USA Triathlon (USAT) has announced that New York City-based Sports Center at Chelsea Piers has been selected as a USA Triathlon Certified Training Center, one of only five such facilities in the United States and the only one in the Northeast.
This latest approval by USAT follows news that Multisport Training Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been deemed one of USA Triathlon’s seven Certified Performance Centers across the United States.
Providing testing services for USAT members, USAT Certified Coaches, and athletes – USA Triathlon has established criteria for USAT Certified Training Centers and USAT Certified Performance Centers.
The Sports Center achieved this prestigious certification by reaching a number of standards set forth by USAT. USA Triathlon Certified Training Centers provide training facilities for USA Triathlon members, certified coaches and athletes, and must offer access to at least two USAT-certified coaches, USAT Vo2 and Lactate testing protocols, bike fitting and 20% off services for USAT members and coaches.
The Sports Center has long been known as a premier training facility for triathlon in New York City. (Training out of the Sports Center, the Full Throttle Endurance Racing Team is a four-time winner at the USA Triathlon Club National Championship.)
Highlights of the facility include access to a six-lane, 25-yard indoor swimming pool, a one-quarter mile indoor running track, a 200-meter banked competition track, two class studios, a private cycle studio and 20,000-square feet of cardio and strength training equipment.
The facility is located adjacent to the Manhattan Waterfront Gateway, a 32-mile running, cycling and walking trail.
“We are very happy to have certified the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers as the first USA Triathlon Certified Training Center in the Northeast Region,” said Angie Murphy, USA Triathlon Coaching Specialty Manager.
“This facility will offer numerous athletes and coaches, both locally and in the region, the opportunity to utilize top-of-the-line training equipment, testing sites, access to USAT-certified coaches and a unique training environment.”
“The Sports Center is excited to be the Certified Training Center for USAT in the Northeast region,” added Greta Wagner, Sports Center General Manager. “We’ve always been a leader and innovator in the fitness industry. The sport of triathlon is expanding – particularly in the Northeast.
“Since we’re the only club in New York located within a state park and located on a 5-mile bikeway, we are in a unique position to service the triathlon community better than any facility in NYC. In a crowded city with limited open space, it is impossible to find all of the triathlon-specific offerings and facilities we have here under one roof.
“These amenities include a one-fourth mile indoor track, a six-lane 25-yard pool, a brand new cycle studio with Suunto heart rate monitor technology, as well as the latest in strength training and recovery facilities like sports massage and physical therapy.”
USA Triathlon Certified Training Centers
Elmwood Fitness Center, Harahan, Lousiana
Foothills Park and Recreation District’s Easton Regional Park Campus, Littleton, Colorado
Great River Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa
Sports Center at Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
TRIFIT Club and Studios, Santa Monica, California
