About the Coach
Hi, My name is Suzanne Atkinson, MD and I am a certified USA Triathlon level Level 2 Coach (one of about 200 in the country), a USA Cycling Level 2/Expert Coach and am currently working on a masters degree in Exercise Physiology. In my “spare” time I also work as an Emergency Room Physician.
Why should you care about my background?
All of the training plans and advice you read on Sprint Triathlon Training are original training plans designed by me. They are based in sound, fundamental, and current scientific research on how to get faster, have more power and go longer in each of your triathlon training disciplines. State of the art scientific training principals for building aerobic endurance and speed form the foundation of my Forging the Athlete Training Systems (TM) .
Don’t be fooled by training sites run by athletes without adequate background in exercise physiology and coaching. Great athletes do not always make great coaches. Do your research on the educational and experiential background before you spend money on a coach or a training plan.
Suzanne Atkinson, MD has been coaching triathletes and cyclists for 4 years, competing in triathlons for 6 years and finished her medical degree in 2002. Since then she has strived to maintain her knowledge and skill base for coaching and helping her athletes achieve excellence. She also competes in road bike racing, criteriums, cyclocross and mountain bike racing. You can read about her triathlon and cycling coaching services at her primary coaching website, Steel City Endurance, based in Pittsburgh, PA and Estes Park, CO.
Enjoy the site, send me any feedback or questions about Sprint Triathlon Training and always remember…
“A Day Without Sweat is a Day Without Sunshine”
-Coach Suzanne
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