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O		Name:Nick White
Current Residence:Tucson, AZ
Hometown:Des Moines, IA
Degree:Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Master of Education in Exercise Physiology (in progress)
Certifications:USATF, USAT, American Red Cross
Coaching Level:Premier
Sports:Cycling, Swimming, Running, Triathlon, Other
Packages:Platinum, Ultimate
Bio:
Date of Birth:
March 11, 1979

Family members:
13 year old Black Lab, Quincy

Places I’ve called home and why I like where I am now:
I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa which is actually a great town despite what you might think of Iowa. I moved to Ames to attend Iowa State University after high school, where I spent the next 7 years of my life. After college I took the opportunity to move to Colorado Springs for CTS and it was a complete change, trading cornfields for mountains! Recently, I moved to the newest CTS Regional Training Center in Tucson, Arizona to head up the Multisport Division, and so far so good!

Favorite Quote:
“Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from indomitable will.” Mahatma Gandhi

Education


High School:
Southeast Polk High, Runnells Iowa

College/University:
Iowa State University

Favorite subjects/courses:
Exercise Physiology Labs


Coaching Background


I decided to pursue training and education as a coach because:
I love helping people with areas of their life that are important to them, and sport has been very important to me. So most of the people I get the chance to work with are like-minded and similarly driven which helps make being a coach a fun and challenging profession.

I decided to join CTS because:
I want to become the best coach that I possibly can in order to help athletes achieve goals that they previously thought impossible. There is no better environment in the world to do that than CTS.

What I liked best about the CTS coaching residency program:
The availability of resources. You can’t beat learning your craft from the best, most successful coaches in the world.

The best thing about being a coach is:
Helping good people achieve their goals and maintain healthy lifestyles.

My coaching philosophy is:
To encourage athletes to achieve their potential through hard work, determination, and discipline. Sport, even if it is your job, should always be enjoyable and fit into a well balanced life, and a coach should help you maintain that enjoyment and balance.

Coaching accomplishments:
I’ve coached dozens of athletes to their first Ironman finish, helped one athlete progress from age-group competitor to pro triathlete, and coached one woman to reach a three year goal of winning her age-group at the Chicago Triathlon.

My coaching goals:
Continue to help athletes reach goals above and beyond what they thought possible when they first started training or competing.

My area of coaching expertise is:
Triathlon training

The best coach I ever had was:
I had two that were pretty influential; My dad was my high school swimming coach and he definitely imparted on me a sense of work ethic and perspective. Mike Suggett was my high school track coach and really taught me the importance of being a coach who athletes want to work hard for and listen to.

Distinguished athletes I’ve coached:
Craig Alexander, Pro Triathlete
Eric Peterson, Elite Triathlete
Nathan White, NCAA D1 track and cross country
Chris Bagg, Pro Triathlete


Athletic Career Highlights


When I started sports and what got me started:
My parents were very athletic when I was young, and I would beg to go on training runs with my dad before I was 5. By the time I was 5, I had already run 5k road races with my mom (have pictures to prove it). My dad was the swimming and track coach at a local high school, so running and swimming were the sports I chose to focus on.

Athletic accomplishments:
ISU intramural champion: Curling, Ultimate Frisbee, Badminton, Pickleball, Innertube Water Basketball
Two-time Ironman Wisconsin Finisher (both top-10 collegiate national championship places)

My near and far-term athletic goals:
I haven’t raced Ironman since I was 21 or 22 years old, and I’d like to think that I could improve on those initial times with the additional years of experience. I’d also like to run a fast stand-alone marathon someday.

Activities I do for fun and exercise:
Any city-league sport I can convince office-mates to join, cycling, running, table-tennis, darts, broomball.

My favorite race/competition and why:
Corn Carnival Cornman Triathlon, Gladbrook Iowa or Quad Cities Triathlon, Davenport Iowa. Both are small-town, grassroots races that have great people behind them, competing at them, and supporting them. These are also the races that I first competed in, and the first places that I won triathlon events.

My best athletic experience:
Racing Ironman Wisconsin the first year of its existence. The location and the crowd support made for a very memorable day.


Miscellaneous


When I’m not coaching or training I like to:
I play with my dog, read, watch movies, play poker, rec league softball/dodgeball, and race my Mustang with the SCCA.

Something non-sports related that no one would guess about me:
I have a 5-year degree in Landscape Architecture that I will likely never use in professional practice.

If I wasn’t a coach, I would be:
Possibly a Landscape Architect (have the degree), or some sort of physician.

“Bad” food I just can’t resist:
I am a complete candy fiend. If it sits on my desk for more than 2 hours, I consider it a real miracle.

My favorite psych-up music is:
Again, depends on the race but Jay-Z or Cake are pretty common denominators.

My favorite book is:
So far? It would be a tough call between The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, and A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.

My favorite website is/websites are:
Letsrun.com and ESPN.com

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