Welcome to One Step Beyond Multisport

Thanks for stopping in. One Step Beyond is a multisport & triathlon coaching company based in Cary, North Carolina. We provide online coaching and personal training services to all levels of age-group athletes - from first year triathletes competing in their local sprint series, to the long-distance veteran looking to maximize his or her training time.

Led by Marty and Brianne Gaal, we have been competing since the 1980s and have been coaching professionally since 2002.

The Steps
Our triathlon coaching and personal training programs, including swim technique lessons.

Multiday Training Camps
Our annual week long February training camp in St Pete Beach, FL, and our August big weekend in Raleigh, NC.

Powerstroke® Freestyle Technique Clinics
Our popular one and two-day swimming and triathlon seminars, held around the country.

Open Water Swim Clinics
Our half-day open water swim clinics, held at various locations around North Carolina.

Powerstroke®: Speed through force and form DVD
The Powerstroke® DVD - a comprehensive solution to freestyle swim instruction, training, improvement, and competition for triathletes and open water racers.

Triangle Open Water Mile Swim Series
Our four-race open water swimming race series in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, launched in 2009.

TAC-OSB US Masters Swim Team
Our US Masters swim team at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, NC.

The Powerstroke® Ezine
Our subscription based ezine, sent every week, includes several swim workouts and regular training tips.

About One Step Beyond
OSB is led by coaches Marty Gaal - CSCS, and Brianne Gaal. We also offer nutrition coaching through Jennifer Patzkowsky, RD/LDN. All of our coaches remain competitive as age-group triathletes and runners. Read more about our coaches, their backgrounds, and coaching philosophies.

OSB coaches use a mix of training methods and mental preparedness to maximize athlete performance. Essentially, plans for athletes focusing on shorter distance races include more high intensity work than athletes training for long distance races. Periodized plans, training loads, and recovery periods are adjusted for age and life stress related issues. We strongly believe in building a strong base of aerobic conditioning before moving into interval based sessions. We also believe in supplementary strength training to maintain or improve power, for general conditioning, and to prevent injuries.

Sponsored Events & Teams
One Step Beyond is pleased to be a sponsor of the following races and teams in 2010:
The Inside out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series
The Trysports Triangle Open Water Mile Swim Series
The IOS / Delta Triathlon Team
Triathlon Events at Fort Desoto, Florida

If you have any questions please email Coach Marty. Thanks for visiting, and best of luck with all your endeavors.