Fox Coaching
Personal Triathlon Coaching Tailored For You
British Triathlon Level 2 Coach
Cheshire, NW England
Fox Coaching
Simon Fox - Professional Triathlon Coach
I offer a bespoke one-to-one coaching service, tailored to your own specific needs and objectives, with a flexible and competitive pricing structure to suit all clients. My coaching philosophy is to aim to be inclusive and welcoming of all abilities and to encourage and motivate athletes to reach their own individual potential. In particular, I believe I can help those athletes with some basic triathlon experience to progress that bit further, perhaps to successfully complete a longer event, or to achieve an age-group qualification.
I feel I can achieve this through references to my own personal experiences, and not just technical knowledge. I have considerable experience as an athlete myself, one who progressed from novice to age-group level, and with a long history of successfully coaching endurance runners and, more recently, club triathletes.
Coaching Experience
I coached the seniors running group at my local athletics club for many years, after qualifying in 2008 as a UK Athletics accredited level 2 endurance coach, and took an additional module in coaching marathon running during this time. I no longer coach group athletics but have been group-coaching and leading group rides with my local triathlon club, Knutsford Tri, since 2022. I coached two individual athletes on a one-to-one basis to successfully complete their very first Ironman events, as part of my coaching journey, when undertaking my Diploma during early 2024.
Testimonials
Karen, who finished 4th in her age-group at Ironman Hamburg in 2024, said: “Simon was very open and easy to talk to. He listened to any issues I had and took notice of them. He showed me respect and integrity – he is honest and has worked with me, i.e. guided, but also allowed me to make certain decisions for myself. He was very supportive and encouraged me all the way. I have been happy with the coaching relationship and enjoyed working with Simon and would recommend him to fellow athletes.” Dave, who smashed his target time at Ironman Hamburg in 2024, said: “without doubt it was Simon’s guidance, experience and knowledge as a coach which helped me to exceed my goal. He was able to adapt my training as circumstances suited and also gave that vital encouragement when sessions either didn't go according to plan or life just got in the way! I highly recommend anyone to use his coaching."
Performance History
I have been competing in endurance events for 20 years, after joining my local athletics club in my late-thirties. I have competed at all standard road running race distances, from 5k up to marathon, as well as numerous fell and trail races of various distances. I began to enter triathlons soon after I had started running, joining my local triathlon club and competing in various events, both in the UK and abroad. I have finished several Ironman distance events as well as some of the more extreme ‘mountain’ ones, such as the inaugural Brutal and Triathlon X. In recent years, I have managed to qualify to compete for England at Age-Group marathon, and GB at both triathlon and duathlon.
20 Years Endurance Racing.
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All Standard road running race distances;
​From 5k - PB 17:52
To Marathon - PB 2:59
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Fell and Trail races.
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Triathlon events across the UK
and abroad.​
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Several Iron distance events.
Ironman - PB 10:46
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Inaugural Brutal, Snowdonia.
Triathlon X, Lake District.
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England Age-Group marathon
GB Age- Group triathlon & Duathlon.
Coaching Qualifications
1 - British Triathlon Level 2 Triathlon (Group Coach)
Cert No.986299
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2 - British Triathlon Level 2 Diploma (Personal Coach)
Cert date June 26 2024
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3 - British Triathlon Ultimate Coach Membership
No.E131882
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4 - British Cycling Ride Leadership Award
Level 1
