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Suzanne Atkinson, MD
HEAD COACH & FOUNDER
Suzanne Atkinson, MD is a world-class triathlon & endurance coach with over 30 years of experience coaching. She has worked with age group elite & professional triathletes in addition to designing beginning training groups for first time triathletes.
Her teaching career includes working as a wilderness instructor for Outward Bound School, Mountaineering & Rock Climbing fitness director and teacheing medical students & residents at the University if Pittsburgh Medical School.
Suzanne brings motivational skills, technical instruction and an understanding of physiology to each individual athlete’s training. She has helped both first-time triathletes as well as world champions accomplish their dreams.
Training with Coach Suzanne and Steel City Endurance has greatly improved my confidence and enjoyment of open water swimming, and by improving my efficiency has enabled me to save energy for the bike and run in triathlons. During the best if the US race (Leon's race), it was a turbulent start with the best of the us and faster men/women all together.
Due to the work on swim efficiency I was able to hold a place just behind the lead swimmers. I remember feeling like everyone around me was expending a lot of effort, while I felt pretty comfortable. I feel like the effort saved by not working extra hard to stay right there at the lead payed off with a strong bike and run.
When to Lower Your Stroke Count in Swimming
Why would you want to lower stroke count? Well, if it's too high of course. 😉 So how do you know if it's too high?When swimming at an easy pace, ie, not adding much power or force, you should be able to move forward through the water with relative ease indicating...
Triathletes over Fifty: Staying Healthy & Injury-free
Due to a large number of questions from my athletes who are aging up into their 50s or older, I am undertaking a series called "Tri over Fifty". Each article will discuss a different aspect of participating in our wonderful sport for those fifty years of age and...
The best Freestyle Kicking Pattern for Triathletes
"The design is finished not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away" Kicking has Multiple Functions in the Freestyle Swim The kick can help rotate the body, create forward movement, and provide lift in the back end. Each swimmer...
10 Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Triathlon Coach
Choosing a triathlon coach is daunting whether it is your first time or your fifth. Knowing what questions to ask is hard when you're not even sure what you are looking for. Use these questions as a guide not only for interviewing a coach, but also to ask yourself if...
What are some good VO2 Max Workouts?
VO2 max is typically achieved in an all-out effort of 3-8 minutes depending on your genetics and fitness. Outstanding athletes may be able to hold their true VO2 max for a full 8 minutes, but most people cannot. The whole idea of interval work (at any intensity) is to...
5 Ways to Become a Better Hill Climber – Bike Training
Make Climbing Hills fun by training specifically for your race or adventure! Image by moerschy from Pixabay Recently an athlete asked me the following question: I’ve noticed that I can pretty much keep up with people on rides. Except when we hit a hill, I hit a wall....
I utilized Anne-Marie as a coach to increase my 5k and half marathon time as well as to complete a 70.3 distance triathlon. I met all my goals with great success and I largely attribute that success to Anne Marie’s coaching. We seamlessly work together from two different parts of the country. Anne-Marie was incredibly informative, responsive, flexible and offered amazing guidance along the way. I highly recommend her as a coach.
