Top professional triathlete Dirk Bockel (pictured above) is just one of our guests this month at the academy! Remember, you can click on any of the calls below to participate LIVE during the call, or, if you’d prefer, you can simply click on the call now, ask your question, we’ll answer it during the call, then you can download and listen later! Unless indicated otherwise, all calls are at 6pm PST/9pm EST.
September 29, Wednesday, 6pm PST / 9pm EST: “Business of Triathlon Coaching” call. Business of triathlon coaching members – check your e-mail and the forum for the call link.
October 6, Wednesday, 6pm PST / 9pm EST: Dirk Bockel. Dirk is a professional triathlete originally from Schwaikheim, Germany. He holds Luxembourgish nationality and raced for Luxembourg in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He led the race for over 30 minutes after he broke away from the pack during the cycling leg of the race. He competed in his first Ironman in New Zealand in March 2009 where he placed 3rd. Dirk went on to win Ironman 70.3 Florida in May 2009, marking the first Luxembourgish to ever win an Ironman event. He crossed the finish line wearing Mickey Mouse ears! In 2009–Dirk placed 2nd at ITU European Championsips and 7th at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. This is the best result for any Luxembourg athlete in the history of triathlon. Here is the link to the call with Dirk: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=15186495
October 13, Wednesday, 6pm PST / 9pm EST: Coach Brett from ZenTri podcast. Link is here: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=15128220. Come ask Brett your triathlon training questions LIVE (Ben and Kerry will be there too). Brett is a…
- 6x Ironman triathlon finisher, 5 of them self-supported.
- 3 years Navy/Marine ROTC and JROTC.
- Eagle Scout and wilderness survival expert.
- 2x 50 mile ultrarun finisher.
- Expert open water swimmer, former lifeguard and varsity swim team captain, surfer.
- Father, husband, and eternal optimist.
October 18, Monday, 6pm PST / 9pm EST: Ben Greenfield & Kerry Sullivan Triathlon Rock Star Triathlete Academy Member Training / Nutrition Q&A.
October 27, Wednesday, 6pm PST / 9pm EST: Melissa Montauck. Melissa’s history with the sport of triathlon began in 1984 when she entered her first race during college – and won. It seemed like a logical progression to enter a triathlon; after all she was competitive swimmer by age 7, a cyclist and runner by age 12 and, no surprise to friends and family, possessed a competitive streak a mile wide.
Melissa continued to race triathlons for 10 years, competing as a professional for 6 years. During that time, she achieved numerous podium finishes at the World Cup level. In 1992, she placed 3rd at the World Championships in Muskoka, Canada – capturing the overall World Cup Title. That same year she was voted Triathlete of the Year by the US Olympic Committee. In 1993 she added to this impressive list of accomplishments by winning first ITU Indoor World Championship title.
Since retiring from the sport in 1994, Melissa has gone on to earn a Masters Degree in Sport Sciences from the University of Denver. For the last 15 years she has remained very active in the fitness industry as a coach and personal trainer. Currently, she is a certified Level 3 (Elite) Coach by USA Triathlon, a Level 1 (Elite) Coach by USA Cycling and a Performance Enhancement Specialist, certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. A strong desire to learn fuels Melissa’s passion to teach others. Melissa attends multiple continuing education coaching clinics and seminars yearly to further her education and experience to help her athletes achieve their optimum performance.
Melissa is also a published author, sports photographer and has worked in radio and television. In 2006, she was named the Director of the professional VMG Triathlon Team. And, since 2005 Melissa has been the official coach for the Tri for the Cure, an all women’s sprint triathlon. She coached the inaugural Tour of Hope, a cross country bike ride to raise awareness for clinical trials for cancer treatments in 2003.
In 2007, Melissa started working as Head Coach to the US team at select ITU World Cup races. She coached in Lisbon and Cancun in 2007. In 2008, Melissa coached at the World Cup triathlon in New Plymouth, NZL and Madrid, Spain. Acting as Head Coach at a World Cup event puts Melissa in a pool of coaches to be chosen to coach at the Olympics and Pan Am Games. In April of 2008, Melissa coached at the ITU PATCO (regional Pan Am championships) where her athletes Jillian Petersen and Matt Chrabot both WON the elite male and female races. She also worked at the Elite Development Camp held in conjunction with the race. At the Olympic Training Center, she coached for one week of a 5 week Elite Development Camp in Colorado Springs.
In 2009, Coach Melissa worked as the Head Coach/Manager of the US Team at the ITU World Championship Series Triathlon in Yokohama, JPN. Melissa also coaches USAT National Team member and 2009 National Champion, Matt Chrabot. Currently ranked 9th in the world.
Melissa started her own coaching business, The Empowered Athlete, in 2006. She has devoted herself fulltime to coaching and training athletes since 1995.
Here is the link for the call with Melissa: http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=15246597