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Who are the worlds best TRI coaches???

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bllsiht

Dec 14, 07 11:32

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Who are the worlds best TRI coaches...........................

cervelorider

Dec 14, 07 11:48

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Yourself when highly motivated. Tim

IRONwolf

Dec 14, 07 11:59

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Gordo

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brider

Dec 14, 07 12:14

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Me. But I'm already booked up.
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MOP_Mike

Dec 14, 07 12:25

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I vaguely remember some Portuguese guy that lives in Las Cruces that used to post here on ST. I can't quite remember his name...Pablano Salsa or something zippy like that.

Anyway, he supposedly coached a bunch of ST pros to PBs by piling on miles until they almost, but not quite, broke down. "Too Much is Too Easy" or something...

"...Sometimes it's about getting the most speed out of the motor you have. " -- Tom A.

jpflores

Dec 14, 07 12:39

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no offense, but that seems like a pointless question. The best coach is the one that helps the athlete get the most out of their potential. Who that coach is will vary depending on the athlete.

Obviously, knowledge and experience are the big factors, but so are geographic location, cost, personal style (how they interact with the athlete on a personal level), etc. etc.

There a lot of big names out there that come to mind, as well as several that post here regularly.

Gordo Byrn
Mitch Gold
Mark Allen
Dave Scott
Peter Ried
Brett Sutton
Roch Frey
Lance Watson
Joe Friel
Paulo Sousa
Mike Plumb
Rich Strauss

PS. Mike Plumb is my coach
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Kensho

Dec 14, 07 12:48

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Nice name, and only three posts under that name.

You win TROLL...... OF...... THE....... DAY!!!!!!!!

Kensho

Dec 14, 07 12:54

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I think he was asking for the BEST tri coaches... not the best MARKETED. ;-)

Not that you don't have some good coaches on your list.... just sayin'.

Sidestroker

Dec 14, 07 13:03

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jpflores

Dec 14, 07 13:08

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lol....good point. Maybe that's why their names just popped into my head.
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trackie clm

Dec 14, 07 13:09

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>>The best coach is the one that helps the athlete get the most out of their potential. Who that coach is will vary depending on the athlete. <<

Exactly.

And your list is missing a name (actually a few names).

Scott Molina
John Newsom
Michael McCormack
Debi Bernades
Graham Wilson
Johnnyo
Ian Murray
Neil Cook

There are lots more.
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aerobike

Dec 14, 07 13:30

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[reply]

And your list is missing a name (actually a few names).

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As is yours: Best coach out there is by far and away Chris McCormack. He coached himself to become the Ironman World Champion and coached Kieran Doe to become IM Canada Champion (as well as 3rd place at Roth).

BlakeSKI

Dec 14, 07 13:33

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Kurt Perham

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paul_tx

Dec 14, 07 13:43

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Ironlobo's coach, whoever that is. This coach is going to take a 12+ hour IM finisher in 2007 and make him a sub 10 hour finisher by next November. That's some really good coaching.

Kensho

Dec 14, 07 13:44

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Wow.. that's a huge list of accomplishments. NOT.

aerobike

Dec 14, 07 13:50

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[reply]
Wow.. that's a huge list of accomplishments. NOT.[/reply]

you're sh!tting me, right? or do you just not know about the sport? if you are new, then my apologies and welcome. but if you don't think those are accomplishments, then i don't what are.

Rappstar

Dec 14, 07 13:55

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Re: Who are the worlds best TRI coaches??? [aerobike] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I think his point is that taking two highly motivated, extremely talented individuals and leading them to success is not exactly a miracle.

I'd give more credit to the coach's both of those athletes had when they were younger, who set them up for what they've achieved today.

Kensho

Dec 14, 07 14:00

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One coach, already listed in this thread, coached 3 of the top 20 women at Hawaii this year, plus has coached a dozen ITU world champions, and Olympian swimmers.

If you don't know who that is, then welcome to the sport of triathlon.

(This post was edited by synchronicityII on Dec 14, 07 14:02)

BIGZACH

Dec 14, 07 14:05

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NEGA - COACH....where the priorities go in this order 1.)Training-----2.) Job-----3.) Family.

http://blogs.teamtbb.com/zachruble/

aerobike

Dec 14, 07 14:06

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3 of the top 20 women, or IM World Champion and IM Canada Champion. I'll go with the coach of champions. And I'll assume that you missed the part about where the question asks about TRI coaches, not Olympian swimmer coaches. But if you want to throw that in as well, there are many many swimming coaches better than the one to whom you are referring. Welcome to the sport of swimming.

(This post was edited by aerobike on Dec 14, 07 14:12)

PepeLePewFrance

Dec 14, 07 14:10

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Gordo for sure. Knows his stuff. Mitch Gold, wow at the bottom or below.
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Kensho

Dec 14, 07 14:12

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3 of the top 20. One being the winner (Chrissie Wellington).

So you agree on Brett Sutton then.

FlaRider

Dec 14, 07 14:14

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Kurt Perham (he's my coach).

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ggeiger

Dec 14, 07 14:20

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few more missed...

Roch Frey
Paul Huddle
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IRONwolf

Dec 14, 07 14:51

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damn strait bitch. For the record, I was sick that day. Besides, I would rather have goals to aim for and miss them than be loser like you beatnic and go around acting like I know about running when I have never run more than 25 mpw. get a life asshole.

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(This post was edited by IRONLOBO on Dec 14, 07 14:59)

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