Welcome to One Step Beyond Multisport

Thanks for stopping in. One Step Beyond is a multisport & triathlon coaching company based in Raleigh / 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 and group training sessions.

Multiday Training Camps
Our annual week long February training camp in St Pete Beach, FL. We also host an athlete-only summer camp in the North Carolina mountains.

Powerstroke® Freestyle Technique Clinics
Our popular 1-day swimming intensive technique and triathlon clinics, held around the Southeast.

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 three race open water swimming race series in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, launched in 2009.

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

Old School Aquathon
Launched in 2011, our summertime swim-run race, taking place July 4 at Harris Lake County Park.

About One Step Beyond
OSB is led by Coaches Marty Gaal and Brianne Gaal and joined by Daniel Scagnelli in North Carolina; and Craig Dobson & Nutrition Coach Jennifer Patzkowsky, RD/LDN, who both reside in Florida. All of our coaches remain competitive as age-group triathletes and runners.

OSB coaches are certified by accredited national bodies in a number of disciplines. Please read more about our coaches, their backgrounds, and coaching philosophies.

Our 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. All training is specific to each athlete based on that athlete's background, athletic experience, goals, and needs.

Sponsored Events & Teams
One Step Beyond is pleased to be a sponsor of the following organizations and races in 2013:
The Florida State University Triathlon Club
The NC State University Triathlon Club
The Inside Out Sports Triathlon Team
The Triangle Open Water Mile Swim Series
The Old School Aquathon
The AAA North Carolina Triathlon Series
The Trysports Triathlon Series
The Triangle Aquatic Center