With our combined expertise, our very first client at Performance Chef went on to become Olympic Champion and we provided food & nutritional advice to over 30 Olympians in Paris including multiple medalists, so no pressure then!
After 25 years in Michelin starred kitchens Alan stepped away from fine dining and into fine tuning, taking his culinary knowledge and expertise from the restaurant to the race track. Alan’s background as an elite runner, international skiier and world champion duathlete stands him in good stead to really understand the nutritional demands on an athlete.
Alan is the Performance Chef for Specialized Factory Racing and has worked with them over the past 3 seasons fuelling riders to Olympic medals, World Cup wins, podiums and team of the day accolades.
Alan is the best selling author of hugely successful and ever evolving The Cycling Chef series of cookbooks published by Bloomsbury.
While Alan is very much the creative, Vicky brings a scientific background and analytical mind to the table. Vicky studied medicine at The University of St Andrews before following her passion and accepting an athletics scholarship at Florida State University. As a former elite runner, triathlete and keen cyclist she has a broad palmares including 6 time all American (5000m/10000m & XC), 2nd at the NCAA 10,000m, British Road 5k champion, silver & bronze medallist at European Elite long distance triathlon Championships, National 100 mile and 12 hour TT Champion and Best British All-rounder.
Vicky specialises in nutritional planning around the menstrual cycle, coaching and nutritional advice for young athletes and busy working profressionals.
However, nutritional planning is not just for elite athletes. Amateur athletes juggling work, family and social stressors form an important backbone of our work. When time is precious, planning ahead is even more critical to make sure you get the best return for your investment. We help you to keep all the plates spinning by taking the guesswork and thinking out of everyday meals and race weekend logistics.
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