MEET SALLY + COACHES

ABOUT SALLY

Sally Drake is a USAT Level II Certified and Ironman U Certified Triathlon Coach.
Sally enjoys coaching triathletes of all levels from newbie to elite, with a passion for helping them achieve or exceed their goals. She specializes in ultra-endurance, much through her experience in completing 13 full Ironman triathlons. Sally also believes in guiding athletes to find balance in training and family life and customizes her clients’ training schedules as needed to maintain this balance. Specialties include long distance triathlon, ultra running and cycling, training with power, nutrition and functional strength. Sally is also an expert on swim stroke analysis and coaches masters swims and one-on-one lessons.

SALLY'S CERTIFICATIONS + MORE

Official Triathlon Coach of Ultramax Sports
USAT Level II Certified Triathlon Coach
USAT Youth and Junior Certified Coach
Ironman U Certified Coach
USMS Level I & II Certified Masters Swim Coach
Red Cross Certified Life Guard
PSUPA Certified Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor
Founder, Swim Bike Run Shop and Swim Bike Run Endurance Coaching
Swim Bike Run Triathlon Club Founder & Board Member
Founder and President, ON PACE Triathlon Training Club
Coach and Partner, Youth and Junior Sharks Triathlon Team
Metabolic Efficiency Certified

JENNIFER POWERS

Assistant Coach, USAT Level I Certified
As a coach, I empower people to dream big, beat yesterday and lap their former selves many times over. My specialties include adult learn-to-swim (ALTS), running, swimming and cheering like mad in a tutu. I have two rules, in racing, training and life:
#1 Be safe; #2 Have fun.
A mantra came to me while I struggled to calm myself during the swim at my first Olympic tri and I use it to this day: Breathe, Believe, Achieve. READ MORE about my story and my goals as a coach!

ERIKA HILLER

Assistant Coach, USAT Level I Certified
Erika did not compete in sports growing up. Her first Triathlon was Lake St Louis in 2000. Approximately, a month prior to the race her husband had bet her a million bucks she could not run a 1 mile straight. She did and he is still paying for the wager. Erika has since competed in over 60 races, including road races and triathlons. Over the years, Erika has also competed in 6 Ironmans, a Boston Marathon, and even the Warrior Dash World Championship. Erika has been a USAT level 1 Certified Coach since 2008, and enjoys working with new triathletes to help them achieve their goals.

WENDY DAVIS

IMBA Certified, Coach at Power Up Cycling
Wendy has been an avid cyclist for 10 years and is an expert endurance racer. She started with 3 to 24-hour mountain bike races before moving to the endurance gravel side. This year, Wendy earned her International Mountain Biking Association Instructor Certification Program (IMBA ICP) Level 1 Mountain Biking Certificate. She works with cyclists one-on-one and in clinics, teaching newbies the technical skills of mountain biking and providing them with the hands-on experiences that turn them into confident riders who embrace the sport. READ MORE

BECKY ADAMS

Assistant Coach, Registered Dietitian and Certified Sports Specialist Dietitian
As a coach and sports dietitian, I view my role as one to guide you thru confusion, support you through discouragement; inspire good health, well-being, and life balance; help you find your strength when you want to give up; and celebrate alongside you when you achieve what you only dreamed possible. In terms of credentials, I’m a 3-time Ironman finisher (my favorite distance is 70.3 though!), I’m a Registered Dietitian and Certified Sports Specialist Dietitian, and I am pursuing USAC Level 3 and USAT Level 1 certifications in 2018. While I believe in personal challenge, above all, this sport should be fun. If it’s no longer fun, it’s my role to help you train to a different tune.

TONY RAMOS

M.S., ACSM EP-C

Exercise Physiologist - SSM Hospital System
Missouri State University - Kinesiology
University of Alabama - Dietetics

I grew up as a multi-sport athlete with with a drive to perform better than yesterday. Today, that drive still resides as an avid triathlete and runner. I believe the human body and mind are a too precious of gifts to not develop potential and utilize every day. I studied human physiology at Missouri State University, and currently enrolled in an online Nutrition and Dietetics program at the University of Alabama. Certifications include ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and am in pursuit of USAT Level 1 in the fall of 2019. My goal as a coach is to help individuals set goals, small and large, develop a plan to attain, and fall in love with the process in achieving those goals – all while having fun! I can’t wait to begin working with you all – until then, Carpe Diem.