tri coaches in LA area? - Triathlon Week

08-23-2004, 06:39 PM

Can anyone recommend a good tri coach in the Los Angeles (westside) area?
I'm a fairly experienced tri-/endurance-athlete.......just need some advice
on putting it all together for IMFL........want to finish healthy and not be
out there too long.......on a minimal training schedule. Is that asking too
much?

Thanks in advance for any leads!

Susan in LA

08-23-2004, 06:39 PM

there are a lot of very competent coaches around in the area, so i'll just zing
off two who immediately come to mind.
1. west l.a./santa monica area : acme coaching, which is actually 2 or 3
people: ian murray, jamie silber, and carlyn challgren. they're very big in
the l.a. tri club group, as well as doing some charity training groups, i
think. if their web site doesn't pop right up, e-mail me and i'll get it.
they're very good, very realistic, did wonders for a friend in prep for imfl.

2. crucible fitness, with rich strauss. he's south east of downtown l.a.,
but---as with most coaching---can certainly do fine over e-mail. likewise,
very good stuff. his website is cruciblefitness.com
peggy

08-23-2004, 06:39 PM

Thank you again!!! I'm pretty sure I'm going with Acme; they sound
great....do any other SoCal folks have knowledge of them?

Susan

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> there are a lot of very competent coaches around in the area, so i'll just
zing
> off two who immediately come to mind.
> 1. west l.a./santa monica area : acme coaching, which is actually 2 or 3
> people: ian murray, jamie silber, and carlyn challgren. they're very big
in
> the l.a. tri club group, as well as doing some charity training groups, i
> think. if their web site doesn't pop right up, e-mail me and i'll get
it.
> they're very good, very realistic, did wonders for a friend in prep for
imfl.
>
> 2. crucible fitness, with rich strauss. he's south east of downtown
l.a.,
> but---as with most coaching---can certainly do fine over e-mail.
likewise,
> very good stuff. his website is cruciblefitness.com
> peggy

08-23-2004, 06:39 PM

I've done open water swim and running clinics with Ian and Jaime. Very
knowledgable folks and enthusiastic. I have no doubt that they can help you

Jeff
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> Thank you again!!! I'm pretty sure I'm going with Acme; they sound
> great....do any other SoCal folks have knowledge of them?
>
> Susan
>
> "PMcDC" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> > there are a lot of very competent coaches around in the area, so i'll
just
> zing
> > off two who immediately come to mind.
> > 1. west l.a./santa monica area : acme coaching, which is actually 2 or 3
> > people: ian murray, jamie silber, and carlyn challgren. they're very
big
> in
> > the l.a. tri club group, as well as doing some charity training groups,
i
> > think. if their web site doesn't pop right up, e-mail me and i'll get
> it.
> > they're very good, very realistic, did wonders for a friend in prep for
> imfl.
> >
> > 2. crucible fitness, with rich strauss. he's south east of downtown
> l.a.,
> > but---as with most coaching---can certainly do fine over e-mail.
> likewise,
> > very good stuff. his website is cruciblefitness.com
> > peggy
>
>

stephan · 08-26-2005, 10:49 AM

I would recommend going with these two, unequivocally. I would also strongly advise against going with Rich Strauss. Ian & Jamie are really smart, really patient and very dedicated. They are also a lot of fun to be around.