Why Every Athlete Needs a Little TLC (TriLife Coaching).

Triathlon training is very simple. Get out and swim, bike, or run. Learn some skills. Elevate your heart rate. Buy Gatorade. Race a lot… But, is this a smart way? Will you get faster? How do you overcome an injury? Do you need aero helmet? What makes a training plan right for you? You can do your own research and learn about biomechanics, sport technique, training intensities and sport gear but will there be enough time left for you to train? TriLife coaches take care of this. 

The TriLife Coaching staff has studied the varied disciplines required for success in triathlons, have refined their own skills and abilities as athletes, and have coached hundreds of athletes, learning from each one of them. All of these ensure that the TriLife coaches will apply the proper and proven training techniques. Our coaches continue to study, learn, and consult other coaches, physiologists, physical therapists, sport equipment specialists, and nutritionists to guarantee optimal coaching. The TriLife coaching staff applies such knowledge to the training programs designed for TriLife athletes, taking into consideration individual athlete goals, experience, and abilities, and constantly adjusting programs and workouts according to athlete’s physiological and psychological responses to the training stress.

The goal of the TriLife Coaching is to provide a training environment that is motivational, multifaceted, step-by-step, and performance enhancing. 

TriLife coaches believe that the decision to train for endurance sports is one part of an overall active lifestyle, not just an add-on to one’s lifestyle. The TriLife Coaching helps athletes create and maintain a lifestyle commitment to healthy living that balances their daily life with athletic pursuits.

Within TriLife programs, athletes benefit by training with their teammates within a program that is closely monitored by their coaches. TriLife is unique in its approach to coaching. The number of participants in each program is intentionally limited to match the number of athletes that the coaching staff can coach with confidence. Maintaining a smaller client base ensures that each athlete’s needs are well known and more easily met by the coaching staff that comes to know every athlete on an individual level.

Some TriLife training methodologies and coaching approaches are designed for groups of athletes with a common race event. These athletes prepare for their events in teams. Other coaching efforts are specifically designed approaches that meet individual athlete needs that may differ from the group programs currently being offered.

TriLife Coaching provides group-training environments for multisport athletes, primarily triathletes, but can also offer customized programs for runners, swimmers, adventure racers, and road racing cyclists.

Events range from sprint to ultra distances. No matter whether you are a beginner, a recreational participant, or an elite age grouper, the TriLife Coaching can help you meet your goals.

The expertise of our primary coaches, and support staff of physical therapists, equipment specialists, and nutritionists is unparalleled.

The TriLife coaching staff believes that there are many facets that work together to lead to success. Included in the TriLife multi-prong approach to success are: training plans, goals and fitness evaluations, skills and technique sessions, injury prevention and management, and attention to nutrition. TriLife coaches and support stuff work closely together to design training and lifestyle modifications that will help athletes achieve optimal performance safely, effectively and joyfully. The hundreds of satisfied and improved athletes are the credentials of which we are most proud.

The TriLife Way of Coaching

The TriLife Coaching staff assists athletes by maximizing their sport performance and creating a healthy lifestyle that balances multiple elements of a person’s life - family, work, and athletic passions. The TriLife coaches are defined by their passion for endurance sports and a desire to share their knowledge and experience. 

Decades of training, racing, coaching and mentoring experience have taught the TriLife coaching staff many lessons. 

The TriLife coaches believe that every athlete is a unique individual with different abilities, goals, experiences, commitment, needs, and lifestyle constraints. Consequently, there is no best single training program or approach that works for everyone. Each human being reacts differently to the stress of training, so many programs taken from books, magazines and the Internet lack the flexibility necessary to adapt to personal requirements and progress. These programs also lack the individual, on-site coaching observation and attention that is a central part of the TriLife way of coaching. Frequently, training concepts and programs circulated via mass media are based on experience of one successful athlete that became coach. It the belief of TriLife coaches that what works for one person may or may not work for other athletes. The TriLife coaches closely monitor their athletes, working to recognize individual’s specific conditions & needs and customize coaching approach and training workload. Even within TriLife group training programs, there is a significant degree of customization as no athletes are identical. 

Athletic performance training is very complex and not necessarily a purely science-based adaptation and improvement process.

Successful coaching and training depends on many physiological, psychological, and other external variables. The TriLife coaches help athletes by simplifying training process as training workloads and coaching approaches are adapted for each individual. Over a number of years, the TriLife Coaching staff has developed and successfully field-tested a variety of training protocols, all with the undercurrent of our holistic training philosophy.

The number of athletes invited to join TriLife training teams is kept at a manageable quantity, allowing the TriLife coaches to maintain a firm grasp on every participant's development. TriLife athletes vary greatly in age, ability and experience and the TriLife coaches enjoy working with the range of elite, competitive, recreational, and beginner athletes that make up the TriLife training teams. The TriLife Coaching staff takes great pride in the racing successes of our athletes, and in the camaraderie and positive environment that our programs provide.

The excellent coaching provided by the TriLife Coaching will make the developing and living of an athletic lifestyle more pleasurable, and the attaining sport goals achievable.