Coaches
We have brilliant coaches at Tri2O who have been members of the club for some time.
Georgia Jackson
Georgia coaches the Friday morning swim session at Bradfield College, alongside Jennie Jones. She also coaches the Palmer Park swim session on Sundays and shares the Crosfields swim with Kevin Evely.
“I am a British Triathlon Level 2 Diploma coach, previously having worked 15 years as a doctor. I work with a wide range of athletes, from novices to Age Group Championship athletes, all distances and disciplines within multisport. Fundamentally I want to help people achieve their goals and enjoy the journey. I have a breadth of racing experience: Age Group World Championships, distances up to half iron distance, SwimRun, marathon swims and much more. Jennie & I also run swim technique sessions at Bradfield College on Tuesday mornings.”
Web: http://www.merlintriathloncoaching.co.uk
Jennie Jones
Jennie is one of the founder members of the club. She coaches the Friday morning swim session at Bradfield College, alongside Georgia Jackson, and the Willink club swim on Wednesday mornings. She also coaches the Monday evening online Strength & Conditioning sessions for endurance athletes.
“I am a British Triathlon Level 3 High Performing Coach Programme (HPCP) coach, I have been in the fitness industry for 30 years & it’s one of my biggest passions. I had a history of weight training before I took up triathlon racing, sprint through to Ironman, amongst other challenges. I coach individual athletes from complete novices to Ironman to world age grouper athletes for triathlon, duathlon or the single sports. Helping them all achieve their individual goals. I also coach a Tuesday Technique session with Georgia at Bradfield & am also the coach at the Hi5 Swim Centre Lake. I also put on virtual turbo sessions Monday am & Wednesday pm.”
Web: https://tribirdsportcoaching.com/
Edwina McDowall
Edwina is our Tri2O run lead, leading Virtual Run Club and providing a unique combination of virtual and ‘pop up’ structured run sessions to make you a smarter and stronger runner!
British Triathlon Level 3 British Triathlon High Performing Coach who loves to swim, bike, run! As a coach I aim to help others achieve things in triathlon and running they would not have thought possible.
Sporting Achievements
3 x ITU World Championships Sprint and Olympic
2 x IM 70.3 World Championships
4 x IM 70.3 Podiums
1 x Marathon World Championships
3 x London Marathon British Championships – PB 2:56
1 x New York Marathon – 1st in Age Group
Kevin Evely
Kevin is a British Triathlon Level 2 Coach who shares the Monday evening swim at Palmer Park with Georgia. He’s a longstanding member of the club and has a breadth of experience across all race distances including Ironman.
Glen Hall
Glen is a British Triathlon Foundation Coach who supports the Friday morning swim at Bradfield. He’s a lifelong competitive swimmer, originally swimming with Reading Swimming Club as a child.
Martin Cook
Martin is a British Triathlon Level 2 Coach who sometimes coaches alongside Jennie Jones at the Willink swim on a Wednesday morning. He’s a regular on club rides, highly experienced athlete at all distances, and a notoriously dry sense of humour.
Sean Stewart
Sean is British Triathlon Level 2 coach who occasionally coaches our Crosfields Swim session on Mondays. Sean is a regular at the club parkruns, and has a wealth of experience at international racing in Europe and beyond.