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I've coached triathletes for over 30 years — from first-timers finishing their first sprint to athletes standing on the top step of the Ironman World Championship podium.
The way I train athletes doesn't change much between those two. That's the point.
The Trisutto Method
The Foundation
What we actually believe about training
The sport of triathlon has become complicated. Athletes track hundreds of data points, agonise over training load algorithms, and follow periodisation models borrowed from sports science research. Most of it isn't wrong. But data can describe what happened. It can't tell you how to get betterI didn’t start as a coach — I started as an athlete trying to figure it out.
"I've watched athletes with perfect numbers underperform, and athletes with nothing but a desire to work get on podiums nobody expected. The body knows things the watch doesn't."
The Trisutto approach is built on a different foundation: consistent work, physical durability, and learning to read your own body. We use data as a tool, not a religion. And we trust the process enough to stay the course when it looks boring from the outside.
Core Principles
The Track Record
Results built over three decades
Brett Sutton has coached at the highest level in the sport for over 30 years — including multiple Olympic gold medals and Ironman World Championship titles. The same system that produced those results is what we use with age-group athletes today. We don't have a different philosophy for elites and a different one for amateurs.
Daniela Ryf won five Ironman World Championships this way. Chrissie Wellington two Ironman World World Championships.
Nicola Spirig won Olympic Gold and Olympic Silver.
Julie Derron won Olympic Silver.
Age group athletes have gone from couch to first triathlon, and first Ironman. Others have qualified for World Championships and Kona. All following the same system.
Go Deeper
Read the thinking behind the method.
These articles give you a real feel for how Trisutto coaches think — and whether it resonates with how you want to train.
Ready to start?
Two ways to train the Trisutto way
Whether you're just getting started or ready for a coaching relationship, there's a clear next step.
Not sure which is right for you? The coaching page has more detail on what each option involves and who it suits.
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