decisions that lead to smarter training and better results
- A supportive community that pushes you forward when things get hard
Whether you’re chasing your first finish line or your fastest performance yet, we’re here to help you find — and achieve — your unstoppable moment.
Meet Our Coaches
Jeffrey Capobianco
“There’s no better feeling than watching an athlete accomplish what they previously thought was out of reach!”
Jeffrey Capobianco is an Ironman Certified Coach and also holds certifications from USA Triathlon, USA Cycling, Today’s Plan, TrainingPeaks, Stryd Running, INSCYD, and CORE. He has coached hundreds of athletes to Ironman PRs, Kona qualifications, and podium finishes. He has been selected as an Official Ironman Certified Coach on-course at both Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Mont Tremblant, and is a multi-time presenter at Endurance Exchange.
Jeffrey began his endurance career rowing for the University of Massachusetts, where he is a member of the rowing hall of fame (1871 Club). After graduating, he continued his passion training for a spot on the US National Team. Along the way, he won numerous national championships and two gold medals at the 1995 Olympic Festival before transitioning into cycling, running, and triathlon. He completed Ironman Lake Placid in 2005 and has returned every year since. He is a 37x Ironman and a 12x Kona qualifier.
Jeffrey leads weekly team rides on Zwift and understands the real-world time constraints athletes face. As a father of three and a long-time coach, he excels at helping others maximize their training time to achieve goals.
Susan Sotir, PhD
2025 Coach Educator of the Year USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon LIII Coach
With 35+ years of experience in sport, coaching, and education, Sue integrates technology with lived athlete experiences to develop an individualized, evidence-informed path forward for each person she coaches. She works with athletes chasing 70.3 and Ironman-distance dreams, be it for their first time or for their target of a top place podium. In addition, she consults with athletes and coaches on the integration of mental skills into skill learning, practice, and performance, as well as providing education and mentorship to fellow coaches and coaching federations.
Her nerd credentials are solid: PhD in sport and exercise psychology, former assistant professor of research and statistics at Springfield College, NSCA – Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Precision Nutrition LI.
Kristen Lamb
Kristen Lamb has been a multi-sport athlete for most of her life. She graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1996 where she played soccer and ice hockey. She found triathlon in 2008 and, since then, she has competed with Team USA at two Olympic distance World Championships and at Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI multiple times. In addition to numerous Ironman and half-ironman finishes, she has been a USA Triathlon All-American for over a decade.
As a coach, Kristen is passionate about making sure her athletes, whether they are beginners, experienced competitors, or world championship qualifiers, are prepared for the challenges they choose, including sprint to IM distance triathlon, marathon, and other endurance events. She holds certifications from Ironman U and USA Triathlon. She has presented at Race Mania several times and served as an Ironman Event Coach at Ironman Mont Tremblant.
Kristen lives in Marblehead, MA with her husband, Gunner. They have 2 boys, Will and Carter.
Jerry Sancinito
Jerry discovered his love for competing in sports at a young age, but it wasn’t until 2012 that he was introduced to triathlons and found his passion for them. He became instantly hooked to the sport. Since 2012, Jerry has completed 4 full Ironman events, 7 half iron distance races, as well as numerous Olympic and sprint distance competitions. He earned USAT Honorable Mention in 2015 and All American in 2016. Jerry is USAC Level 3 certified and recently obtained his Ironman University Coaching Certification.
Jerry graduated from UMass-Lowell with a degree in Community Health Education in 2005. He is a U.S. Navy Seabee Veteran and a local firefighter. Jerry enjoys supporting and participating in many events that promote and advocate healthy living for all. Since becoming a member of the fire department, Jerry continues to participate in the American Lung Association Fight For Air Stair Climb event in the firefighter category. He has placed in the top 10 each year he has participated- coming in 2nd overall in 2016. Jerry resides in Peabody, MA, with his wife Amy and their 2 dogs, Crosby and Nashville.
William Hafferty
Billy Hafferty has been coaching full-time for the past 7 years and holds certifications from both USA Triathlon and USA Cycling.
Billy found the world of endurance athletics shortly after graduating from college and quickly fell in love with all aspects and disciplines that come along with it. His athletic career started young as an offensive lineman on his football team and a prop on the rugby team. He played both through his college years at Massachusetts Maritime Academy where he also graduated with a degree in Marine/Mechanical Engineering. He has practiced and raced in just about every type of race out there: long-distance triathlons, including the Ironman World Championship; long-distance running, including the UTMB; 10k open water swims; and many other non-sanctioned events. He currently holds the record for the fastest Antarctic Ice Marathon, and if he’s not training or racing, he can usually be found in the mountains somewhere with his dog, Aero.
My favorite part of coaching and racing is helping develop a strong, confident mindset for the race or competition.
What our athletes say about us
More than a training plan. A partnership built around your breakthrough.

TeamBPC

















