Whether
you are an endurance athlete looking for a coach, or a coach looking
for athletes, youve come to the right place. This TEAM site, whether
its TEAM26pt2 or TEAM70pt3, is an association of both athletes
and coaches. We are delighted you are visiting our site. The goal of
this TEAM site is to increase the number of athletes seeking a higher
level of physical fitness by attempting a marathon or half marathon,
or a triathlon. We feel this increase in endurance athletes can be accomplished
best by increasing the number of coaches available to assist. That is
our goal.
If
you are an ATHLETE looking for a marathon (or half marathon) or triathlon
coach, please view the list of coaches on the left side of this page.
By clicking on a coachs photo you can read about that particular
coach and what they have to offer you. The coaches coach free
.for
the reward of seeing an athlete fulfill her dream, whether its
finishing her first marathon or triathlon or seeking one of the truly
great life-time achievements: Boston qualification or a full Iron Man.
If
you are a COACH, click on the Coaches Corner button and
view information that would aid you should you desire
.and are
qualified
. to coach for TEAM26pt2 or TEAM70PT3. There is step-by-step
instruction on this site that, coupled with your own experience, will
allow you to join in one of the most rewarding things one can do
.coaching
endurance athletes! All information is available for your viewing other
than the button titled TEMPLATES/FORMS, which requires a
password. You can request a password through the Contact Us
button.
There is more interesting information on this site.
If you are interested in the marathon, click
here.
If you are interested in a triathlon,
click here.
Question: WHAT MUST I DO IN ORDER TO GET COACHING HELP?
Be SERIOUS about endurance training.
Have a deep desire to achieve your goals.
Have the commitment and dedication to do what YOU AND YOUR COACH
agree on.
Enjoy setting goals and working hard to achieve those goals.
Have patience and perseverance to achieve multi-year, life-time
goals.
Communicate quickly and often, via email.
Keep your mileage records on an Excel spreadsheet and report
weekly.
Be open and honest in communications.
Understand that this is an "electronic" relationship.
Be prepared to fill out a long questionnaire of your running/endurance
training history.
Have training base sufficient to withstand increases in training
(Exp. 20-25 miles/week for marathon)