About the Coach

I am a triathlete who works in the fitness and coaching industry with clients who just want to get fit, or those who have specific objectives. I'm currently giving private training to athletes as well as working with people through my fitness centre. The advantage of working with me is that I am competing as a triathlete on a regular basis, so can give relevant advice based on my training and experience. Equally, I am human and have at some point probably had the same training or racing problem that you have!

I work with any level of ability and welcome requests for help from people of all sporting or even non-sporting backgrounds. The key is simply to help people achieve to the best of their individual ability, and above all to enjoy their sport.

I believe to succeed you must first enjoy.

If you do not enjoy what you are doing - do something different.

Some things are hard in life - that doesn't mean you can't enjoy them!

Benefits

The aim is to help the athlete achieve targets and race results within their capability.

Factors taken into account are:

• Goals and motivations
• Training time
• Ability
• Facilities
• Finances

We throw all these into the mixer and hopefully come out with a realistic working plan which will help the athlete improve performance and achieve aims.

Training Areas

My training covers a broad spectrum, but with specialist help and advice centred on the following areas:

• Triathlon specific training
• Cycling skills and time trialling
• Indoor and outdoor rowing
• General personal training to improve fitness and quality of life.

Costs

Like most other sports, in triathlon you can spend as little or as much as you want, depending on your budget and your enthusiasm. However, costs can spiral, especially if you enter a lot of races.

Good coaching tends to be affordable only to the minority involved within the sport, but it is an area which needs attention. With this in mind, I have set out to create a concept which makes coaching accessible to everyone. The aim is to keep costs down without compromising on the quality of advice athletes receive.

Coaching Costs 2006 - 2007

The start up cost of £60 covers a basic training package for the first three months.

You will have an initial consultation, including an examination of your lifestyle, fitness, ability, facilities and goals (and budget!). The information will then be used to create a realistic fitness or training schedule specific to you.

Thereafter the costs will be £20 per month for ongoing training, payable monthly or in instalments. This includes constant re-evaluation of your training schedule, planning for your races, analysis of your results and advice on supporting issues such as equipment and clothing, where to buy it and what to chose.

Special offers

6 months for the price of 5 if paid in full - £100

12 months for the price of 9 if paid in full - £180

Here are my contact details. Please call or email me if you would like to chat about the training.