I've read posts from other Trifuelers about coaches being a good investment and to hire one if you can, but curious as to how many of you have used a coach. I'm in the process of deciding whether to hire one or not.

Many athletes have been training all summer for your first triathlon, which is usually accompanied by anxiety and nervousness. That being said, we have created a pre-race checklist that covers just about everything that you will need for your first triathlon in addition to some tricks of the trade. Pre-Race:

Hi, My name is Stewart Crowley and I thought I'd drop in and get involved in the discussions on TriFuel.

I am fourteen years old, and I have been doing triathlons for a while. I am just now trying to really focus on my training and I have met a dilemma, should I get a coach?? I have an awesome swim, and an ok bike leg. So my question is should I get a coach, and if I do should they be a triathlon coach? A running coach?

Well I am a newbie to Triathlons having not done one yet, I have a few scheduled for next Summer and 2 months ago started training for them so I'm very excited. However I have noticed a ton of people in my area that are not comfortable with the swim leg of the race. I on the other hand need work on the run haha.

Hi, I have been looking for a swim coach to help me with form and efficiency in the Oklahoma City area and I have not been able to find anything... I ran across this website, www.swimclub.com where they link you up with an instructor for a fee, but I am not sure about using it because how do I know I will get some prepared to teach an adult training for a tri as opposed to a little kiddo.

I was thinking recently of trying working with a Tri coach. I've been doing research online and found all manner of folks but was thinking of whether a "Coach's corner" on trifuel would make sense.

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