Over the course of my professional career I worked with two coaches. 

For the first four years, I was coached under the “Tri Sutto” methodology developed by arguably the most successful coach in the sport, Brett Sutton. My training was all based on “feel” and perceived effort. I did not have a typical repetitive weekly structure, it would change each week and I would often only get my training 24 hours advance. During this time I saw my Coach almost every day and trained in a squad of 15+ professionals from all over the world. I was lucky enough to train with and alongside world champions, Kona podium finishers and some of the highest ranked long and short course athletes at the time. This is where I first learned what it took in training to be one of the best in the world. I was also able to observe and learn a lot about the differences between athletes both physically and mentally. 

For the remaining two and a half years of my career I was coached by Arild Tveiten under the “Norwegian method” which he developed in his time as Sports Director & Head Coach of the Norwegian Triathlon federation. This coaching was all remote and focused more on data and my workouts were prescribed with specific paces, lactate and power targets. I was able to learn a lot about lactate, intensity control, core body temperature and its effect on performance, heat acclimation protocols and expand my knowledge about training at altitude.

Both are world class coaches and their methodologies have been proven to be amongst the best and most successful in the sport. 

Over the later part of my career I began to develop my own ideas about what I felt worked and didn’t work for me. What I felt worked for some athletes but not others. What workouts I felt were better for middle distance versus long distance. What tweaks I felt I could make to different workouts and what workouts I didn’t believe were necessary at all. As a result I have developed my own philosophy and beliefs. My coaching is highly individualized and based on a persons background, physiology, current ability, goals, age and time availability.

I only want to work with athletes who demand the best from themselves. People who strive to #bebetter. This has nothing to do with your finishing place in a race, whether you are competing as an amateur or professional, doing a local sprint triathlon, a 10km fun run or an Ironman. It is about having:

• a positive mindset

• a mutual respect for one another 

• excellent communication

• the ability to be completely honest with me and with yourself

• commitment to your own goals and journey

• a “can do” attitude toward the physical training required and most importantly,

• a passion for being the best version of yourself in all aspects life.