Meet our Coaches

Shannon Kurek

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The founder of HFP Racing and HFP Coaching, Shannon has been a competitive triathlete with over 20 years of racing experience and more than 125 podium finishes in Ohio races.  Shannon owns a 10:24 Ironman World Championship PR and a 4:18 Half Ironman PR.  Also, placed 5^th in his age group in the 1994 Duathlon World Championships as a member of Team USA.  Currently racing as an Elite Master mainly focused on sprint distance triathlons.  Subscribes to a low-tech "Quality vs Quantity" coaching principal with a lot of emphasis on intensity and consistency.

Michael Brewer

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Michael's multi-sport competing started on a double dog dare from his brother.  Watching a videotape on swimming that taught him how to swim in four months, he completed his first triathlon at the Panama City Half Ironman in 2002.  He has been training/competing ever since.

His goal is to provide a comprehensive multi-sport service that addresses the training, racing, and recovery needs of the novice, veteran and elite athlete.  He provides this through facilitation of the athletes’ complete needs, which includes time management, coached training sessions, race selection and sport specific facilities.

His athletes have qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, the Ironman World Championships, Duathlon World Championships, and several have broken many of their personal records.

Daniel Smith

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Daniel has been involved with sports almost his entire life, ranging from a background in Gymnastics, Track and Field and running road races. He moved on to triathlon in his early 20's and has had a love for the sport ever since. He has competes as an elite master athlete now, with well over 100 triathlons raced, from the sprint distance to 1/2 ironman.

His approach is based on years of study and application from many different coaches, professionals, as well as self taught trial and error. Daniel currently is a NFPT certified personal trainer with a Triathlon/Duathlon and running training group at The EMH Health campus facility in Avon, Ohio. Daniel also coaches H.S. Track and Field for Avon Lake High School.

He has developed a comprehensive triathlon/duathlon training program tailored to the beginner to intermediate level athlete, including all triathlon and duathlon distances from sprint to 1/2 ironman training.

Bob Duncan

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1. Athlete: Been involved in Competitive Cycling, Triathlon, and multi-sport since 1983.
2. Iron Man: Completed 8 Iron Distance events between 1995 and 2008.
3. Cyclist: 1985-2001 raced to Cat 2 really like criteriums!
4. Wheelie FunMulti-Sport: Founded and ran from 1999 to 2009.
5. Patent Holder: for integrated armrest aerobar (profile sonic stryke, profile sonic csx).
6. Veritas Fit System: Inventor / owner.
7. Veritas Custom Cycles Founder / owner: Highlights include 1 national masters rod race champion, 1 national time trial bronze medal, fastest bike split Chicago triathlon 2008, fastest bike split Memphis in May 2008, First bike to T2 70.3 world championship 2008, course record holder male and female Heart of the South 200, 3 IM world championship qualifiers.
8. Bike Fit: Performed over 9,000 road and triathlon fittings. Highlights include 6 national triathlon age group champions, 1 national road race champion, 2 Ironman age group champions, 1 Ironman age group world champion, Fastest Female age group bike split IM Wisconsin 2009 (5:22:30),70.3 world championship bike split record holder (1:58:49).
9. Coaching: Bob Duncan Racing, Veritas endurance. Highlights include 1 fourth ITU long course world championship (my beloved wife Lisa), 4 IM World Championship qualifiers (6 total finishes), 3 age group USAT long course champions, 1 Chicago triathlon age group champion, 3 age group winners Muncie Endurathon, Current bike coach of Eric Limkeman (2007 USAT rookie of the year), Current coach Andrew Starykowicz (http://astarykowicz.blogspot.com )
10. Huge Fan of Ricky Bobby, “I want to go fast!”

Elyse Jarard

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Elyse Jarard, owner of Venus a fitness studio for her, has a bachelor’s degree in Biology and (in another life) worked in medical research for 12 years. She is an NASM-certified personal trainer.

Elyse specializes in working with women and girls to learn about health and fitness, socialize, and learn how to feel comfortable with their bodies while working to improve or maintain good health. “We need to take the time to take care of ourselves, so we can be there for our families. Women are traditionally more in tune with health and wellness, but there is so much conflicting and confusing information coming out everyday."

Elyse has been a trainer for 5 years, and is really excited to offer the first women’s only boutique fitness studio in Cincinnati. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and their dog, and enjoys participating in local races and sprint triathlons with her family.

Randy Lehrer

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Randy is 48 and came into the triathlon scene by way of age group swimming. A former High School & Junior High swimming coach, he has been involved in triathlon/multisport for over twenty years and has completed approxiametly 200 races from sprint to Ironman distance.

Randy has competed at two World Triathlon Championships and is currently a Certified Personal Trainer with The American Council on Exercise (ACE). He enjoys working with anyone from 'Newbies' to seasoned veterans and is having as much fun racing now as 'back in the day'.

David Savoie

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David began his athletic career as a high school rower and quickly fell in love with endurance sports. After a brief time rowing at the elite level he switched over to the world of triathlon and has not looked back since. David is currently racing as an Open Elite with a focus on short course triathlon and duathlon. Over the past four years David has had 38 podium finishes and holds five overall course records in triathlon and cycling.

Before becoming a triathlon coach David spent time coaching some of the top high school and college rowing programs in the US leading them to some of their best race results and seasons to date.

During his time as a triathlon coach, David's athletes have been setting personal records nearly every time they race. Whether you are new to the sport, have been racing for years, or are an elite looking for that extra edge, coach Savoie will work one on one with you to meet your training and racing goals. His personal training philosophy is based on consistent training and a balance of quality and quantity to keep his athletes healthy and racing well throughout the season. David works with all distances of triathlons/duathlons as well as runners and cyclists.