When Pascale and I started working together, her program came with a completely different mindset and program than what I was doing with my previous coach. She does a phenomenal job of balancing work/life/and training with a big focus on mental attitude and recovery. The longer we worked together the stronger I became, but the big difference was that I was still enjoying riding my bike! I went from a mid-pack cat3 ready to quit cycling to standing on the podium at multiple state championship races as well as at big series races such as Intelligentsia cup and Tour of America’s Dairyland. I received my cat2 upgrade in 2019 and have the strength and mental toughness I learned from working with Pascale to thank for that. 

Pascale genuinely cares about people and their journey, tailoring the plans she makes to them, not just on the latest fads in fitness. She goes out of her way to look at the athlete holistically not just the numbers they put out. Her open-minded approach to coaching is sharpened by her experience in sport, critical thinking, her on the fly adaptability to tweak plans for whatever wrench life throws in the mix. Pascale possesses another invaluable skill that can’t really be taught:  her ability to be emotionally in tune with people and get them on the right track in the way they need.  I wasn’t really aware of my self-sabotage techniques, but she saw through them like a pane of crystal-clear glass. It wasn’t overnight but with her, I was able to move beyond a lot of them and the negative self-talk that permeated my adolescence, making me more confident and a stronger racer overall. Pascale believed in me, and I believed in her and slowly but surely, I believed in me too.

You will hear many people describe Pascale’s coaching approach as holistic and I agree. She has a knack for digging out the stories that we tell ourselves that don’t serve us and hold us back. My training and racing have been more effective and fun as I’m performing it with the right stories in my head. This year, we started going to a week-to-week conversational-based approach as opposed to a written plan. This approach has proved to be even more effective and enjoyable for me. We both benefit from the regular feedback, and I enjoy the flexibility in my scheduling.

Pascale was warm, friendly, passionate, and very knowledgeable. She put me at ease instantly once we started talking. She was organized and ready to go and was patient with me as I stumbled along the first few moments we went live. There were no judgements, no negative remarks, tons of reassurance and encouragement, and honest and appropriate relatability. Her mannerism and body language made me feel comfortable.

Pascale takes a holistic approach to training with your individual end goals in mind.  Each workout is custom tailored to your abilities and a purpose to expand and grow your potential (which, by the way, Pascale has no trouble identifying).  She’s accessible, personable, and very intuitive, not only as a coach, but as a person.  She’s passionate about her work and I sincerely hope you find her enthusiasm contagious!  

I began training with Pascale after a tough riding season of being dropped regularly during our competitive Saturday morning club rides.  I had my doubts as to my potential to improve given that I was in my early 50s. Pascale created a training plan for me that included indoor riding and weight training.  In the Spring, she incorporated some creative and challenging on-the-bike drills.  By summer, I was able to keep up with the group and sometimes finish at the front with the faster guys, resulting in numerous compliments on my improvement.  Pascale’s coaching included a customized monthly training plan, which was adjusted as needed, and frequent feedback and encouragement.  She also provided advice on the “mental” aspect of competitive cycling, which helped me overcome the negative self-talk in my head that would often make me give-up during a hard ride.  I highly recommend Pascale’s coaching for those who want to maximize their potential on the bike.

After a few sessions with Pascale, I felt the release of deep layers of unnecessary baggage I was holding on to!  With each session, I simply check-in and embrace the wonder of a growing self-awareness.  It has been such an eye-opening experience for me…  

I had reached a plateau personally and athletically; I just felt "stuck” in a very unpleasant place.  My efforts to free myself were unsuccessful and I realized that something was holding me back and I needed help. Pascale skillfully guided me along a path of self-discovery and growth to a greater sense of inner peace, confidence, and increased fitness along the way.  The program addressed my specific issues on an individual basis.  We first identified the obstacles in my way, and I learned the tools and techniques to successfully overcome them. This deep dive was necessary for me to clear away old habits and ways of thinking and to initiate a shift that changed how I looked at myself, and my perception of what was around me.  It's not for the timid but the process harmonized my mind, body and spirit to work together to serve me.  I experienced, slowly but surely an expansion of my consciousness.  It was truly eye-opening and felt so refreshing and energizing as I quickly started to see and feel progress! Pascale’s brand of coaching is knowledgeable, skillful, imaginative, flexible, motivating and fun, executed with professionalism, enthusiasm, and responsiveness. She displays a true sense of compassion & understanding tempered with a candor that makes for an effective & supportive environment for you to bravely confront the obstacles in your path.  She was with me every step of the way and available when needed. I am confident that if someone is willing to do the work they will see and experience positive results as I did for themselves. The results were amazing and for me, truly life changing.

I am a busy executive, no longer racing but I want to keep moving to maintain good general health.   I have trained with Pascale 2x per week for the past two winter seasons of five months each. What I find most valuable about Pascale’s coaching is her effectiveness in training the mind.  Much of endurance sports, business, parenting, and being a partner, is an awareness that you can have a plan of how to behave when things are not easy, not going as expected or are not going well. Pascale’s coaching also has conditioned me to push myself into the uncharted – the only place where I can learn from testing how my attitude and will respond when things don’t go as expected.  Her coaching uses a currency of “reaching after something you don’t already have” and “claiming new territory”.   I’ve been able to use her training concepts in my business life. A piece of Pascale’s coaching this past season that has really resonated with me: “When you give up, you just get better at quitting – making it easier to give up the next time.”

Based on my experience, this 12-week program gave me exactly what it says!  It has given me the mindfulness along with exercises and tools to use to become the best version of myself.  I cope better with life and have made giant strides. I am reconnecting with what I once loved, making empowered decisions, and I even signed-up to return to school for a brand-new adventure! 

Pascale was amazing, she was knowledgeable and attentive to what I needed help with. She also recommended tips that would help me with my daily meal timing routine. Can’t wait to work with her again in the near future!  

For many years of my cycling endeavors, I’d lost my joy on the bike. The metrics to which I measured my performance were unrealistic and illogical. I failed to realize my potential by constantly moving the goalpost of success to an unreachable place over the horizon. My mindset became that of constant deficiency. But then Pascale redirected my thoughts to a place of positivity, a place where I stopped worrying and comparing.  She taught me to still work hard but also to listen to my body. Riding workouts became fun again. The joy came back.   

Working with Pascale has helped me in many ways, but she quickly keyed in on the fact the area of my racing and training that required the most work is the area between my ears. It is hard for me to express how quickly and effectively she helped reform my mindset, giving me permission to believe in myself, believe my goals are attainable, and showing me the path that leads to achieving them. I have gone from someone who daydreams about the end result I want to someone who concentrates on the journey and the work leading up to that goal, knowing that the end result is fait accompli so long as I continue to give myself and my training the respect and earnestness it deserves. There are no setbacks with Pascale. Everything that happens is an experience we can learn from and channel towards a positive end. That outlook, that mindset, is a major asset in the middle of a race when things aren’t going according to plan. When my legs are screaming that they have nothing left and when my heart and my lungs are strained to their limit and I see that wheel ahead of me start to drift further up the road, my body now responds faster than my brain. The part of me that used to say “sit up” is overridden, because nothing that happens is framed by my perceived limits now. Getting my head screwed on right and showing me how to work training and racing into my life instead of working my life around my training and racing, has given me a perspective that will not only outlast the physical fitness my current training is developing, but is also already extending its benefits to other aspects of my day-to-day existence.