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Head Coach - Jamie Cleveland |
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Jamie is a former Canadian National Champion and Ironman Florida Champion. He is a Level 1 USAT Coach and Level 3 USAC Coach. An endurance athlete for most of his life, Jamie has been coaching athletes for 18 yrs. He's had the opportunity to work alongside some of the World's greatest coaches and athletes including several World Champions and Olympic Gold medalists. He has coached all levels and abilities, including Ironman and 70.3 Champions.
You can contact Jamie at jcleveland2@austin.rr.com
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Assistant Head Coach - Andrea "Fish" Fisher |
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Andrea is a former Lady Longhorn swimmer with 13 top 5 Ironman finishes, as well as the 2 time winner of the Blackwater Eagleman Half Ironman (former course record holder with a PR of 4 hr 19 min) and Steelhead 70.3. She is a multiple winner of the Capital of Texas Triathlon and has posted 5 Ironman course swim records. She races at all distances from sprint to Ironman, but especially loves toeing the line at the local Austin events.
She is also an avid trail runner and has been racing in regional trail events ranging from 25k to 50k. She recently took the top honors at the Palo Duro Canyon 50 miler this past fall, and will be adding the 100k distance to her resume in the very near future.
Her career background includes a BS in Kinesiology and business minor from the University of Texas, marketing assistant for Speedo, 3 years onsite personal trainer, over 25 years swim coach experience, and over 13 years multisport coach experience. Her coaching philosophy is to keep it simple, keep it fun and ALWAYS enjoy what you are doing.
In her spare time she enjoys playing on the Austin trails with her dogs Venus, Oleander, and Mollie. She also tries to perform home improvement projects, loves to cook, and ends up eating all the things she creates. Andrea also has an art background that she plays around with and hopes to pursue more of once she "slows down"....but that is a long way off!
You can find out more on Andrea at her personal website www.andreafisher.com
You can also contact Andrea at ironmanfishy@hotmail.com
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Assistant Coach - Jeff Whitfield |
  
Jeff Whitfield completed his first triathlon in 2003 at age 25. Before that, his sporting background was recreational running and cycling. After a few finishes in the top of his age group, he was hooked! Now he is one of the strongest male triathletes in the central Texas region, and is getting faster with each season.
After three years as a software consultant, Jeff returned to the University of Texas for a master's degree in Exercise Physiology, which he completed in May, 2007. His academic areas included sports nutrition, human performance, and preventive medicine. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and enjoys keeping in touch with the current research in the field. When he is not coaching, training, or playing dollhouse, he is working as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist with Round Rock Medical Center's Cardiac Rehabilitation program.
As a coach, Jeff has the ability to integrate nutritional recommendations with sound training principles to form a complete performance plan. His background in exercise physiology allows him to explain the physiological purpose for every workout, with as much or as little detail as desired, while his experience in nutrition can aid athletes in anything from post race recovery to a change in body composition.
Jeff has raced all distances from sprint to Ironman, including the 2006 70.3 World Championships. You'll find him lining up at road and trail runs of all distances, and Ironman Florida in 2009!
You can contact Jeff at geofwhitfield@yahoo.com
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Assistant Coach - Louie Riesch |
 
Louie's triathlon career began in 2002 in Houston, but his athletic career started at a very early age with little dribblers basketball, t-ball, and flag football. His first true love with sport was definitely basketball, and once Louie realized that he wasn’t going to be the next Michael Jordan he hung up his basketball shoes during his freshman year of college.
After college Louie needed an athletic outlet and started running, which eventually steared his way into triathlon. He has raced all distances, from sprint to Ironman, with multiple age group podium finishes and overall top performances. The 70.3 distance is his favorite, and running remains his strongest of the three disciplines.
Louie has been involved in health and fitness professionally since college graduation. While working on his masters degree in Public Health he worked at a wellness center managing fitness programs. Most recently he has completed a masters degree in nursing and is now currently working as a diabetic educator, counseling people on the benefits of exercise.
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