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| Head Coach | Mark Turner |  |
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Mark has been competing in Endurance based events for over 20 years. Growing up it was AFL Football and Tennis before a back injury that required major surgery and 3 months in traction stopped him from continuing those sports. While recovering from the surgery he started swimming and cycling which led him to complete his first triathlon in 1989. Since that time he has gone to compete in all different types of triathlons and endurance sports. He knows how to balance the demands of family, work and training. A father of 2 boys and where prior to taking up coaching as a profession he was a member of the Qld Police Service for 13 years including 5 years as a PTI at the Police Academy. His coaching philosphy is based on doing what is best for the athlete in the long term and balancing their training and racing with the rest of their lives. He has coached athletes from beginner level right though to advanced age groupers including Hawaii IM finishers and multiple World Championship representatives. |
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| Coach | Suzanne McCarthy |
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Suzanne comes from a varied sporting background and turned her attention to triathlon over five years ago. Since then she has represented New Zealand at the Age Group World Championships and completed three Ironman events in New Zealand, Port Macquarie and Western Australia. Prior to running BTS fulltime with Mark; Suzanne was an engineer specialising in sustainable building design. While she no longer works in a professional role she understands the difficulties for age group athletes to maintain a work/life/training balance. Next up for Suzanne is the Age Group World Championships, Auckland in October 2012 for which she has qualified for the Kiwi team and another Ironman in Busselton in December 2012. |
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| Coach | Brad Jones |  |
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| Brad comes from a strong swimming background and has a wealth of knowledge to pass on to those new to swimming and triathlons. Over the past few years Brad has enjoyed competing in Ironman distance triathlons and has produced some great results racing in New Zealand and Western Australia.
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| Coach | Ray Pogi |  |
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| Ray has been with BTS since it's inception in 2007. Since then he has represented his home country of Samoa twice in triathlon at the Pan Pacific Games and ITU World Championships. A strong runner with an exceptional kick in the pool, Ray particularly enjoys working with those new to triathlon and the squad.
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| Coach | Tim Osborne |  |
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Tim is a qualified teacher at St Paul’s School on Brisbane’s north side. Along with his triathlon and track & field coaching, he also has extensive coaching experience in the areas of soccer and cricket. Tim has a passion for longer distance triathlons (HIM and IM) and enjoys using his experience and expertise to assist other athletes with their training and reaching their goals. Tim is currently planning another assault on long distance events throughout Australia, two Ironman events in 2012; Melbourne IM and IM Western Australia. |
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| Coach | Matt Hopper |  |
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Matt has been involved in triathlon for over 14 years. He started triathlon as an age group athlete and after being a National champion in 2000 for age group turned to racing elite level. In 2005 Matt gave up a full time plumbing trade and turned professional. He raced the ITU World Cup series and was a scholarship holder with the Australian Institue of sport for 4 years. Matt represented Australia at the World Championships as an elite male team member 3 times and in 2008 was part of the Olympic campaign for Australia but narrowly missed out on selection in the team. Matt retired from elite competition after the World Champs in Vancouver 2008. Matt now own’s and operates Avanti Plus, the Valley. He specialises in working with the faster athletes in BTS to help take them to the next level. |
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| Coach | Robson Bond | ||
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| Robson has been competing in triathlons and running events for over 25 years and
coaching for a large proportion of this time. He is the owner of specialist
running shop, Active Stride at Southbank and is always keen for a chat or to provide advice and guidance.
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