Aloha! I’m Michelle Simmons. I’m a wife, a mom, a coach, and with a lifetime background in swimming, I am a long-time (20 years!) endurance athlete living on Oahu. I’m also the Head Coach and founder of TeamBSC Triathlon, which is a team of dedicated triathletes from across the country who like to get a little crazy while they work to reach their SwimBikeRun potential. Now going into my ninth year of coaching, I find myself just as passionate as ever about helping motivated athletes reach their goals!
Over the years I’ve learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to triathlon training and racing. I’ve had some success in my own triathlon career, with 16 Ironman finishes, including 3 in Kona, but I am more proud of what I have recently helped other athletes achieve!
With a primary focus on Iron-distance training/racing, I’ve been able to apply my (sometimes hard-earned!) knowledge to help many athletes push past their own perceived limitations and go longer/faster than they ever thought they could. I thrive on working closely with athletes as individuals to figure out how to help you get you as strong and fit as possible, thereby in a position to reach or even exceed your goals on race day.
I’m pretty proud of the stats TeamBSC has achieved in the last two years:
2012
~TeamBSC had 16 athletes finish 19 Ironman races… 100% finisher rate!
~12 of the 16 athletes achieved lifetime PRs at the distance (75% PR rate).
~Add one Kona qualifier and 4 Vegas qualifiers and we called it a successful year!
2013
~TeamBSC had 21 BSC athletes finish 24 Ironman races… once again with a
100% finisher rate!
~16 of the 21 athletes achieved lifetime PRs at the distance (76% PR rate).
~Two Kona qualifiers and 7 Vegas qualifiers. Boom! How fun was that!?!
What Coach Michelle’s Athletes Say: