OUR COACHES
1-1 premium triathlon coaches
All our coaches are USA Triathlon Certified providing a safe environment for athletes of all abilities.
Pedro Gomes
11 yrs coaching
Pedro has been a professional triathlete and coach for over a decade, coaching both remotely and in-person. Pedro has two professional Ironman wins to his name, and over 20 professional podiums in the IM circuit alone. As a coach, he has qualified 34 athletes to the IM World Championship in Kona. Pedro holds coaching certifications with USA Triathlon (L1), USA Cycling (L3), RRCA (L1), IRONMAN U and holds a NCCA-accredited personal trainer certification.
John Ballard
10+ yrs coaching
John has been a Director of TriScottsdale for 6 years, coaching many of our club's athletes to PBs, podiums, World Champs, Boston Marathon (and one World Record). Personal accomplishments include numerous podiums, 5X All American, 3X Alcatraz Escapee, MountainMan 70.4 OA Masters wins, Boston Marathon Finisher, 70.3 World Championship Finisher, and finisher of the multi-day EPIC camps. John CoFounded Camp Flag, The Sonoran100, and Crush-It Iron Distance Tri.
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Lewis Elliot
10 yrs coaching
Lewis is one of the founding members of TriScottsdale. He has coached professionally since 2004, and has helped many competitors reach World Championship IM podiums. Currently, he does private coaching for all abilities, from first-timer to the world-class athlete. Personal accomplishments include: Team USA National Cycling Team member (1996-2000), Professional Triathlete 2001-present, 5-Time US National Cycling Champion, over 200 endurance sporting events wins, pro MTB & gravel racer.
Carrisa Matenaer
10+ yrs coaching
Carrisa was an All-American & All-State High School swimmer, as well as a D1 swimmer. She spent 8 yrs as a Head Age Group swim coach in charge of all 14 & U programming working with some of the best Olympic swim coaches in the country. She is now a USAT Level 1 certified coach working with athletes to improve swim stroke technique & efficiency, and gain confidence in the water. She has completed 12X 70.3s, including 3X 70.3 World Championships, & the 2023 Ironman World Championships.
Alan Abeyta
8yrs+ coaching
Alan is a USAT level 1 and Youth / Junior coach since 2016. Specializing in youth and junior draft legal. Alan has been an athlete all his life, from running the Barcelona Marathon at 14yo to racing NORBA mountain bike series in Colorado, tennis, volleyball, basket ball, kayaking to rock climbing and more. Never could find his forever sport until he stumbled on to triathlon. And he states "I will do this till I die".