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Steve Karlsson

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C O A C H B I O	Name	Steve Karlsson
	What Carmichael Training Systems says about this coach:
	Date of Birth	1971
	Hometown	Toronto, ON
	Current Residence	Tucson, AZ
	Favorite Ride/Run/Hike/Swim/etc.	Bike - Mt. Lemmon, AZ; The Eliminator in Collingwood, ON. Run - Any forest trail, The Phone-Line Trail, Sabino Canyon, AZ. Swim - Okanagan Lake, B.C.
	Education/Degree(s)	Bachelor of Business
	Certifications (USAC, USAT, Power Training, NISSN, CSCS, etc.)	NCCP Triathlon, CTS Certified Coach
	CTS Coaching Level	Expert
	Sports You Coach	Triathlon, Cycling, Running
	Packages You Coach	Select, Premium
	Major Coaching Accomplishments: Coached many Age Group and Junior athletes through successful completion of Sprint, Olympic and Ironman races, 5k, 10k and 1/2 Marathons.
	Experience that cemented your passion for Endurance Sports: My first Sprint Triathlon in 1996. Been hooked ever since.
	Areas of special interest or specialization as a coach: Interacting with various personalities; In particular how to communicate effectively to the individual with the goal of a best possible outcome. As coaches we must be strong communicators.
	How would you describe your personality or style as a coach? Empathetic not sympatic; invested with you; determined to be successful
	What can an athlete expect from you as their coach? See above
	Distinguished Athletes that you have coached:
	Sport(s) you most enjoy participating in: Hockey, soccer, table tennis and of course Swim/Bike/Run
	Greatest Athletic Accomplishments IM Canada and 4th at National Age Group Champs Olympic distance, any Marathon I have completed!
	What do you like most about competing? Passing others. Emptying the tank!
	Sport you would like to get involved with in the future: Adventure running, lawn bowling.
	What is your favorite competition you have ever done? 2000 Corner Brook Age Grp Nationals – hard course! Niagara Marathon – beautiful.
	Best Athletic Experience Skiing for days in Quebec with friends
	What is your worst athletic experience and what did you learn from it? DNF with heat exhaustion – learn more about the unique demands of your race!
	How do you motivate yourself prior to competition? Visualize myself going fast and coffee
	What do you like to do when not training or coaching? Play with my kids, have dinner with my wife; read anything endurance.
	What is your favorite book? Power vs Force
	What is your favorite food? Anything with Salsa on it.
	What is your go-to recovery meal? Chips and Salsa
	If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go? Where is Salsa made? There.
	Something about you people would not guess: Let me think about that, eh?
	Can you ride a mean wheelie? Umm, no.