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About
Eric
Eric
has been
a competitive
athlete
all his life.
He ran track
and cross-country
at Indiana
University,
and has
raced
in multisport
events since
1989, spending
several
years as
a professional
athlete.
ErIc is a USA Triathlon certified coach. He authored the duathlon training sections in USA Triathlon's Level 1 and 2 certification
classes,and has written articles for Inside Triathlon, Triathlete Magazine, and AmericanTri.
Eric coaches athletes of all levels who compete
in triathlon, duathlon,
running,
and other
endurance
events.
Athletes
that Eric
has coached
include:
• Several
first
time
Ironman
finishers
and Ironman
Hawaii
qualifiers
• More
qualifiers
for the
Duathlon
World
Championships
than
any other
coach
• Multiple
age group
World
Champions
and medalists
• The
top American
finisher
at Powerman
Zofingen
in 2001
(long
course)
During
his career
as
a duathlete
and
triathlete,
Eric
achieved
several
highlights:
•
Won the US Duathlon
National Championship
in 2004
•
18th & 23rd
place finishes
at
the
2002 & 2003
short course
Duathlon
World Championships
•
Duathlon
age group
World
Champion
in 1997
• Three
Ironman
Hawaii
finishes,
with
a best
time
of 9:24
and an
Ironman
marathon
best
of 2:55:20
•
8th
place
finish
at
Ironman
Wisconsin
with
a
time
of
9:19
•
Two
Top
10 finishes
at Buffalo
Springs
Half
Ironman.
Set run
course
record—1:16:37
(since
broken)
•
Five
time Inside
Triathlon
age group
All-American
[duathlon
(4) and
triathlon
(1)]
• Eric
was known
as one
of
the fastest
runners
amongst
professional
duathlete/triathletes
• 5k
pr of
14:43
and 10k
pr of
30:37
• USCF
Category
2 cyclist
for the
Jamba
Juice
cycling
team
In
addition
to coaching
and racing,
Eric is the
founder of a
website with
daily triathlon
and duathlon
news. He
has also
served on
the USA Triathlon
Board of
Directors
and the USAT
Athletes'
Advisory
Council.
He graduated
from Indiana
University
with a BS
in Business
(accounting).
He worked
as a CPA
in the Audit
Division
of Arthur
Andersen
for five
years before
moving to
Boulder.
To
contact
Eric, email
him at .
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