Peter Cummings is a life long fitness professional and coach. Since 1991 his only career has been in helping others achieve their health, fitness and competitive goals. As a fitness Instructor, Certified Personal Trainer, Health Club owner and Licensed USAC Coach he continues to gather professional and practical education and experience. He is committed to being on the cutting edge of the application of technology for performance enhancements. He is one of the original adopters of the TrainingPeaks training platform, CyclingPeaks WKO+ software, Power meters, Heart Rate Monitors and GPS devices. Peter uses scientifically proven methodology, the latest technology and his years of experience coaching all level of athlete, from age groupers to National Champions, to guide each and every athlete he works with. The goal is to guide each and every Plan2Peak athlete toward optimal performance.

Plan2Peak’s Mission

Peter is committed to being on the cutting edge of research and technology and committed to the application of the latest research and technologies along with proven training methods to assist each and every INDIVIDUAL Plan2Peak athlete reach their potential.

Peter evaluates and counsels each Plan2Peak Athlete and works with them to set their own challenging yet achievable personal goals. From that point on your goals become his mission.

59 degrees and sunny, a great day to head to one of the athletes favorite rides, Lake Mead. We start near the southern exit of the park and head north up to Northshore road nd head out to Calville Bay. The road are pristine and the view awesome.... (view more) We were greeted with cooler and overcast conditions today. We left the house and headed up to Red Rock Canyon. The ride up to and through the loop is a perfect 50 mile loop from the house. We gain over 3000 feet of elevation reaching 4800 feet. ... (view more) 16 athletes begin there travel to the desert Southwest for the Plan2Peak training camp. This week Will Odonnell and Jon Bottoms join the Coach (and beat him up a little). Here is the house we stay at. You can also see that the Plan2Peak van has made the journey. ... (view more) In one of the toughest race conditions he has ever experienced Will Riffelmacher grabbed the first P2P podium spot of th season. In 40 degrees, windy, rainy conditions Will took 3rd in the SoCal Boulevard Road Race. The next day he followed that up a 5th in the Criterium. Thanks for starting us off on the right foot.... (view more) If you did a 3 hour Brick workout on Saturday how would you follow that up on Sunday? Well, Plan2Peak athlete Steve Katz decided to go out and set a new PR in the Half Marathon. Congratulations Steve for your 1:39:19. ... (view more) Congratulations to Plan2Peak Athlete Alison Falin for her performance in the Phoenix Half Marathon. Alsion was great with perfect weather and took advantage of it. The relatively flat course lent added motivation to chase her PR even though she is only in Base Phase. With no specific race prep but with good aerobic fitness she set her new PR at just under 2 hours. Things are looking good for the 2010 season. Congratulations Alison.... (view more) Knowing how your metabolism works is essential to creating a plan to perform to your full potential. In the past HRM’s and Power Meters have helped Plan2Peak athletes establish this information with great results. Plan2Peak is now adding New Leaf Active Metabolic assessment to better serve its athletes. The information gathered from Metabolic assessments, in combination with the use of power meters, HRM’s, GPS devices, and decades of medical research and proven scientific know-how will now help Plan2Peak athletes achieve even higher goals.
Whether you’re just starting to exercise or you’re training for your next triathlon, stage race or marathon, you can boost your metabolism. And that means you can achieve your goal of better health, fitness, or athletic performance—when your exercise and nutrition plans are based on your personal meta... (view more) Alison Falin took on the challenge of running a marathon. Her husband Tony, who has been working with me for over a year recommended she work with me to achieve this goal. Two weeks ago she layed down a great half marathon and after some more tapering all cylinders were go. Her legs felt great, she was healthy and excited for the challenge. As with all endurance challenges managing what comes up is always important no matter how prepared you are. In the half hydration was a challenge but we made some adjustments to hydration and nuttrition and it worked perfectly for the marathon. What we didn't see coming was the chamber of the road which eventually caused a perfectly healthy IT band to become inflammed and challenge her from mile 11 on. It did slo her down but it didn't stop her. Alison finished her first marathon in 4:32 with her eye... (view more) Jon Bottoms scratched the Ironman itch. Jon has had great success this year but one of his big goals was to get experience at the Ironman distance for his crack at Ironman Lake Placid next year. Jon packed up and headed down to Panama City, Florida for Ironman Florida. He was greeted by great conditions with tempratures starting in the High 50's at the start and quickly getting into the mid 70's. Breeze was light and the the sun was out. Jon did a 1:05 for the swim. After the 2.4 mile boxing match that was the swim portion Jon jumped on the bike. He performed slightly above expectations on the bike laying down a sub 5 hour time for the 112 miles with an average speed of 22+ mph. Jon then set out for the marathon. He headed east out into a slight headwind and quickly established a perfect pace of 8:30 miles. He managed the day well finis... (view more) Congratulations to Plan2Peak athletes Steve Katz and Alison Falin for their accomplishments this weekend. Alison, in preparation for the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in two weeks, ran the Kingsport, Tenn. Half Marathon. Under less than optimal conditions Alsion learned alot abuot her pacing and nutrition needs for two weeks from now and ran a 2:02:57 for the 13.1 mile distance. While in NYC, Steve Katz was preparing for a shot at qualifying for Boston. Steve and I were convinced 3:30 was the realistic goal and the 3:20 qualifying time was a possibility if everything came together. Well, Steve started GREAT but soon ran into the first speed bump when at the 9 mile mark his stomach began rumbling. Shortly after that the first of MANY bathroom breaks was forced. He battled through the issue while being conservative with his pacing and be... (view more)