Testimonials

I first met Shane in 2007 when he was teaching spin at City Fitness, at the time I was a ‘weekend warrior’ Mountain Biker and runner. In winter 2008 I set a goal of completing a Triathlon before the end of the coming summer, so I approached Shane to teach me to swim, 8 months later I had achieved much more than what I thought I was capable of achieving within such a short period of time.

Shane is an excellent coach and personal trainer, he is well educated, experienced in what he does and above all, has a tonne of BELIEF IN YOU, often more than what you might have in yourself. I know that was the case with me, when entries opened for my first Triathlon, I was very nervous about the open water swim, but Shane knew I was ready - I had an absolute blast. Even then he was challenging me to do a Half Ironman! That’s the thing about Shane; he constantly pushes and encourages you to go outside your comfort zone, to challenge yourself. He also has the knack to quickly pick up on the best way to motivate you, everyone is different, and you need different approaches for different people. His approach to me, and his belief in me has helped me to challenge myself and achieve goals far beyond what I thought I was capable of in a very short period of time!

Swimming in the open water scared the heck out of me, which was the main reason for taking on a Triathlon, to get over that fear and become a confident swimmer. With Shanes help, by the end of the 2008-09 Triathlon season, I had 4 Triathlons under my belt which included one sprint distance and three Standard Olympic Distance events, including the Contact National Championships event. I was even eyeing up the Port of Tauraunga Half Ironman as my main goal for the 2009-10 season. I have since achieved that goal and currently training under Shane for a second and a faster race in January 2011.

Shane has helped me venture and achieve far beyond the realms of capability that I had in my mind back in 2007.

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