Coaches
Kevin Hamilton:
Kevin has been involved in triathlon for15 yrs and is one of the founder members of Cerist Triathlon Club. He has been part of the Welsh and Great Britain team for many years competing at three World Championship events – 1999, 2000 & 2002, European championships 2005 and a member of Welsh Squad at the Home Nations 2003 & 2004.His enthusiasm and passion for the sport is infectious and he has undoubtedly contributed enormously to the increase and participation for Triathlon in the area.
Achievements |
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World Champs 1999 in Montreal – 2nd in 35-39 cat (citizens race) |
Welsh Sprint distance – 3rd 1998, 3rd 2003 |
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Welsh Grand Prix winner 1998 |
Welsh Olympic distance – 2nd 1998 & 3rd 2000. |
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Aquathlon – British Championships 2003 – 2nd (35-39 cat) |
Olympic Distance – 2 hours 6 minutes. |
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Sprint distance – 59minutes and 57s |
Ironman 70.3 – 4 hours and 45 minutes. |
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Montgomeryshire Sport Awards: Nominated 2008/9 outstanding accomplishment and contribution to sport. |
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Dragon Sports: nomination for volunteer of the year 2007 and winner in 2008 |
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Professional,Training and Coaching qualifications |
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Governing body |
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University of Wales 2003 |
BA(Hons) & PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and training |
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British Triathlon 2007 |
Coach Level 1 (L2/3 ongoing) |
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OCR (Oxford and Cambridge RSA) 2008 |
Level 2 Gym Instructor (excersise and fitness, anatomy and physiology) |
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Pulse Fitness 2005 |
Group Cycling Instructor |
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VT Training 2010 |
Level 2 circuit training Instructor |
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HeartStart |
Emergency Life support |
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Sports Coach UK 2010 |
Child protection |
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Insurance Cover |
Insured through the BTF and Public Liability Cover for fitness instructors - £5m (industry standard) |
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Gym inductions and specific training plans available to suit your needs. |
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Kim Brett:
Kim did her first tri in 1999 and then had a very long break before joining Cerist in 2006. With a background in Fitness coaching going back 15 years she was delighted to become part of the coaching team. She is keen to help people of all abilities to get involved in Triathlon and/or become more active generally to improve their health and fitness on all levels. Kim is a qualified Personal Trainer, Nutritional Adviser, Triathlon and Run Coach and has passion for open water swimming. Her current qualifications cover her for personal training, circuit training, turbo training, club “training day”sessions, swimming, cycling and run training In addition she can provide gym programmes, health and fitness assessments and nutritional analysis and advice.
Training and Coaching qualifications |
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Governing Body |
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Register of Exercise Professionals (Reps) level 2 Active Training |
RSA exercise to music (1996) |
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Reps level 2 Active Training |
Step Aerobics (1996) |
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Reps level 2 Active Training |
Aqua fit (1996) |
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Reps level 2 Active Training |
Gym Instructor (1996) |
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Reps level 2 Active Training |
Cardiovascular and resistance training (circuits) (1996) |
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Reps level 2 Active Training |
Fitness testing (1996) |
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British Triathlon Federation |
Coach Level 1 swimming, cycling, running (2009) |
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Reps level 2 Lifetime Fitness |
Studio cycling (2010) |
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Reps level 3 Lifetime Fitness |
Nutrition and weight management (2010) |
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Reps level 3 Lifetime Fitness |
Advanced Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer (2011) |
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UK Athletics |
Leadership in Run Fitness (2011) |
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Insurance Cover |
Insured through the BTF and Public Liability Cover for fitness instructors - £5m (industry standard) |
Nikki Humphreys
Nikki has been involved with Cerist for approximately 4 years. She started with attending the club circuit session in 2007 and competed in her first club aquathlon as part of a relay in 2008. After a two year break, due to an injury from horse riding, she again competed in the club aquathlon in 2011 and then finally finished the season of 2011 by completing her first triathlon. During 2011 she was also busy qualifying as a swim coach and as a leader in running fitness.
Training and Coaching Qualifications |
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Governing Body |
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Amateur Swimming Association |
Level 1 in Coaching Swimming (2011) |
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UK Athletics |
Leadership in Running Fitness (2011) |
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Sports Coach UK 2011 |
Child Protection (2011) |
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First Person First Aid (2011) |
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Insurance Cover |
Insured through ASA and UK Athletics for Public Liability for Coaching - £5m (industry standard) |