Coming from a mountain biking background and falling into Triathlons a few years ago, I decided to find myself a coach after delving through many web sites and talking with several prospective coaches I opted for Team Dillon. I have…

I came to triathlon following a Catherine Tate “I can do that” moment in 2009 at the age of 55. I was lucky enough to qualify for the World Championships with my first Olympic distance triathlon and went to the…

Having been slightly above-average at a number of sports I was determined to push for excellence when turning to Duathlon and achieve the age-group GBR vest i’ve always wanted. A strong coach-athlete relationship is fundamental to most successful athletes and…

In the early months of making the transition from rugby player to triathlete I really missed not having the support and guidance of a coach. Luckily towards the end of 2008 I was fortunate enough to find Michelle, who has since been a revelation to…

Michelle has revolutionised my training and in only a few weeks I can genuinely see and feel the difference. I had been overtaken about 12 times by Michelle at Monaco 2006 on the run alone and hence witnessed at first…

Mish has changed my life! She has gently coaxed me from thinking that, one day, I might possibly finish a triathlon to realising that I was quite mistaken about where my limits are! I’m now looking at achieving a decent…

2009 was my first season of triathlon and was particularly tough as I only learned to swim front crawl in March. My cycling background and determination to succeed allowed me to achieve some good results, but my unstructured approach to…

Team Dillon coached Jodie between 2008 and 2012. I have been in triathlon since I was 9 years old and Michelle Dillon was a name that every one knew in the triathlon world! Mish was the athlete I wanted to…