Charley Perez founded the Rocky Mountain Triathlon Club in 2003 and continues to be the driving force behind the ongoing operations of the club. As one of the active coaches for RMTC, he prepares and leads the weekly group workouts.  Since 2001, he has been one of the active coaches for the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s, Team in Training, Triathlon team, which spurred the beginnings of RMTC.  Charley is a USAT Certified Coach and through his own company, CP Fitness and Training, he provides individual training plans for triathletes, runners, swimmers, and cyclists.  While in graduate school at Wichita State University, Charley worked 3 years as an assistant track and cross-country coach with the middle and long distance runners. While serving in the Peace Corps, Charley served as an assistant coach to the late Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand’s famed National Coach.

Charley has always found time to dedicate himself to his passion - competitive athletics. He has been a life long runner, competing in high school and college track and cross-country. As an accomplished marathoner, in 1982, he completed the Boston Marathon. In 1998, as a veteran competing in the 50-54 year old division, Charley earned three National Championships and two 2nd place finishes at the National Master's Track Meet in Orono, Maine. In 1993, he completed his first triathlon and after many years of competing in Sprint, Olympic and Half-Ironman distances, he qualified for the 2003 Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, where he placed second in the 55-59 age group division and was the only American in the top 5. In 2005, he finished 5th at the Age Group ITU Olympic Distance World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Inside Triathlon Magazine ranked Charley the top triathlete in his age group in 2003 and in 2005, he was ranked in the top five. USAT consistently awards Charley All-American Honors in their yearly rankings. 

Charley hopes to assist you to attain your maximum fitness level and hopes to provide all the support and structure you will need to accomplish your training goals.

Mary Carey began her coaching career in 2001 as a marathon and triathlon coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training program (TNT), the world’s largest and most successful endurance-training program. She has coached dozens of athletes to marathon and half-marathon completion and hundreds of athletes to triathlon finishes. Mary’s personal clients strive to achieve personal bests in half marathons and marathons as well as triathlons of all distances – from sprint to Iron distance. Specializing in beginner and intermediate athletes, her goal is to help people realize their fitness dreams through endurance sports – completing a marathon, completing a triathlon, or just adopting a healthier lifestyle. As a personal coach, Mary’s philosophy is that running and triathlon are exciting ways to achieve goals, build self-confidence, stay active and fit, have fun and meet great people. Whether her clients are first-timers or athletes striving for personal bests, Mary can provide the framework for success. Mary is married with 2 daughters, and a husband who sometimes wishes he was as fast as her in the pool.

Justin Ensign began his triathlon career with Team in Training (TNT) in 2006 as a participant and then began coaching with TNT in 2008. Justin has been a part of seeing many individuals start as beginners in the sport and develop into great athletes in races from the Sprint distance to Long Course. He has personally raced at distances up to half-iron, with plans to step into the 140.6 distance in the near future.

Justin has a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado, and is currently certified as a personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as well as being certified as a USAT level 1 triathlon coach. He has a passion for helping clients develop into strong well-balanced athletes that are proficient at all 3 triathlon disciplines. Justin believes that new and experienced athletes thrive best with a well thought out plan that includes a balance of functional strength and training to help them reach the finish strong and injury-free. He believes that objectives such as weight management and general fitness improvement are best achieved by setting goals and being accountable to someone to reach those goals.

Justin likes to have fun while training and racing and truly enjoys the local endurance community. Outside of work, Justin is married and has 2 daughters. He enjoys the challenge of balancing work, family and training and he hopes to help others find balance in their own lives.

Whether you are new to endurance sports or you are looking to set new personal records, Justin can help you with a well-rounded plan to reach your goals.