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Snow-covered ridges of the Southern Alps, New Zealand

Triathlon & Ironman coaching, New Zealand

Built around your week.

Triathlon and running coaching for people with a job to keep.

Pick a distance and see how a training week fits around full-time work. Yours gets written from what you actually did last week.

Pick your distance

Example week

Saturday

8:00hours this week
SwimBikeRunStrength

Example only. Tap a day to see its sessions.

Talk to me about your race How it works

Mark Bowstead. Former pro, 2012 to 2020. IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs champion, multiple 70.3 podiums, 3rd at IRONMAN Australia with the bike course record. Coaching since 2017.

  • Triathletes running out of a lake at the start of a race, low sun behind them
    Swim
  • A triathlete in an aero tuck on a time trial bike, riding a tree-lined country road
    Bike
  • A triathlete in a green and white race suit running along the water's edge, hills behind
    Run

Every distance. One coach.

First 70.3, first Ironman, a faster Olympic, or a marathon PB.

Most people improve doing almost anything for the first year or two. After that, progress comes from someone who reads your data, knows your week and adjusts the plan when life happens. That's the job.

Best for
Parents, shift workers, people who travel for work
Lake Pukaki with the snow-capped Southern Alps behind it

Training is simple.

Fundamentals, done consistently, sequenced properly, adjusted when life happens. The craft is in the judgement: what this person needs this week.
Lake Pukaki. Photo: Rebecca Clarke, Unsplash

From first chat to start line.

Four steps. You only have to do the first one.

How coaching works1-on-1, through TrainingPeaks
  1. Hi Mark. Thinking about my first 70.3. Two kids, about eight hours a week. Is that enough?
    Yes, with the right eight. Let's talk through your week.

    The chat

    Your race, your week, your history. If an app would do the job, I'll tell you.

  2. Bike threshold Tested
    Run threshold Tested
    Zones set Done

    The tests

    Baseline tests set your zones, so every session has a real number on it.

  3. MonRestTue8x5min Big GearWed1-400 PyramidThuShort 30sec hillsFriEasy swimSatLong ride, Z2SunLong run, Z2

    The plan

    It lives in TrainingPeaks. I read what you did and build next week from it. Work trip, sick kids: the plan bends.

  4. Pacing for your course
    Fuelling for your gut
    Race-week sessions
    What's next, after

    Race day

    A pacing and fuelling plan for your course. You arrive knowing how the day should go.

Screens are illustrations

Full-time jobs. Finish lines anyway.

A triathlete on a time trial bike on an open country road with hills behind

Six 70.3 PBs in a row.

“As a dad of three with a demanding workload, I really valued how Mark tailored my training to fit seamlessly around my life.”
Tim Anderson, two World Championship qualifications

Injury to podium in three months.

“What stood out most was how carefully he managed my return from injury.”
Hannah Martin, Ironman age-group podium

First Ironman, under 12 hours.

“…the process built confidence, consistency, and a much deeper understanding of training and performance.”
Mark Campbell, CEO, Jasper

2:47 marathon. 1:19 half.

“He's got a really calm, positive coaching style that makes the whole process enjoyable.”
James, Auckland, five years coached

Read every athlete story

Mark Bowstead smiling in a New Zealand cycling jersey

Raced it. Now I coach it.

Nine seasons as a pro. First Class Honours in engineering. Coaching since 2017.

These days I coach, work a second job and have a family, so I know the juggle from the inside. I build and check every plan myself, for one person at a time.

Race results
WhenRacePlace
2009ITU Long Distance World Championships, 20-241st
2015IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong3rd
2015IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs1st
2016IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship16th
2017IRONMAN New Zealand5th
2018IRONMAN Australia, bike course record3rd
2019IRONMAN New Zealand6th
2019IRONMAN Australia4th
2020IRONMAN New Zealand, 8:16:137th

Read the race reports More about Mark

Choose how close.

In NZD. Coaching is monthly, plans are one-off. Every plan built and checked by me.

  • Premium coaching Open

    Fully personalised and closely tracked. Every week built from the one before.

    $350per month
    Talk to me
  • Standard coaching Full, waitlist open

    A personalised plan with lighter-touch feedback.

    $250per month
    Join the waitlist
  • Single sport

    Running, cycling or Zwift.

    $100-200per month
    Ask about single sport
  • Training plans

    A one-off Olympic, 70.3 or Ironman plan, written for your hours.

    from $69one-off
    See training plans

Not sure which fits? Tell me your race and your hours, and I'll point you to the right one, a one-off plan included.

Tell me about your race.

Any distance. I read and answer every message myself.

Rather email? mbowstead@gmail.com