With 22 years experience in the sports of triathlon & running, Wendy thrives on working with motivated athletes. She is passionate about working with people to enable them to achieve.

A strong depth of experienced in exercise rehabilitation, management of athletes, corporate facilitation and conference speaking, Wendy, as an accredited professional coach, fully utilizes these skills. Using a combined practical and theoretical coaching approach, she is able to offer our athletes effective coaching plans as well as delivering highly successful coaching seminars.

Coaching Experience - Australia

• Professional Race Manager for Graham Woods 1987 - 1989 (QLD AUS)
• Perth to Albany 410 km foot Race (1988) Race Record
• Australian 48 hr Track Race (367.83kms (1989) Australian Record
• Sydney to Melbourne Foot race professional manager (1988-1989)
• Trainer for Ipswich riders in the QLD team for the World BMX Champs (1989)
• Manager for Sandy Barwick (NZ) 24/48 hour QLD Track Championships (1989)
• World Record: Run manager for Ron Grant 1000 hour World Record - QLD AUS (1989)

Coaching Experience - New Zealand

• 5 years coaching with Endurance Coach, working with novice & experienced triathletes focusing on a range of distances from Sprint Distance to Ironman
• Extensive experience in weigh loss programs using triathlons as the goal
• Endurance Running Coach for athletes doing: The Goat & Coast to Coast

Personal Sporting Experience

• 1987 Ironman Hawaii and 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003 Ironman NZ
• 1984 NZ Multi sport Championships (3rd)
• 1988 Beneficial Finance 6 day Ultra (3rd) AUS
• 1988 Runner Up Ladies K2 QLD Marathon Champion AUS
• 1988 Queensland 24 hour race (2nd) AUS
• 1989 Queensland University Women's Marathon Champion AUS
• 1989 World Record: 1000 hour run with Ron Grant QLD AUS
• 2005 Tenzing Hillary Mt Everest Marathon

Qualifications and Awards

• 1984 Diploma of Teaching (Physical Education)
• 1990 1988 Level One Aust Swim Accreditation
• 1990 National Ambulance Officer: Pre Hospital Emergency Care Certificate
• 2006 Level One Triathlon New Zealand Coaching Accreditation

Positions Held

• Fitness & Rehabilitation Consultant - YMCA, Sports Physiotherapy PN - NZ, City fit QLD AUS
• Established 1st Aboriginal Women's fitness clinic in Cherbourg QLD AUS. (1985 - 1989)
• NZ Sports Medicine Conference - Organizing Committee (1987)
• Guest Speaker for Coaching Association of NZ, annual conference (1991)
• Consultant to NZ Athletics Chelsea Sugar Squad with Kerry Hill & Silvia Potts (1993)
• Team Consultant to NZ Barcelona Olympic Rowing Team (1994), NZ Netball (1995) & NZ Women's Cricket (1994)