coaching...

Training at the top for ten years under a number of the World's leading coaches, each with their own ethos, has given Annie a profound insight into the mental and physical attributes needed to perform to the best of one's ability. Annie uses her experience to coach athletes with varying abilities and aspirations to help them achieve their sporting goals. Whether it's advising three-time Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell in his quest to break the Olympic distance two-hour barrier or helping an enthusiastic age-grouper get the best out of the limited training time available to them, Annie understands how to balance a busy lifestyle with the physical demands of training.

Testimonials

GB age-group athlete - Josephine Perry

I was told the other day mentoring is where someone gives you advice and coaching is where someone works in partnership with you to bring out your very best. Annie most definitely coaches.

I have worked with Annie for two years. Each year I've set her a challenge: to help me qualify for the GB Age group world triathlon team in 2007 and to finish an Ironman in 2008. Not only did her coaching help me succeed at both - my results over-exceeded my expectations - by a very long way.

Annie is so talented you work hard to try and impress her - but so approachable you can admit when life has got in the way of triathlon training and you've missed a key session.

And she recommends red wine as a recovery technique - who could argue with that!

GB Elite duathlete and Ironwoman Michelle Parsons

I have been advised by Annie now for five-years. Annie has excellent skill and knowledge to work with the individual needs of the athlete.

When I started working with Annie I was looking to improve my results in my new sport, duathlon. In particular I needed to improve my running so that I could be within sight, or closer, to the faster runners so that my strong biking skills could be put to good use. Over a period of 18-months Annie nurtured my running, always making sure that her training combined well with my bike training.

Annie's task was to work with my previous background in cross-training and indoor rowing, which is all about strength, to help turn me into a leaner more enduranced based athlete, one who could run very efficiently over long distances. Annie has helped me achieve this, and her advice, has without doubt helped me achieve the results that I have in Duathlon and Powerman racing; including my World number one Powerman Ranking in 2007.

GB age-group World and European medalist - Edwina Brocklesby (CEO Parents for Children)

Across the skill gap, across the 30+ year's age gap, and definitely across the illness/injury gap, Annie is a fantastic mentor, coach and motivator! From the first time I approached her three years ago, full of awe and trepidation, she has been consistently encouraging, consistent yet challenging, and always taking a holistic approach. With her individualized, regular programming she has taken the competing demands on my time into consideration, and been totally reliable. As a masseuse too, she never even apologized as she inflicted pain, though it solved the problem! But above all, and despite her own superb achievements over ten-years in triathlon, and her breadth of knowledge, Annie is cool, approachable, inspiring and fun to work with!

Celebrities

In addition to the above athletes Annie helped and advised James Cracknell in his quest to do a sub-two hour Olympic distance triathlon, which he achieved at the Legs of Steel triathlon at Dorney Lake in July 2008.

In 2009 she also helped prepare Rory Underwood MBE for his first ever triathlon. He succeeded; crusing round in under three-hours and promises he'll be back in 2010.

For more information about coaching with Annie please send an email via the contact page on this website.