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Nick White

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C O A C H B I O	Name	Nick White
	What Carmichael Training Systems says about this coach:	Nick is our Premier Triathlon Coach at CTS. He is the best of the best and has coached Kona Champions and other Ironman Champions. It doesn't get more professional than Nick when it comes to Triathlon and Running.
	Date of Birth	3.11.1979
	Hometown	Des Moines, IA
	Current Residence	Tucson, AZ
	Favorite Ride/Run/Hike/Swim/etc.	The Incline in Colorado Springs. Best weekly workout ever. It's the thing I miss the most about living in Colorado.
	Education/Degree(s)	Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Master of Education in Exercise Physiology (in progress)
	Certifications (USAC, USAT, Power Training, NISSN, CSCS, etc.)	USATF, American Red Cross
	CTS Coaching Level	Premier
	Sports You Coach	Cycling, Swimming, Running, Triathlon, Other
	Packages You Coach	Platinum, Ultimate
	Major Coaching Accomplishments: Worked with Ironman pros Craig Alexander, Heather Wurtele, ITU pro Nathan White, Ironman 70.3 World age group champion Raul Tejada,
	Experience that cemented your passion for Endurance Sports: 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.
	Areas of special interest or specialization as a coach: Ironman, draft legal triathlon, Xterra
	How would you describe your personality or style as a coach? I work 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.
	What can an athlete expect from you as their coach? Great communication on the way towards their goals, whatever they may be.
	Distinguished Athletes that you have coached: Worked with Ironman pros Craig Alexander, Heather Wurtele, ITU pro Nathan White, Ironman 70.3 World age group champion Raul Tejada,
	Sport(s) you most enjoy participating in: Running, Bowling, Mountain Biking
	Greatest Athletic Accomplishments 10x Intramural Champion at ISU
	What do you like most about competing? Suffering with everyone else out there
	Sport you would like to get involved with in the future: Xterra
	What is your favorite competition you have ever done? Candy eating contest, 2010 or Innertube water basketball tournament 2000
	Best Athletic Experience Helping my brother from high school runner to professional triathlete
	What is your worst athletic experience and what did you learn from it? Living through the tough times with my athletes. It's hard to watch people you care about and are invested in miss their goals, but it also really helps motivate me to keep pushing us onward and upward.
	How do you motivate yourself prior to competition? Don't really need extra motivation other than lining up
	What do you like to do when not training or coaching? bowling league, building things, reading
	What is your favorite book? that changes every year.
	What is your favorite food? Candy, not chocolate
	What is your go-to recovery meal? Chipotle
	If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go? Pretty much anywhere that touches the ocean
	Something about you people would not guess: My wingspan is 7" longer than I am tall.
	Can you ride a mean wheelie? No