Coach - Richard Hughes
My sporting background is rugby playing locally at junior level then from youth up playing for Northampton saints and rugby lions, progressing to playing county, divisional and international level. I bring a strong background in power and speed work to assist all levels of people. Since completing my BTF level 1 coarse I’ve enjoyed encouraging all types of people from all walks of life to get involved in the sport of triathlon. I am working towards my level 2 and am actively involved with our growing and vibrant junior section.
Coach - Debi Coles
Debi has been competing in triathlons for over five years. Beginning, as most people do, with super sprint and sprint distances and slowly progressing (in distance, if not speed) to longer distance races. Her greatest triathlon achievement was completing the Lanzarote Ironman in 2008 in 15hrs 26mins. The attached photo demonstrates that she truly achieved her goal of “getting round and finishing with a smile on her face”. Keen to give something back to the sport that has given her so much, Debi decided to train as a coach and qualified as a BTF assistant coach in December 2007. Since then she has predominately supported the junior section coaching children from age 7 – 16 both at the track where they practice cycling and running skills and in the pool.
Coach - Brian Butler
Brian has been an active member of the BTF for 17 years, in this time he has completed a number of Ironman races and has also raced for the Great Britain Age Group Squad in Hamburg.He is a founding member of Team Cherwell and is currently the clubs chairman. He has also completed his BTF Level 2 coaching award and is currently working towards the Level 3 award. Brian is also working with the BTF as a Coach Tutor and Coach Assessor.
Training Sessions
Swim
350m - Warm up 10 x 25m Drills 4 x 150m Swam as 50m easy, 25m hard, 50m easy, 25m hard with 15 sec rest between each set 10 x 25m Kick, with 15 sec rest after each lenght 350m Cool down
Bike
10 mins Warm up 6 Reps of 3 mins made up of 3 mins Sprint 3 mins Recovery, then repeat another five times 10 mins Cool down
Run
White man came across the sea He brought us pain and misery He killed our tribes, he killed our creed He took our game for his own need We fought him hard we fought him well Out on the plains we gave him hell But many came too much for cree Oh will we ever be set free? Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes Galloping hard on the plains Chasing the redskins back to their holes Fighting them at their own game Murder for freedom a stab in the back Women and children and cowards attack Run to the hills run for your lives Run to the hills run for your lives Iron Maiden