Karen Talley Mead is a cycling coach, yoga instructor, and sports nutritionist. She coaches athletes in mountain biking, gravel racing riding, road riding, cyclocross, and triathlon, and she leads the Central Appalachian Devo Junior Cycling Team. She also teaches yoga. She is a USAC Certified Coach, Certified Sports Nutritionist, and 200-hour Certified Yoga Instructor in Roanoke, VA.