About Thom: Thom is a medical doctor with a special interest in sports medicine.  He brings 10 years of triathlon coaching to the thetrilife.com team. Despite his scientific background he recognises that numbers aren’t everything and uses an integrative approach to coaching his athletes. He enjoys educating his athletes about training principles and empowering them to take ownership of their own performances.

Thom has himself raced at an elite level domestically and internationally and has coached athletes of all age groups, seeing them enjoy numerous successes.  Since joining the thetrilife.com team six years ago, his athletes have qualified for World Championships at all distances (apart from Xterra!).

You can follow Thom on Twitter @thomiphillips