Profile: Wendy Chrisp
With 22 years experience in the sports of triathlonand running, Wendy thrives on working with motivated athletes. She is passionate about working with people to enable them to achieve.
Wendy fully utilises her skills as an accredited professional coach with a strong depth of experienced in exercise rehabilitation, management of athletes, corporate facilitation and conference speaking. Using a combined practical and theoretical coaching approach, she is able to offer our athletes effective coaching plans as well as delivering highly successful coaching seminars.
Coaching Experience - Australia
• Olympic Triathlon Coach 2004, 2008
• Professional Race Manager for Graham Woods 1987 - 1989 (QLD AUS)
• Perth to Albany 410 km foot Race (1988) Race Record
• Australian 48 hr Track Race (367.83kms (1989) Australian Record
• Sydney to Melbourne Foot race professional manager (1988-1989)
• Trainer for Ipswich riders in the QLD team for the World BMX Champs (1989)
• Manager for Sandy Barwick (NZ) 24/48 hour QLD Track Championships (1989)
• World Record: Run manager for Ron Grant 1000 hour World Record - QLD AUS (1989)
Coaching Experience - New Zealand
• 5 years coaching with Endurance Coach, working with novice & experienced triathletes focusing on a range of distances from Sprint Distance to Ironman
• Extensive experience in weigh loss programs using triathlons as the goal
• Endurance Running Coach for athletes doing The Goat & Coast to Coast
Personal Sporting Experience
• 1987 Ironman Hawaii and 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003 Ironman NZ
• 1984 NZ Multi sport Championships (3rd)
• 1988 Beneficial Finance 6 day Ultra (3rd) AUS
• 1988 Runner Up Ladies K2 QLD Marathon Champion AUS
• 1988 Queensland 24 hour race (2nd) AUS
• 1989 Queensland University Women's Marathon Champion AUS
• 1989 World Record: 1000 hour run with Ron Grant QLD AUS
• 2005 Tenzing Hillary Mt Everest Marathon
Qualifications and Awards
• 1984 Diploma of Teaching (Physical Education)
• 1990 1988 Level One Aust Swim Accreditation
• 1990 National Ambulance Officer: Pre Hospital Emergency Care Certificate
• 2006 Level One Triathlon New Zealand Coaching Accreditation
Positions Held
• Fitness & Rehabilitation Consultant - YMCA, Sports Physiotherapy PN - NZ, City fit QLD AUS
• Established first Aboriginal Women's fitness clinic in Cherbourg QLD AUS. (1985 - 1989)
• NZ Sports Medicine Conference - Organizing Committee (1987)
• Guest Speaker for Coaching Association of NZ, annual conference (1991)
• Consultant to NZ Athletics Chelsea Sugar Squad with Kerry Hill & Silvia Potts (1993)
• Team Consultant to NZ Barcelona Olympic Rowing Team (1994), NZ Netball (1995) & NZ Women's Cricket (1994)