This week my guest is a fellow coach from the USA triathlon mecca, Boulder, Colorado.  Mike Ricci has been a triathlon coach since early in the 21st century and as we have got to know each other I’ve become aware that Mike and I share some very similar views on coaching and working with athletes.  This conversation is just you eavesdropping on two coaches shooting the breeze about all things coaching, including:

The philosophy behind Mike’s company, D3 multisport

Why the best coaches have a good understanding of business

Triathlon coaches don’t need to be technical experts, but they do need to know where to find them

Different approaches to periodising training in a 12 month period

Heart rate variability and athlete management

The difference between high performing athletes and everyone else

Mike speaks my language as we agree about cutting sessions short to build in mobility or strength work

Can a coach be effective when pursuing their own racing goals?

Exploring coaching approach within other sports to enhance athlete experience

Why even long distance athletes need to train across the full range of energy zones

To find out more about Mike and his training group please visit https://d3multisport.com/ or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/D3Multisport/

To find out more about Simon’s coaching please visit his website here.

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For more information please go to www.SimonWardTriathlonCoach.com, or www.TheTriathlonCoach.com, or email [email protected].