Ronald J. Gallagher Jr., PT, MSPT, USATF1, USAT1, USAT Youth and Junior level 1
Ron Gallagher has an extensive background in physical therapy with over 15 years of experience in the field. He is the owner and operator at Maximum Velocity Physical Therapy, Las Vegas' only true running specialty clinic and according to UNLV the ONLY true sports PT program. He has over 100 hours of continuing education in the medicine of running/endurance training and advanced manual therapy in Maitland and Mckenzie. He believes that running, jumping, and cutting mechanics are the basis for performance in all sports. He served as assistant cross country and distance track and field coach at UNLV for 2 years. He has also been private coaching for about 8 years with track and endurance athletes from the 800m to the marathon, triathletes included. He continues to consult with UNLV's track and field program to this day. He has been responsible for the rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and training of hundreds of runners from all levels, amateurs to professional athletes, including several olympians. Ron is a certified USA Track & Field Level I coach (USATF1). He is BikePT certified bike fitter, bronze. He is an Ironman, he has run five full marathons, five half Ironman distance triathlons, as well as, 25+ other shorter distanced triathlons, running events, crossfitter, and Spartan. He is passionate about running, runners, triathlon, and the science of running. He earned both his bachelors and masters degrees from UNLV in 2000 and 2003, respectively. His bachelors degree was in science with an emphasis on sports injury management, while his masters was in physical therapy. He believes that returning injured runners/athletes to their passion is the greatest professional joy he can experience.
Run Coaching accolades:
Track in 2011 and 2012 at UNLV:
800m American Second Team All-American
4 X 800 School record (8:38)
Texas Relays 4 X 800 Champions
Indoor and Outdoor 4 X 400 Mountain West Conference Champions
800m Indoor Mountain West Conference Champion
400m All Mountain West Conference team x 2 athletes
800m All Mountain West Conference Indoor and Outdoor X 2 athletes
800m Mountain West Conference Champion
NCAA Regional 800m X 2 athletes
NCAA Finals 800m
Assisted Khadevis Robinson 2 X Olympian and NCAA Champion 800m and current LSU Head Cross Country and Distance Track Coach
Assisted Jabreh Harris, NCAA champion 800m and Olympic trials finalist
Assisted Yvonne Wade-Scott 2 X Olympian for Japan, NCAA AllAmerican, 6 time Japanese National Champion, 100m Hurdles
Accompanied the Qualifiers from UNLV (Coach and 2 athletes) to US Olympic Trials 2012
Road (5 or so years):
Boston Re-Qualifier 9 min PR to run 2:36:59
Multiple (more than 50 people) 5k, 10K, 1/2 Marathon, and Full marathon pre and post MVPT
At MVPT 1 year: 4:15:10 of PR in all events or total time improved while training at MVPT
Triathlon (less than 1 year, 2014):
Multiple Sprint, Olympic, 1/2 Ironman and Full Ironman distance Triathletes
USAT Runner-Up National Championship in the 1/2 Iron Distance
USAT Olympic Distance National Championship X 2 athletes
USAT Athena National Champion in the 1/2 Iron distance
Head Coach of HYPERSPEED LV, youth elite triathlon team
Derrick Nguyenton, PT, DPT
Dr. Derrick Nguyenton, PT, DPT has been providing physical therapy services to the Las Vegas Valley since 2022. He was born and raised in San Diego, and has called Las Vegas home since 2019. He graduated from San Diego State University in 2017 with a BS in Kinesiology, followed by his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2022 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. During his time at UNLV, his research focus revolved around neuromuscular control in individuals with patellofemoral pain, which resulted in publications in the British Medical Journal and Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. As a student, he appeared on Ron's podcast, Hyperspeed Radio, discussing the pathogenesis of pain and how it all works.
If you don't find him in the clinic, you'll find him cycling on his road bike somewhere in Vegas. Having been integrated in the cycling community of San Diego and Las Vegas, he is well versed in the importance of a good bike fit. Derrick believes that a long, healthy, cycling life, whether for competition or leisure, requires the harmony of a good fit, strength, and adequate biomechanics. Before he found cycling, he played as a sweeper on a club soccer team for 6 years, followed by 4 years of tennis as first seed doubles.
If you would like to get treated for any musculoskeletal problems or schedule a bike fit, please request an appointment!