Our Coaches

Ian balances his passion for the sport between his own racing and his dedicated work with athletes. USA Triathlon named Ian the Developmental Coach of the Year for 2006 for his continued persistence of education and experience. His certifications include Level III USA Triathlon Certified Coach, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Level II USA Cycling Coach, a masters swim coach, and is a F.I.S.T certified & level III Fit Kit certified bike fitter, as well as a USAC certified mechanic.

Jamie graduated from the University of San Diego in 1987 with a BA in Psychology and BS in Exercise Physiology. He is a USAT Level 2 Certified Triathlon Coach, Certified USA Cycling Coach and a Certified Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He was a long time business partner of Ian Murray with whom he co founded Triathletix Coaching which is now Triathlon Training Systems (TTS).  Jamie is a co-producer and co-writer for the Triathlon Training Series DVDs and is currently working as coach and advisor for TTS.  Jamie also co-founded the LA Triathlon Club and started the LA chapter of Team in Training for the sport of triathlon. Jamie is also the owner and race director of the Strawberry Fields Triathlon, Duathlon & 5K in Oxnard Shores, CA.

His athletic career includes the following performances: Two 2nd place finishes at the National Championships in both the Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons. Two time World Triathlon Championship qualifier and he is a 6 time-Ironman finisher, including the Ironman Hawaii World Championships.

Jamie’s personal philosophy with coaching incorporates a balance between hard work and a healthy lifestyle. He is a proponent of incorporating stability, and core strength training into everyone’s fitness regimen. And when it comes to a lifestyle, the sport of triathlon can be just that, so long as you balance your training with family, friends and outside activities.

Carlyn is a competitor- not necessarily a serious racer but always the competitor!  Carlyn competed in her first triathlon in 1992- the Hermosa Beach triathlon- which happened to be the first time she had ever done an ocean swim! Since then she has competed in every distance of triathlon, adventure races and marathons- including an LA marathon she decided to do the morning of!  After taking some time off from racing to raise her 5year old daughter Lily, Carlyn is back racing in 2010 competing in the new LA Marathon (love the course), Santa Margarita Adventure Race (her team placed 2^nd) and a 4^th place finish at the San Luis Mountain Trail Race.  The end of the year will finish busy with a pier to pier swim, Big Kahuna ½ ironman and Tinley’s Adventure Race.

Carlyn’s objective as a triathlon coach is to provide as much information, direction, insight and advise to new and experienced triathletes to give them the mental and physical confidence to reach the finish line with a smile on their face and the desire to compete again.

Carlyn is a USAT Level 2 Certified Triathlon Coach and is the Programs Director for Triathlon Training Series.  Carlyn and her husband John, along with five year-old Lily, and 2 cats- Estrella and Valentine, live in Nipomo and are enjoying life in the golf and wine capital of the Central Coast of California.

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Mike has been working with athletes as a coach, personal trainer and instructor since 1986. He is a USA Triathlon Level 1 Certified Coach and has been awarded Team In Training’s national coaching certification by six-time Ironman World Champion Dave Scott. In addition to working with Triathletix, he is currently the Head Cross Country Coach at Chaminade College Prep. He’s twice been named “Coach of The Year” by the L.A. Times and L.A. Daily News, and has been an Orange County “Coach of the Year”.

Michael’s launch into triathlon came through the Team in Training program. He stepped from participant, to mentor, then on to coach. He’s raced in over 20 multi-sport events of all distances and has been dropping his PR steadily with each event. Michael has been a Triathletix Certified Coach since 2005 and is also USAT Level 1 Certified having guided hundreds of athletes to strong triathlon finishes.

Deb has truly been swimming all her life. Competing since the age of 5 for a number of different teams under the direction of several coaches, Deb has been exposed to many different and unique approaches to swimming. She a Level 1 certified coach through ASCA and USA Swimming and was instrumental in developing our Swimming for Triathletes DVD. Deb has taught hundreds of swimmers the value of mastering technique in order to improve their training and racing performances.

Heidi took her first yoga class 23 years ago and it has since become a part of her daily life. Combining the styles of Astanga, Iyengar and Hatha Heidi has developed a unique and personal approach to yoga which she has been teaching now for over 10 years. Her teachings emphasize the idea that yoga goes beyond the mat and influences every aspect of your lifestyle.

Cherie is the most celebrated grandmaster Triathlete in the sport. She has won her age group in fifteen Ironman races, including nine at the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, where she was the first 55+ female ever to break twelve hours. A 15 time All-American, she currently holds World, American and European Ironman age group course records, and was the World Triathlon Corporation’s Age Grouper of the Year in 2000.

Cherie has three college degrees in education and computer science, including a Masters from the University of Washington, and is the founder and director of Exceeding Expectations, a highly successful program that uses the sport of triathlon to positively re-direct the lives of at-risk, inner city kids in San Bernardino, California. She was honored for this work by being featured on a Wheaties box in 2002/2003.

She has been coaching Triathlon at all age and ability levels for many years, as well as writing a series of articles on training techniques. She is still an active competitor in long distance triathlons, generally participating in two full Ironman races and several Half-Ironmans each year, with an annual return to the lava fields of Kona. As a coach she specializes in training both beginners and experienced competitors trying to improve their race performance!

Konrad is in his ninth year as a multisport competitor and his sixth year of coaching multisport athletes with TTS. He is a former head coach of the Westside Los Angeles Team in Training tri team and is a former three-term board member and Director of Racing for the LA Tri Club.

He has raced in over 35 triathlons and dozens more multisport events including duathlon and aquathlon. He is a national championship qualifier at international distance tri and a world championship qualifier in aquathlon. He has raced at distances from sprint to Ironman, having finished his first IM in 2004 at Madison, WI in 11:28:59.

He is also a passionate bicycle racer, racing at the Cat 3 level in both road and cyclocross. In 2007, he won the California State Cat. IV Criterium Championship.

His athletic background is primarily aquatic. If you can put on the cap, goggles and suit, he’ll teach you to have a great swim.

Hailing from Seattle, he is a Northwest native having graduated from University of Washington in 1997 with his BA in Geography. He moved to SoCal in 1998, settled in Santa Monica where he lives with his little girl Frankie.