Mine stalked me, showed up at workouts and begged me until I finally caved in....seriously!

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Right here on ST. I noticed a few guys that kept being recommended by folks that went pretty quick.

Desert Dude was an easy decision.

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After experience with an online coaching service I decided I wanted a local coach who was actually personally interested in my results. I literally googled "city" triathlon coaches. Then I googled "city" endurance coaches. I looked into the results as extensively as Al Gore's wonderful invention allowed and picked one. I have time before my big races next year so I like to give coaches 2-3 months to see how we work out.

I started with my current coach recently and I'm a fan so far.

The one I currently use I met through my sons. They were at a tri camp last summer and he seemed to work great with them. We chatted some and he gave me his contact info. He had great online recommendations & results. Earlier this year I wanted to do some 70.3's and 26.2's. I hired him in March this year and do not regret it. We see each other face to face about 1-2x a week but converse by text & email almost daily. He emails me a weekly plan and at the end of the week I give him a summary. The main thing I needed was some one to report my progress to, and critique my results.

no offense, but you are missing out on what a coach can bring to the table

a coach is someone who offers insight on both the physiological and psychological demands of training. Communication is key, and schedules ought not to be set in stone because so many things can change. You'd be much better off learning about the art and science behind endurance training and paying for a canned program rather than getting minimal level coaching service that doesn't offer much more above that.

One thing to remember is that unless if you are trying to go pro, coaching is a luxury. Make do with what you have rather than making compromises just so that you have a "coach." An analogy would be it's much better to have a well-running 5-yr old Honda Civic than to get the 20-yr old Benz just so that you can tell others that you drive a Benz. You may find that you won't too much input and may very well find all you need to learn from slowtwitch and the wattage forum.

As for me (bike racer only), i met my current coach via a cycling forum we hang out. His rates are reasonable enough, though i couldn't afford it a year ago when i was in grad school. We started when i asked him a few questions about training, only to get 20+ emails go back and forth. He helped me set up a schedule for 5 weeks, and it was only with his help that i was able to scavenge something out of my racing season. The approach to workout and training was just not something i'd have voluntarily done, but i now realize how effective it was. I basically paid a very low fee for those weeks ($50). A few months later, we upgraded to regular consulting, which is a program reviewed monthly, and with a monthly phone call. During race season, i upgraded to full-service, which is unlimited contact and weekly review.

We met at a race. We both DNS'd the same race due to injuries. Misery loves company. I was coached for two years. That was some time back. Now I know enough to train on my own.

If you want a hands-on coach, seek out a local tri club. That'd be your best bet.

If you just want a program and someone to motivate you to get it all done, there are a ton of coaches you can find here and elsewhere online.

I got a recommendation for my online coach from a good friend.

We only have email contact since he's in CA and I'm in MI. I get my personalized schedule and report back with how I'm doing and my files from WKO+ so he can see what/how I'm doing.

jaretj

For me Francois was my professor back at College, when I started doing triathlons and reading ST I made the connection that it was the same person. I talked to him and this is my 2nd year working with him.
I communicate mostly via email/chat since he is super responsive and I haven't have the need of talking to him.

I met my coach through my LBS. He was doing some beginner workshops at the shop on pace line riding, heart rate training and transition practice. It was all very helpful when I was first starting out. I worked with him for about a year. He had some issues with timeliness, reliability and follow-up, so didn't continue with him.

Currently self-coached, but get a lot of input and encouragement from other local fellow AGers and club members.

Mark

Desert Dude here on ST recommended Ex-Cyclist here on ST.

Thanks very much to everyone that replied.

In response to "echappist", you could be right in that I might need a bit more of a canned program, but I am also looking for someone that can tweak it along the way as I (hopefully) improve.

All good stuff. I've purchased and am in the process of reading the Triathlete's Training Bible, as well as The Power Meter Handbook.

Cheers!

My coach is a local guy and a friend. I finally caved in and hired him. Training has been much more consistent and methodical, as well as the benefits of being able to tap into his experience and bounce things off of him. http://c4endurance.com/

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Darkhorse Tri Coaching, found him right here on ST from a race report. This is my 2nd year to work with him and I have improved in every aspect of the sport. He answers e-mail and text and sends my workouts weekly. He customizes my workout for my ability, looks at the downloaded info to check for progress and keeps me accountable to the workouts.

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Http://darkhorsemultisport.blogspot.com :Riding the Awesome Train with Darkhorse Coaching

Curious to the ranges people are paying for local and higher end coaches per month and what that gets you. I saw a few on-line in the $300+/month range, that were not all access, but more like monthly or quarterly feedback. Still self coached, making gains, but getting closer to the plunge to have a coach.

I knew Brian (desert dude) from the Tucson running/tri community before even getting into tris. Found out he was getting into full time coaching this past fall, and made the connection. Based on his postings here, I knew he was a no frills, get the work done kind of coach. A lot of his philosophies matched up to mine, too. For example, I'm a big believer in lots of easy running, multiple days a week. He is too.

Since working with him, I've seen my bike power go up 132%, my run speed increase 6 minutes/mile, and my 100y swim time come down :35 seconds. It's like magic! Ok, so those aren't real, but we've definitely seem some results.

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I found mine through a friend. His rates were reasonable, and having just moved across the country, I needed someone to add some structure to my workouts since I lost my training group. He has done much more than that. In a year, I have dropped ~6 minutes on my olympic tri pr, running and biking consistently faster. We communicate almost daily. His name is Martin Spierings: tricoachmartin.com.

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The pay is very reasonable for it to be customized for me!! Also the access is great, response is very quick from text or e-mail. Like I mentioned before the biggest thing is the accountability, he sees every workout I do which makes me do the work.

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If I recall, you took my probability and statistics class and I kicked you out of the class and told you to go run because
you were clearly bored out of your mind ;-)
And that's how you started triathlon.

Just found this. 4 years late but thanks for the plug!

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