Angie Anderson

Angie's philosophy towards coaching, training and racing is embodied in the name of her coaching business  TriLife is about and living life with passion and excitement.  Angie sees athletes take the energy created with training and racing, and build it into their family and work environment.  Triathlon is about more than fitness.  It's about friendships developed along the way. It's about doing what you thought was impossible... beyond reach.  It's about taking small steps to reach a big goal.  It's about your family and friends being proud of you, but ultimately, it's about you being proud of yourself.   From newbie triathletes wanting to get their feet wet in the world of multisport, to people with  triathlon experience looking for structure, support, and motivation, Angie's individualized programs and ongoing coach / athlete contact will allow you to embrace triathlon as a lifestyle. The accomplishment of setting a goal, doing the work, and achieving the goal, is life changing.  Let me help you reach your finish line.

Education and Coaching Experience

• Bachelor or Physical Education and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Calgary.
• Founder and head coach for Team TriLife.
• N.C.C.P. Competition Level Certified Triathlon Coach
International Triathlon Union Level 2 Triathlon Coach
• Master Learning Facilitator and evaluator for all N.C.C.P. coaching programs in Alberta.
• Alberta Triathlon Association Provincial Coach.
• Head coach for the Alberta Team for the Canada Summer Games, 2009
• Head coach for Western Canada Summer Games 2011.

Angie the athlete!

• 2nd in Age Group, 14 Age Group Woman overall at Ironman Arizona.  A 32 min best time.  10:31:58
• 3rd in Age Group, 13th woman overall at Soma Half Ironman Arizona Oct 18 2012
• Overall Femaile Winner  Dueces Wild Half Ironman, Sept 2012
• Completed 11 Ironman races including Hawaii, 6 times at Ironman Canada, 3 times at Ironman Coeur d'Alene abd Ironman Arizona.
• She placed 7th in her age group at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater in 2009

Angie uses her personal experience as an athlete to enhance her skills as a coach.  She has 2 teenage daughters, and works hard to balance training, being a Mom, and running a busy triathlon coaching business.  Angie calls her team "The Best Team in the World"... and she means it!  She feels very fortunate to be surrounded by such diverse, motivated, nice folks.

Sarah Pearce-Gieck

Sarah has been a involved with Team Trilife for the past 4 years as an athlete and the past 2 years as an associate coach alongside Angie and Richelle. Sarah competes in the various distances of triathlons, including Olympic distance, Half Ironman and Ironman with a successful top ten age group finish. Her passion for the sport has grown over the years, both in the competitive nature and the excitement of the challenge in training and racing.  The one thing she loves the most about the Triathlon is the diversity of the different ages and abilities of each person involved. She finds it very rewarding and exciting to work with the “newbie” athlete; seeing the thrill, enthusiasm, nervousness and fears of someone just getting into the sport, along with the experienced athlete striving to reach new goals.

Sarah started out as a competitive swimmer at a young age and then started running while in University and has since completed multiple marathons. Triathlons were the next logical step and a great addition to marathon training with the cross training of the swim and the bike. She was thrilled to find out that she still managed to have her swimmer’s “legs” after all these years.

Sarah obtained her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 2005 from the University of Alberta. With her experience as a physiotherapist she has been able to help treat and rehabilitate several of her fellow team mates, assisting them in achieving their triathlon and running goals. She is currently working on completing her NCCP Competition Level Triathlon Coaching certification. Sarah is also on the Board of Directors for the Alberta Triathlon Association.

As part of Team Trilife, Sarah has had the ability to follow Angie’s philosophy of “'trying life and living life with passion and excitement”, and hopes that she will also be able to instil this in her clients too.

Sarah VanTine

Sarah has been an athlete with Team TriLife since 2011. She brings her passion to the sport in a way that inspires others to want to become triathlete or follow their dreams no matter what they may be.

Sarah has a talent for helping others to strive for their own personal best and loves to be a part of that journey and see others succeed. She brings leadership to the team through her experience working with leaders from diverse organizations in the not for profit, community and corporate sectors at a world class institution, Leadership Development at The Banff Centre. On a daily basis Sarah has conversations with potential clients looking to build on their own leadership tool box by attending one of The Banff Centre’s Leadership Development programs.

