Posts Tagged ‘Graeme Stewart’

Coaching and mentoring

Graeme Stewart, Aleksandar Sørensen-Markovic, triathlon coaches


Here I am with my triathlon coach Aleksandar Sørensen-Markovic in Samsø Denmark relaxing after training. He is great coach and mentor and we share many of the same methods in terms of coaching protocols and values in terms of relationships.
Coach Mentor


There and many benefits of having a coach or mentor and even with my experience and knowledge I find I need a helping hand and someone with objectivity who has an understanding of how it feels.

A coach will give training protocols, teach you how to carry out the training and eventually go away and do it on your own. A mentor will tell about training but will also tell you how it feels on the start line of your first Ironman, what to pack in your transition bag and be able to understand the highs and lows you will go through.

The whole is greater than the parts

Graeme Stewart, Triathlon, Coaching, Science, Health


Over the past few years I have struggle to bring together all the aspects of my life. A scientist who races at a professional level for Ironman triathlon and a triathlon coach and a husband with an interest in promoting health and fund raise for cancer. I tried to divide these parts of my life between various not dead but dormant projects, Ironmanvscancer (fund raising and cancer awareness), SportisSweet (coaching and health), Multitesta (triathlon and coaching).

Aristotle said , “The whole is more than the sum of its parts” and having found myself spread too thin, it is time to bring everything together again in one place.

I am not an Olympic athlete and it is not likely I will ever win a Nobel prize but there is a great synergy between my sport and my science lives which can benefit the individuals and organisations I work with.

1) Sicence
2) Coaching
3) Triathlon
4) Health

By brining these 4 elements together I aim to eliminate confusion and increase understanding and learning, both yours and mine.