Bowstead Performance Coaching
In my extensive 10 years of racing professional triathlons, I have had the privilege of working with many of the leading coaches in the industry. The insights and knowledge I gained from these experiences have profoundly influenced and shaped my unique coaching style. This coaching approach has consistently resulted in nearly every athlete I coach achieving a personal best time under my careful guidance and support. Your unwavering dedication, combined with my expertise, forms an exceptional team. Together, we can create an unstoppable alliance. Let's pave the path to excellence together and surpass all of your goals.
Now with over 9 years coaching experience I am committed to guiding endurance athletes towards their fitness pursuits.
Based in Auckland, New Zealand. Coaching athletes online via TrainingPeaks across NZ, Australia, and globally
How does my coaching philosophy help athletes? I believe that endurance performance is built on a foundation of data-driven consistency. By leveraging the power of Training Peaks, I provide athletes with structured workouts that adapt to their physiological response. Whether you are preparing for your first 70.3 Taupo or aiming for a PB at Ironman New Zealand, our coaching ensures every session has a purpose.
My Coaching Philosophy
High-performing individuals operate in dynamic environments. As your career, travel, and personal commitments fluctuate, a rigid, off-the-shelf training plan will inevitably fail you.
My coaching methodology replaces guesswork with precise physiological data and highly specific, structured programming. Through a continuous, collaborative feedback loop, we monitor your progress and intelligently adjust your plan to match your actual capacity. This highly individualized approach ensures that every single session has a clear purpose—optimizing your limited time, driving real physiological adaptation, and setting you up for peak execution on race day without accumulating destructive fatigue.
My Path and Results
I started endurance sport when I was 11, so thats now 25 years experience. At high-school I had multiple area and national titles in Multi-sport, duathlon and Triathlon.
Then I went to university and studies Chemical and material engineering. With papers in Sports science and biomedical engineering. Even managing to get 1st Class honours at the same time as training well over 25h per week and starting to race professional races. I won the 20-24 World Long Course Triathlon champs (3km/80km/20km) a month past my 20th birthday.
After University I went full time professional, and travelled the world living my dream. Some performance highlights:
1st at Buffalo Springs 70.3 Lubbock TX
Multiple Ironman 70.3 podiums internationally
3rd Ironman Australia (setting the Bike record)
5x National (NZ) Long distance Triathlon Podiums
Multiple world 70.3 champs appearances, best position 16th
Multiple Hy-Vee championship appearances (The Worlds champs of non-draft OLY distance back in the day)
Represented cycling New Zealand at the world Zwift championships
