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Performance Coaching

The complete remote package. Daily access, real conversations, a plan that adapts every week.

Performance is the tier most athletes choose — and the one Breno recommends for anyone with a real time goal. You get everything in Essential plus daily messaging access (iMessage, WhatsApp, or email — your pick, Monday to Friday, replies within 24 hours), a monthly 45-minute strategy call over Zoom, race-day pacing and fueling, and strength work integrated into your week. This is the exact package behind 12× Boston qualifications, multiple sub-3 marathons, IM Kona slots, and 18+ amateur podiums.

Who it's for
  • BQ chasers and sub-3 marathoners
  • 70.3 and full-distance triathletes in their first or second build
  • Athletes balancing a serious job, family, and a real time goal
  • Anyone who needs a coach who'll call them out when the data says back off

Included

  • Included: Everything in Essential, plus —
  • Included: Daily messaging via iMessage, WhatsApp, or email (Monday to Friday, replies within 24 hours)
  • Included: Monthly 45-min 1:1 strategy call (Zoom)
  • Included: Race-day pacing & fueling plan for every A-race
  • Included: Strength & mobility programming integrated into the week
  • Included: Bi-weekly data deep-dive (HRV, sleep, training load, pacing)

Not in this tier

  • Not included: Weekly 1:1 video calls
  • Not included: Same-day messaging access
  • Not included: Race-day live coaching
  • Not included: Lab / field testing protocol
How it's delivered
  • · Fully remote, anywhere in the world
  • · Coaching in English, Portuguese, or Spanish
  • · Strategy call booked via Calendly each month
  • · Billed every 4 weeks. Cancel anytime, no contract.

Want to talk first? Book a free 20-min strategy call — zero pressure, honest fit check.

Proof

Athletes on Performance Coaching.

No athlete has yet published a result specifically on Performance Coaching. The reviews below are from other 1:1 coaching athletes — each one is labelled with the product they actually used, so you can weigh it accordingly.

Verified result
Breno took me from a 5K runner to a full Ironman finisher. 5K 16:57, 70.3 in 4:30, and my first full at IRONMAN Arizona in 9:35 at age 39. The plans fit around clinic, the lab, and three kids — nothing was wasted.
Marc Schwartz
Physician-scientist, father of 3 · Boston, MA
IM Arizona 9:35
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Named result · unverified
Two years with Breno: 26 minutes off my 70.3 and a sub-11 full Ironman. The progression was patient and the workouts were the right ones at the right time.
Aadil Faruqui
Age-group triathlete · USA
Sub-11 IM · –26 min 70.3
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Named result · unverified
I finished D2R2 180k — 19 of the 20 climbs are genuinely steep — and I finished it better than I expected. Breno had me ready.
Liying Jiang
Cyclist · Massachusetts
D2R2 180k finisher
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Unparalleled value. Breno builds a methodical plan that actually targets the weaknesses you'd rather not look at — that's why it works.
Jacob Wynkoop
Endurance athlete · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Running faster. Breno taught me how to actually run easy so I could race faster — and now I'm running both faster and further than I have in years.
Jodi Kaufman
Runner · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Busy parent of three with a full-time job. The flexibility in how Breno builds the week is what makes this sustainable for me — the training fits the life, not the other way around.
Dragos Vesbianu
Parent of 3, full-time job · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Personalized, motivating sessions. Breno meets athletes wherever they are — beginner or experienced — and the work shows up on race day.
Francisco Reis Albuquerque
Runner & triathlete · Portugal
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow plan that works for people with busy lives. Nothing feels arbitrary — every session has a reason.
Huong Wolf
Busy professional · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed

Verified results carry an external link to the official race result. Named results are the athlete's stated outcome without a public link. Athlete comments carry no measured outcome and are shown as opinion, not evidence. Coached with Breno? breno@brenoamelo.com.

Is Performance right for you?

$350 every 4 weeks — $4,550 per year. The tier most athletes with a real time goal end up on.

This is for you if

  • You have a specific time goal — a Boston qualifier, a sub-3, a first long-course finish — and a date attached to it.
  • You can hold 8 to 15 training hours a week through a build.
  • You want to be able to ask a question the day it comes up and get an answer that day or the next.
  • You want race-day pacing and fuelling written for your race, and strength work built into the same week rather than bolted on.
  • You want a coach who will tell you to back off when your HRV and your ego disagree.

This is not for you if

  • You have no goal race. $4,550 per year for programming you are not aiming anywhere is money badly spent.
  • You will not use the daily messaging or the monthly call. If you honestly just want the plan, Essential is $1,300 a year cheaper for the same programming brain.
  • You want weekly video calls, same-day replies seven days a week, or a coach on the phone during your race. That is Elite, at $9,750 per year.
  • You cannot reliably find 8 hours a week. The tier is built around that load and you will pay for capacity you never use.
  • You are looking for a nutritionist, a physio or a sports psychologist. You get referrals to people, not those services.

What happens next

From application to your first published week of Performance Coaching. You are not charged before the fit call.

  1. You send the application

    About 5 minutes. Your goal race, current training, injury history and what has not worked before.

  2. I read it and reply within 2 business days

    Every application is read by me, not a form autoresponder. You get a real answer either way.

  3. A 20-minute call, free, no pitch

    We work out whether coaching is the right purchase for you at all. If a self-guided plan or Apex fits better, I will say so on this call.

  4. You get a yes, a waitlist date, or a referral

    The roster is capped at 15 athletes. If there is no seat, you get a date or the name of someone better suited — not a holding pattern.

  5. Onboarding and testing

    You complete a training history questionnaire and a field test to set your zones. Payment starts here, not before.

  6. Your first 4 weeks are published within 3 days

    Loaded into TrainingPeaks with every session described. You can start immediately.

Refunds, cancellation and pausing

Cancelling
Cancel any time by email, with no notice period and no exit fee. Your current 4-week cycle finishes as normal and you are not billed again.
Refunds
Cycles already started are not refunded, because the plan for those weeks has already been written and delivered. If you cancel before the first session of a new cycle has been published, that cycle is refunded in full.
Pausing
You can pause for injury, illness, travel or life for up to 8 weeks a year at no cost, and your seat on the roster is held. Tell me before the next cycle bills. Beyond 8 weeks the seat goes to the waitlist and you rejoin when there is space.
Price changes
Your rate is fixed for as long as you stay coached continuously. Published prices only apply to new athletes.