About the Coach
Chaitanya Velhal is an Ultra Endurance Cyclist, Triathlete and A certified Ironman Coach and an Ironman Athlete and a scientist, with a Masters Degree in Bio Technology and Bio Mechanics.
He is also the Co-founder and Head Coach of his own endurance academy – Power Peaks Athlete Lab.
As a professional athlete he holds the Record for being the fastest Indian Ultra cyclist and the fastest Indian to Qualify for Race Across America (RAAM), and one of the top Ironman Triathletes in India, and has Won several prestigious race titles such as the “Deccan cliffhanger”, “Desert 500”, “Enduro” etc.
He has been a professionally sponsored athlete and has also been coaching other athletes in the field for the past 10 years. His students have achieved many national and international accolades under his guidance, and have also broken many records in the field.
Chaitanya is also a scientist, and has a Master Degree in BioTechnology and Bio Mechanics. Which is the study of mechanical laws relating to the movement or skeleto – muscular structure in humans. This scientific knowledge has allowed him to understand how to train the human body for optimal performance in sports and provided an edge over his peers. All this knowledge along with the vast racing experience has helped him train other athletes who have gone on to win races ultra-races, duathlons and triathlons with great accolades.
Chaitanya’s experience and passion for his sport constantly drives him to pass on this knowledge to his students and create awareness in the field. With his Pioneering scientific coaching techniques he aims to be the best Scientific Athletic Endurance Coach in the Country!
ABOUT POWERPEAKS ACADEMY
The PowerPeaks has comfortably established itself as a rank of its own in the endurance community. It is an elite training academy for those who are serious about pursuing excellence in endurance sports.
The name itself is recognized and respected both nationally and internationally for its tenacity and consistency in helping create world class athletes and staying updated and true to its pioneering methodologies of scientific training; which only cements its moto “Train like a pro”. In the last few years PowerPeaks has shone in the Endurance sports scene in India, having a proven record in coaching Triathletes, Duathletes, Cyclists, Runners and swimmers.
In the last few years PowerPeaks has shone in the Endurance sports scene in India, having a proven record in coaching Triathletes, Duathletes, Cyclists, Runners and swimmers.
The academy admits only a selected number of athletes per season to train, and they get personalized one-on one training with Chaitanya himself. This ensures that the Quality of training is not compromised and the focus only helps the athletes surpass their own expectations and goals.
But we don’t stop there, the success of the academy has only driven us to raise a whole ecosystem around endurance sports in India. It is not enough to stop at training, and so PowerPeaks also spearheads some of the most historical, exclusive and sought after, one of a kind races and events in the country. Like Powerpeaks EVERESTING, Pro TRI-CAMPS, Pro Cycling Camps, International Contingents Etc.
Tri-factor the Triathlon shop India, is also another feather in the cap for the academy. This endeavor is dedicated to provide athletes with quality equipment at the right price with the opportunity to consult with the coach or equipment expert, to suggest the correct equipment for them.
EDUCATION
- MSC BIOTECHNOLOGY (GENETICS) FROM SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA.
- SPORTS NUTRITION FROM PRECISION NUTRITION USA.
- ASST. PROFESSOR, MITCON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL CENTRE.
- DIRECTOR, MULTIFIT WELLNESS PVT LTD (2015-2019).
- ELITE SPONSORED ATHLETE (TRIATHLETE, ULTRA-CYCLIST).
- FOUNDER OF MULTIFIT EXERCISE SCIENCE ACADEMY (MESA).
- OFFICIAL IRONMAN COACH IRONMAN UNIVERSITY.
- SPORTS NUTRITION FROM PRECISION NUTRITION USA.
- OFFICIAL IRONMAN COACH, AND HEAD COACH AT POWER PEAKS ATHLETE LAB.
- ONE OF THE FASTEST INDIAN ULTRA-CYCLIST.
- NATIONAL RECORD IN 3 ULTRACYLING RACES.
- IRONMAN ZURICH FINISHER 2016.
- IRONMAN SOUTH AFRICA FINISHER 2017.
- IRONMAN SWEDEN FINISHER 2018.
- WINNER OF DECCAN CLIFFHANGER ULTRA CYCLING RACE, PUNE TO GOA 650 KMS (2014).
- PODIUM FINISHER AT DECCAN CLIFFHANGER ULTRA CYCLING RACE, PUNE TO GOA 650 KM (2016, 2018).
- WINNER OF DESERT 500 RACE, THAR DESERT, RAJASTHAN; 700 KMS (2015).
- WINNER OF MORE THAN 40+ LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL CYCLING RACES.
- MERIDA AND GARMIN SPONSORED ATHLETE.
- Coached Niket Dalal, first visually impaired Indian to finish an Ironman 70.3 at Ironman Dubai in Feb 2020.
- Coached Mihir Deo, currently the fastest triathlete in his age group (18-24) with a timing of 4:44 at Ironman Dubai 2020.
- Coached Lt Col Bharat Pannu and Darshan Dube for the 2200 km Race Around Austria in 2017. They were the first Indians to do so.
- Coached the youngest Indian, Arham Sheikh to Finish the Race Across America (RAAM) in 2019 with an International Team of athletes.
- Coached the fastest Team to finish the Deccan Cliffhanger with a course record that’s still unbroken after 4 years. Team Cymour Spirit, 2015.
- Coached Huafrid Bilimoria, to become a national record holder of becoming the first disabled athlete with Dystonia, in the world, to finish a Half Ironman.
- Coached Dr.Devika Patil the fastest female Indian Triathlete of the decade, to finish an Ironman.
- 8+ successful international Racing contingents of 30+ athletes at Ironman Oman, Dubai, South Africa, Goa, Malaysia, Sweden, Kazakhstan etc. where all athletes finished within the cut off mark.
- Highest success rate of Ironman athletes. 200+ athletes have finish an Ironman event within the cut off.
- Experienced team who have conducted more than 50 training camps till date in Pune, Goa and Mumbai.
- Race director and organiser of some of the most unique and historical races in India, like the POWERTHON, POWERPEAKS EVERESTING, SWIMATHON etc.
The academy has partnered with renowned companies like Decathlon, Garmin, Merida, Elite Trainers, Wahoo Trainers, Steadfast nutrition, for enhancing accessibility of deserving products to our athletes.
- TEDx MITID, Pune, Motivational Speaker (2016).
- TEDx SCAC, Pune, Motivational Speaker (2020).
- Eureka, “THE TALK” Motivational Speaker (2016).
- Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at BITS Pillani Arena. (2019).
- Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker at NICMAR Annual Sports Fest.(2018).
- Various Athlete training workshops.
