Experienced, Motivating, Dedicated Personal Trainer
National Strength & Conditioning Certified (NSCA CPT)
Ernie Port is a Boulder, CO based Health/ Strength and Fitness professional (NSCA CPT) with over 15 years of personal training and group training experience. A 25 year resident of Boulder, CO Ernie is dedicated to helping clients live healthier, productive, more exciting lives! His services are designed for individual personal achievement. With the goal to ensure a successful and enjoyable experience. Health Is Wealth!
Professional Trainer Experience:
Boulder Healthy Living & Fitness Solutions (15 + years)
-Owner, Personal Fitness/Strength training/Coaching
-Group Spin Cycle & Group Cyclocross leader
-Sport (Ski/Snowboard) conditioning Instructor
Movement Climbing & Fitness, Boulder
-Personal trainer/Group fitness & Spin cycle leader
Boulder Valley YMCA
-Trainer/Group cycle leader
Kent State University 1980 graduate
Walsh Jesuit High School 1975 graduate
Eagle Scout 1970 recipient
Ernie's outdoor experience in high altitude mountaineering is significant, with over 25 years in the Colorado High Country, and beyond... he's summited hundreds of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains! Including 45 different 14,000' peaks in Colorado (Longs Peak 15 separate times using many different routes), the 13,770' Grand Teton Mountain in Wyoming, and the Devils Tower also in Wyoming. He's summited over 60 peaks 10,000' and higher in Rocky Mountain Park! Many of them using rope and traditional climbing equipment.
An avid technical rock climber as well, he's climbed in many areas of the state and scaled cliffs all over Colorado including Eldorado Canyon State Park, Boulder Canyon, the Flatirons and alpine routes in Rocky Mountain NP, for now over two and a half decades!
Competitive distance running brought Ernie to Colorado because Boulder was the Mecca!
Having completed 10 marathons, including the Boston Marathon 3 times and Marine Corp Marathon twice, he wished to compete at a higher level as a masters athlete.
Ernie joined the Boulder Road Runners club and spent 10 years as a member honing his running speed at varying distances at 5280'. He then met and was coached by Dave Scott (legendary triathlete, 6x Ironman World champ) who increased his fitness to a new level. He was then training with elite athletes including Mark Plaatjes (World marathon champ) and Shannon Butler (USATF 10k champ). Training and racing in Boulder broadened his interests, and opened doors to other recreational endeavors.
Alpine skiing became a fun winter activity (at Vail, Winter Park, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, and Eldora) in keeping with the Colorado outdoor spirit! And then Nordic skiing on trails in the backcountry became a passion for staying fit and having fun during the long winter season.
Personal training grew out of wanting to give back to those who could benefit from all his experience. And help improve the health and well being of others in the community.
All this made possible thru hard work and sacrifice through a lifetime of fitness!
~Health is Wealth~ ~Movement is Medicine~
Ernie's Interests
Bikes
Mountains
Mountains
Mountain and road cycling are my passions!
Mountains
Mountains
Mountains
Summited 45 of Colorado 14,000' mountains (14ers), and have also summited over 60 named peaks 10,000' or higher in Rocky Mountain National Park, including 18 of top 20 highest peaks. I've summited Long's Peak 15x over the years using many different routes.
Rock
Mountains
Rock
A traditional and sport climber in Eldorado Canyon, Boulder Canyon, The Flatirons, Lumpy Ridge (RMNP), Shelf and Rifle here in Colorado...and have led routes to top of Devils Tower, The Grand Teton and Vedauwoo in Wyoming. Have led hundreds of rock routes in Eldorado Canyon, Boulder, Garden of the Gods and Rocky Mountain National Park over the years.
Snow
Speed
Rock
Winter training/recreation takes place high in the Rocky Mountains, nordic and alpine skiing. Good times in the white powder of the Colorado high country!
Weights
Speed
Speed
Without the work in the gym, its impossible to Live the Dream!
Speed
Speed
Speed
Go to Athlinks to check out my accomplishments as a competitive runner (or just scroll down)!
BRR All comers track meet 1500m 4:45 age 43 (1st place overall, at Potts Field (CU track)
Boulder Pearl Street Mile 5:00 age 41 (4th master on road at altitude 5328')
Longmont Sunrise Stampede 2 mile 11:10 age 43 (2nd age, road at altitude 5,285')
Boulder Backroads 1/2 marathon 1:23 age 42 (3rd age, back road dirt/gravel, altitude 5,328)
Georgetown to Idaho Spgs 1/2 mrthon 1:21 age 42 (altitude 8,328')
Boulder Pearl Street Mile 5:16 age 50 (2nd age, road at altitude 5328')
Superior Downhill Mile 5:08 age 53 (2nd age, road at altitude 5495')
Medina, Ohio Firecracker 5k 16:53 age 38
Cleveland, Ohio Fuddruckers 5 mile 29:00 (2nd in age) at age 39
Youngstown, Ohio Peace race 10k 36:24 age 38
age 36
Completed 10 marathons (26.2) including the Boston Marathon x 3
(1996 (3:03 chip time) age 39, '95 (3:04 gun time, 2:58:30 watch time, pre chip).
Competed in hundreds of races of varying distances all across the US.
Highlite races and times while racing in Boulder as a masters athlete (40+ age group):
~2001 USATF Mid American Masters XC Championships-winning a Gold Medal on team Boulder Road Runners (altitude)
~1999 Bolder Boulder 10k 37:30 age 42 (11 straight years sub 40 minute finisher at BB10k as a masters runner, 39:53 age 50), 23 consecutive Bolder Boulder 10k races completed (*race suspended in '20 & '21 due to Covid).