The one thing that is near to Sarah’s heart is swimming. She shares her passion for swimming by coaching a swim class Friday at The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta -- this class is known as Sarah’s Swim Squad!

Sarah is a certified NCCP swim coach and trained NCCP triathlon coach. Currently, she is being mentored by the head coach of Team TriLife, Angie Anderson, and will become fully certified in 2014.

Sarah has competed in various triathlons from sprint, Olympic distance, and half Ironman. This coming August, 2013 Sarah will compete in her first Ironman in Whistler, BC.

Sarah lives and works in Banff Alberta and is following her dreams to inspire others to follow their dreams. Nothing gives her more satisfaction than seeing a person excited about life, happy and making their own dreams come true!

Favourite quote: “A bird sitting on a tree is not afraid of the branch breaking, because his trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.”

Testimonial from Andrew Smith Masters Swimming Athlete:

“When I arrived in Banff over a year ago, I was in training for a busy race season ending with my first Ironman distance race in September. I hoped to meet fellow triathletes I could train with, and was looking for a squad to swim with.

Sarah contacted me when she heard of my goals. She invited me to join her Friday swim group, which I’ve been part of since.

Sarah's coaching is superb, and under her eye I’ve made titanic improvements. She taught me a drill which I use every time I swim, which has improved my body position in the water better than it has ever been. With Sarah, I learned how to flip turn, how to keep a high elbow during the catch/ pull phase, how to bilaterally breathe properly. She ably coaches a swim group of different levels and keeps the sessions fresh and challenging. Having tried three different swim coaches in the three years prior, I've found the best one in Sarah.”

Sharon Styles

Sharon has been coaching with Team Tri Life for two years now, and an athlete with the team for over four years. Since her first triathlon in 2007 she has fallen in love with the sport and the inclusiveness of the triathlon culture. Sharon’s personal philosophy is that anyone can do triathlon, and in doing so achieve goals they never before thought possible. It is truly an inclusive sport, from try a tri’s and duathlons to full Ironman events, and all are welcome.

Education and Coaching Experience: 

• NCCP Certified Competition Level Triathlon Coach
• Certified Personal Trainer (CanFit Pro)
• Youth cross country and track and field coach (14 years)
• Currently working towards completion of Bachelor of General Studies Degree

Athletic Achievements

• 2012-Age Group Silver medalist and 4th overall at Triathlon Canada Championships, 4th overall at Wasa, 2nd place AG at Calgary 70.3 and 7th overall.
• Age Group Silver medalist and 6th overall at 2011 Triathlon Canada Championships
• Age Group winner and 7th place overall at Triathlon Canada Championships (2010)
• Overall winner at both Albert and Saskatchewan Olympic Distance Provinicial Championships (2010)
• Places top 3 overall or in age group at local olympic and sprint distance races
• Former member of University of Saskatchewan Track and Field and Cross Country teams
• Olympic distance PR of 2:17:50 (2012), Marathon PR of 3:20:34 (2012), Half Marathon PR of 1:27:55 (2012)10k PR of 39:41 (2012).

Sharon balances triathlon coaching and her own training and racing with raising her two children who are pursing their own athletic endeavors, owning and operating her own fitness business and being supportive of her entrepreneur husband Marty, owner of ComGen Power Solutions Ltd.  In her free times she enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, and cross country skiing with her family.

Testimonials

I hired Sharon as a coach to help organize my training with my life so I wouldn't have to stress about it anymore.  She did this and so much more.  My first goal was a 1/2 marathon in February.  I hired Sharon in January although I had been training up to this point.  She simplified my training schedule and was preparing me for the 1/2 marathon.  I didn't realize how much she was improving my running until I ran the 1/2 marathon.  I had the best run I've ever had - excellent time, excellent race, excellent overall.  I can't think of anything else I did differently other than hire Sharon!!!  And I have to tell - a goal of mine was to be as fast as one of the girls I regularly run with - and I was!!!  All the people I regularly run with have noticed an improvement in my running and so have I.  As I now train for upcoming triathlons, I'm noticing huge changes in my biking and swimming.  Sharon is a coach like no other - she's always ready to help me out with difficult training days I've had, give me great tips on the upcoming race strategy, everything.  Who else could I contact at 11pm on a Friday night with training frustrations to have a response by morning??!!  She gets it and knows what to do.  Thanks Sharon!

-Jen A