Playtri Kansas City

James Trahan _{on Google}

Mar 7th, 2023

It appears to be closed permanently as of 03/03/2023.

Sara Banner _{on Google}

Feb 8th, 2023

I love PlayTri. Sad that they are closing. They are always friendly, very knowledgeable about triathlon, and involved in the local community. They offer expertise in finding the perfect shoes. I

Travis B _{on Google}

Dec 23rd, 2022

Playtri is the best place for triathlon information. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly.

Sydney Moyer _{on Google}

Nov 13th, 2022

The customer service here is absolutely amazing! Anne helped me find new running shoes and recommended a lot of great nutrition options. The family friendly atmosphere makes shopping less stressful when training is already stressful enough. I always try to support small businesses when I can so I was so happy to learn about PlayTri in the area! Thank you guys for all your help and I hopefully will be back soon!

Rebecca Collett _{on Google}

Nov 28th, 2022

At one point I gave PlayTri a favorable review. I had just finished my first half ironman and had lots of encouragement from the team and the coaches. I was new to the long-distance aspect of triathlon training and was willing to do what it took. In the second half of the year my opinion changed drastically as I began to communicate with the tri community and reflect on the training and coaching received.
The good: The coaches can be an encouraging bunch to a first timer with lots of Atta boys and positive remarks. I drastically needed help with cycling and was given the right tools to be able to become a better cyclist. A lot of the teammates were also very encouraging. It seemed like we were all family. I even got my bicycle from one of the coaches at a better than fair price. Their bike mechanic is very knowledgeable and the store makes their teammates bikes a priority above all others.
The bad: When you join the team you are getting a copy pasted plan that everyone follows. There is not any real detail in the plans. There were no defined swim drills to do, no broken down efforts for the runs (I dont count saying to sprint 2-3 hills one day a week detailed), and the cycling workouts were too advanced for a novice. They did make changes to use TrainerRoads recommended cycling workouts for my second 70.3 (which is free if you have a TrainerRoad subscription). You can find a much better plan on Training Peaks that will be more in tune with your goals.
The ugly: After a year on the team, I noticed the trend that we were often promised changes that never took place. For instance, I was told multiple times that we would do team trail runs, track workouts, different swim workouts with drills written in. They put up a message in their team group saying that theyre open to hear what we were looking for as better coaches. I politely responded with some of the things I had been looking for in a private email and encouraged other teammates who were looking for change as well. One teammate responded first and told me her response from the head coach led them to believe that they didnt care about our opinions at all and that they wanted to blame us for everything. I didnt know what was said, but I immediately reached out to the one coach I trusted with my concern. This then blew up and merited a phone call with me and the coaches.
The call: The call started with them saying, I see how this all got thrown out of proportion. We posted that on facebook but werent looking for feedback.. Then they proceeded to read through my feedback and gaslight me for 30 minutes where I tried to keep my composure. Ill admit, when the lead coach said about halfway in, Do you just want off the team?, I lost my composure because at that time she hadnt addressed anything I said and only told me I was wrong about everything and lying about what they had promised. I was genuinely upset because I had made so many friends on the team and knew that I had no choice but to leave. So, in not so nice fashion I confronted them on the lies and then left the team.
In the end, I strongly do not recommend joining this team. I honestly debated writing this but find that cautioning others is more important. I wish someone had warned me.
Oh, and if youre looking to shop here for nutrition, beware, they dont ever have anything in stock. Youre better off buying nutrition on amazon.