Humans are social creatures and thrive on relationships, but for some, the thrill of competition is just as important.
Triathlons are a unique and challenging endurance sport that combines swimming, cycling, and running, and requires a high level of physical and mental preparation.
For those who are passionate about triathlon, having a coach can make all the difference. Top triathlon coaches provide athletes with guidance, training, and support to help them reach their full potential and achieve success in this demanding sport.
They create customized training plans, offer feedback and motivation, and help athletes develop the necessary skills and techniques to excel in triathlon competitions.
We talked to the top 39 triathlon coaches from around the world, each with their unique approach to coaching, and asked them what sets them apart and what has been key to their success.
Read on to find out what they say.
Join us as we explore their insights and perspectives on triathlon coaching. If you or someone you know is a top triathlon coach, be sure to fill out the application form for a chance to be featured.
In Brief : Top Triathlon Coaches
- Jarrod Evans – With over 25 years of experience, Jarrod Evans, founder of Triathlon Gold, offers a wealth of training philosophies and meticulously detailed programs.
- Jeff Lukich – Specializing in long-course triathlons, ultra running, and marathons, Jeff Lukich brings extensive endurance coaching experience.
- Matt Bottrill – Transitioning from time trialling to triathlon coaching, Matt Bottrill’s expertise has attracted world-class athletes like Tim Don and Rachel Joyce to MBPC.
- Tim Reed – From professional athlete to renowned coach, Tim Reed’s journey is marked by over 90 podium finishes and a World Championship title.
- Luc Van Lierde – Using lactate tests as the cornerstone of his coaching method, Luc Van Lierde focuses on optimizing muscle capability for athletic performance.
Jarrod Evans
Triathlon Gold was founded and developed by Level 3 Professional Triathlon Coach Jarrod Evans. Triathlon Gold is the culmination of over 25 years of training philosophies, delivery of high-quality training sessions in a daily performance environment and meticulously detailed training programs. Since 1996 Jarrod Evans has coached athletes of all ages and abilities to achieve world class performance.
Jeff Lukich
Jeff Lukich Triathlon Endurance CoachJeff Lukich is an experienced endurance coach who specializes in coaching long-course triathletes, ultra runners, and marathoners, as well as cyclists and athletes with unique events, such as double Ironman, staged races, swimrun events, etc. Having a background in running, Jeff ran competitively in high school and college and later moved into triathlon in 2007. In 2009, Jeff began focusing on long-course racing, and since then has completed 75+ triathlons, including 25+ 70.3 distance races, and 9 Ironmans.
Matt Bottrill
Winner of multiple National Championships, holder of competition records and many more accolades to his name Matt has focused the last year on developing MBPC and beginning to coach some of the worlds top athletes on a range of stages. As part of this Matt transitioned from the world of Time Trialling into Triathlon in 2017 and progressed to multiple Age group and Overall wins.
This learning process, along with taking on board specialist Triathlon coaches, has enabled MBPC to transform the cycling within many athletes in Triathlon. Now coaching some of the best Triathletes in the world, including the likes of Tim Don, Will Clarke, Rachel Joyce and Susie Cheetham, Matt Bottrill Performance Coaching is taking the Tri market by storm.
Tim Reed
While studying to become PDHPE teacher Tim became fascinated by exercise physiology and endurance sports. Tim decided early on he was more interested in endurance sports coaching than becoming a teacher and so knuckled down on learning as much as he could about training for endurance sports while casually dipping his toe into triathlon to gain a very thorough understanding of what an athlete experiences as there is a limit to what a coach can learn form a text book.
This toe dipping transformed into a total belly flop immersion as Tim worked his way through the age group ranks and then turned professional at the relatively late age of 25. From there, Tim established himself as one of the more consistent performers on the world long course triathlon circuit collecting over 90 professional podium finishes, an Ironman Australia victory and multiple Australian and Asia Pacific titles. The highlight of his professional career collecting a World Championship title at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2016. Unlike many pros who start coaching as their career earnings drop and they search for alternative revenue, Coaching has always been a part of Tim’s day to day life because he genuinely gets immense joy out of helping others achieve their athletic goals and through the continual pursuit of perpetual learning. Tim has learnt not just through the many athletes he’s coached and the success he’s achieved as an athlete but also from the many mistakes he’s made along the way. We’ve made most of the mistakes so you don’t have to!
Luc Van Lierde
Luc Van Lierde Coaching method of testing and the basis for all information are lactate tests. Lactate is the unique metabolic variable that indicates the capability of the muscles for an athletic performance. Lactate is an output of the anaerobic process and a fuel for the aerobic process. Blood lactate levels during different levels of exercise can measure the strength of each system. No other parameter provides this same information.
Conclusion
And there you have it, the top triathlon coaches.
What has been your biggest takeaway?
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