In episode five of Fitter & Faster, coach Ryan Bolton—an Olympian who was a member of the very first US Olympic tri team at the Sydney Games in 2000—talks about his journey to top-level coaching. As someone who coaches elite triathletes and elite runners from all over the world, Bolton has a unique viewpoint on what makes a good coach—and how to get the best out of every athlete. He talks about the importance of understanding the art of coaching, not just the science, and gives some fun and intelligent insights into working with top pros such as Ben Hoffman, Heather Jackson, and Sam Long. Bolton chats about the run coaching he's done with elite Ethiopian and Kenyan runners, and how this has helped shape the way he coaches running for triathlon. As co-author of the Triathlete Guide to Sprint & Olympic Triathlon Racing, he also talks about the training plans he wrote for this book, which is available now at Velopress.com.
