Training - Coaches
Our Club volunteers, officials and coaches have agreed to and signed the British Triathlon Code of Conduct and the British Triathlon Code of Practice for Coaches.
Read a short biography for each of our regular Club coaches.
Jon Horsman is our head coach.
I am a BTF Level 3 coach, ASA Club Coach, Personal Trainer, RLSS Teachers Award.
I have been involved with swimming for 15 years and triathlon for 10 years, coaching athletes to National and Regional success.
I am also a former BTF Regional Coach for London and have competed in over 150 triathlons as an age group athlete.
Phil Taylor is a BTF Level 2 coach.
I have been involved in Coaching all ages and abilities since gaining my first qualification in 2002.
Coaching Qualifications:
ASA level 2 swim teacher; British Cycling level 2 coach
BTF level 2 coach;
Rescue Award;
Child Protection.
I am continuously developing and keeping alive these skills through further courses, CPDs and actively coaching.
Paul Eaglestone is a BTF Level 2 coach.
I have over 30 years experience in swim competition and coaching, and did my first triathlon seven years ago. I coach the Friday night swim session at Trinity, and occasionally the Saturday morning juniors.
Cathy Cooke is a BTF Level 1 coach.
Suse Fairfax is a BTF Level 1 coach.
I'm a level one BTF coach and have been coaching at the Club since late 2008. I hope the few years experience that I have gained training and racing with the Club prior to that also help me have a little more understanding about what it takes to become a triathlete from starting out as a complete novice, as I've gone through the process myself. You'll mainly find me coaching a few Friday evenings and Saturday mornings every month (I obviously need to get a social life).
Cathie Greasley is a BTF Level 1 coach.
I come to triathlon from a swimming background and CPT gave me the opportunity to train and pick this up again after years out of the sport. After being offered a free place in The London Triathlon, I rose to the challenge and haven't looked back since. I have swiftly progressed through the distances and completed Ironman France in 2009.
I said that I would never do another Ironman, but I love a challenge and believe me, triathlon is very addictive.
Greg Lewis is a BTF Level 2 coach.
I have been a member of Crystal Palace Triathletes since 1997 and have raced every season since joining. In autumn 2008, following the establishment of the Junior Section of the Club, I undertook my Level I triathlon qualification in order to help assist in its running. Since then I have worked with the Head Coach and the other assistant coaches to ensure that our Junior athletes have sufficient coaching resource to allow them to develop to their full potential.
I have recently completed my Level 2 qualification and look forward to having greater involvement in the coaching of both the adult and junior sections of the Club.
Audrey Livingston is a BTF Level 2 coach and personal trainer.
I have been an active member of CPT since January 2006, and have participated in over 20 sprint/olympic distance triathlons and 13 runs from 5k to 1/2 marathons as well as the odd sportive and aquathlon. I qualified as a Personal Trainer in 2006 and started helping out as a volunteer with our newly formed junior section in April 2008 and in March 2009 qualified as a Level 1 Triathlon Coach and have assisted as a coach at a number of Friday and Tuesday swim sessions and some of the Saturday sessions. I am also a Level 2 BTF Race Referee.
Brian Morris is a BTF Level 1 coach.
Having competed in the first London Triathlon in 1984 and been a member of the club almost since its inception I thought it was a good time to take a step into the world of coaching. I hope I can pass on some of my skills and experience to members of both senior and junior sections of the club.
I have taken part in various events including Ironman and my daughter Abi is an active member of the junior section.
Carl Plumpton has taken the Leadership in Running Fitness course.
I have had the pleasure of being involved with CPT for around 12 years. I first tried triathlon as an alternative to running following an injury and heard about the CPT swim at St Joseph’s pool which I attended each week for several years. This started a long and enjoyable liason with the Club and its sociable members from which I have gained some great friendships. I have competed in a few triathlons for the Club over the years, quite a number of tough duathlons and recently a ‘½ iron’ aquathlon (I now have a wet suit at last). However my main forte is running where I have 34 years of hard core experience and knowledge gained from many sources and personal competition to intercounty level.
Through some mysterious organic process I found myself leading the CPT weekly run session which has been going for some 10 years now. This was first held on Wednesdays, then Mondays, then on a Tuesday and now back to Wednesday again where it seems to have settled. Recently through a Club initiative I attended a ‘Leadership in Running Fitness" UK Athletics course which has boosted my enthusiasm for encouraging others to run. I sincerely hope that I will be able impart at least some small item of knowledge that may help you improve your running for triathlon and I hope to see you for some great Wednesday night adventures in the future.
Dean Thurlow is a BTF Level 1 coach. Dean coaches the juniors on Fridays and Saturdays.
As a break from marathon training I started competing in triathlons in the mid 1980s including the first London Triathlons. I have completed over 80 events over varying distances and formats as triathlon tried to establish itself as a mainstream sport. Over the last few years injuries and consequent increase in "body mass" have led to less participation, so to remain involved in triathlon and the lovely people of this Club I have turned to coaching and hopefully passing on my 25 years of experience in the sport.
Scott Wise is a BTF Level 2.
I have been participating in triathlons since 2007 over sprint, standard and Ironman distances.
I have learnt a great deal from the coaches and fellow athletes at the Club and would like to pass this on.
Ron Yee is a BTF Level 1 coach and mainly assists with the junior section bike and run sessions on Tuesday and Saturday. Ron has represented Great Britain at both the European and World Duathlon Age Group Championships.