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Paige’s general philosophy is based around the idea that an athlete who is physically strong AND mentally strong is a well-rounded athlete. She also believe that an athlete of any level, recreational or professional, can benefit from Sport Psychology skills. Paige introduces Sport psychology skills and mental training as a necessary component to athletic training. If an athlete isn’t working on the mental side of their sport then they will never be the best athlete that they can be. Paige’s sessions are challenging and fun and I love working with all levels and abilities.

Paige counsels and educates athletes on the mental component of athletic experience through her private practice, Xcel Sport Psychology Group. In her practice, Paige teaches various Sport Psychology techniques to enhance performance: goal setting, motivation, imagery, confidence, relaxation, focus & concentration, effective team communication, and more. She currently works with athletes in individual and group sessions. Paige has a great deal of success motivating athletes to perform at their best. Her focus is working with elite endurance athletes. She enjoys lecturing and is currently writing her first book. To learn more about Paige and Xcel Sport Psychology Group please visit www.xcelsportspsychology.com

Colleen Kelley Ph.D. offers her clients the combination of experience, passion and an in depth understanding of the science of training. A Chemistry Professor based in Arizona, Colleen was trained by Coach Troy for five years starting back in 1995 and attended is first Tri Camp at Gettysburg College at that time. She became a Triathlon Academy Coach in 1999 and continues to train a handful of athletes while co-producing the Tucson Training Camps.

"I have been training, racing, and enjoying the sport of triathlon since 1991. My triathlon experiences have ranged from completing several Ironman races to racing in local sprint triathlons. I truly love racing at all distances and have found that the variety of distances that triathlon offers keeps me engaged in the sport. I have integrated triathlon into my life in the form of fitness, friendship, and professionalism. It is truly a gift.

Prior to becoming a triathlete, I was an age-group and collegiate swimmer. I have been a triathlon coach since 2001 and have also coached masters swimming. In my 'other life', I am a chemistry professor and a mom."

Cassidy is the CEO and Founder of Trigger Point Technologies. He is a biomechanical specialist concentrating on sports performance, injury prevention and the muscular structure that supports the efforts of the body in motion. His objective is to recognize the biomechanical challenges of movement and actions of everyday life and marry them with the biomechanical inefficiencies recognized within patterns of movement defined by a sport of choice or through sedentary patterns of movement such as sitting, walking and running.

Bob is a nationally known sport dietitian and has worked with a variety of athletes including Olympians and specializes in sports nutrition for endurance athletes. He is the author of “Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes: Taking Sports Nutrition to the Next Level”. He is also one of the very few USA Triathlon Level III Elite Coaches and was on the performance coaching team for Susan Williams, 2004 Olympic Triathlon Bronze medalist, and is currently the personal coach for 2008 Olympian Sarah Haskins. Additionally, Bob is a trained exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach.

Practicing what he preaches, Bob has been a competitive endurance athlete for 16 years and has completed over one hundred multisport events, including six Ironman races, the Boston Marathon, the Leadville 100 mile mountain bike race and the Leadville 100 mile trail running race. He will attempt the Leadman in 2009 which includes five races at 10,000 or more feet in elevation in a 7 week time span.

Sharon is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist. She obtained her doctorate in Exercise Physiology from Boston University. Her career focuses on exercise physiology and cardiac rehabilitation in a variety of clinical and university settings. She has delivered more than 60 presentations to professional and community groups and is an avid supporter of the Women’s Sports Foundation and the Challenged Athletes Foundation. She is an age-group triathlete who has competed in events ranging from sprints to iron-distance events, raising tens of thousands of dollars for charity.

Sharon offers athletes and her patients a no-nonsense approach to understanding their physiology as it relates to training, competing and living a healthy lifestyle. Her goal is to help cut through the hype and myths associated with misunderstood topics such as VO₂max and Lactate Threshold, and explain what they mean to you.

Dr. Jenn Turner completed her Bachelors Degree in Physical Education at Brock University in St. Catharine's, Ontario. After graduating, she continued her education at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic. Dr. Turner is currently a resident in the Chiropractic Sports Sciences fellowship program in Vancouver, studying under some of the best clinicians and doctors in order to be a sports specialist herself. Jenn is a fully certified Active Release Techniques © practitioner as well as being trained in Graston Techniques ®. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer through CPTN and holds both levels 1 and 2 coaching theory certificates from the NCCP.

Her expertise has taken her to Europe as part of the medical team for the National Bobsled and Skeleton teams where they were competing in the Europa Cup Circuit. She also works closely with Valley Fight Club in Chilliwack treating amateur and professional Mixed Martial Arts athletes, and the BC Lions CFL football team. Jenn is the "Injuries" columnist for Triathlon Magazine Canada and has contributed to the Triathlon BC publication, IMPACT magazine and many others. She is currently the chiropractor for the Canadian Pro Cycling Team the Symmetrics. Through her involvement with this team she has been able to work with Road and Track Cyclists competing in the 2008 Olympics. She has traveled with Cycling Canada to the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester England, and to Montevideo, Uruguay for the 2008 Pan American Championships.

Jenn is a competitive athlete herself. Dr. Turner's involvement in triathlon began at age 18 and she has recently discovered that her passion and talent lies in long course triathlon. In the summer of 2005, she competed in Denmark for Team Canada at the Long Course World Triathlon Championships where she was a gold medalist in her age group and was in the top ten overall women. In 2004, she competed at the same event in Sweden where she was a silver medalist. So far she has two Ironman races under her belt-  both in Penticton BC at Ironman Canada, with a best finish of 11:10. She certainly has her eye on qualifying for Hawaii Ironman in the near future. Currently Dr. Turner works out of North Vancouver where she is a director at MOVEO SPORT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE INC., a comprehensive, full spectrum healthcare, rehabilitation facility.

Born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, Nick is the personal coach to 70.3 World Champion and Ironman World Champion runner-up Craig Alexander. Working with CTS the past four years, Nick is now based out of the CTS regional center in Tucson, AZ, where he heads up the multisport division at the center. Nick personally coached a total of eight athletes competing in the '08 Hawaii Ironman.