Athletics By Design is an endurance consultation service based out of Flagstaff, Arizona. It is our goal to support athletes of all abilities who seek to improve through engaged, mindful, and scientific methodology designed with quality in mind. By approaching fitness and performance with experience and research, we aim to encourage performance and well being in all aspects of life.

As an exercise physiologist, Alex Kaufman (that’s me) has studied endurance training and performance in elite athlete populations, and in the final year of undergraduate studies developed a review of best practices for altitude training through an NAU and HYPO2 collaboration in 2016.

Alex (still me) is a USA Cycling and AIA certified coach, currently working as varsity cross country coach at Flagstaff High School and assistant coach with NAU Triathlon while he himself continues to race with Team Pay N’ Take in Flagstaff, Arizona and is pursuing a graduate degree at Northern Arizona University.

At the heart of his training philosophy lies a dedication to fulfillment and quality of life through exercise and is passionate about no-nonsense physiology as well as a good-humored approach to training.

Adam Sandoval is our resident Madvillan. Like Keanu Reeves in the Matrix, Adam orchestrates CSS calmly and cooly with a steely glare and chiseled good looks, slowly tanning in front of a computer screen like a rotisserie chicken.

Adam’s talents extend beyond his awesome freelance design work (view his page here) into endurance sports ranging from half-marathon to half-ironman, hoping to one day only be marginally slower than his wife, Natalie.

Adam’s good-natured humor and work ethic are a pleasure to be around and we are extremely happy to have him apart of the ABD team.