Tara Norton is a professional triathlete and multi-sport coach from Toronto, Canada. Focused on long-course and Ironman races, Tara began her pro triathlon career in 2004. A 21-time Ironman finisher, Tara has competed at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii six times with a best 12th place overall finish in a time of 9:41 in 2007. Tara broke the Ironman Lanzarote bike course record in 2010, has an Ironman personal best time of 9:32 and has over 25 top-10 finishes in long course races as a professional triathlete.

As Head Coach at Absolute Endurance Training and Therapy and coordinator for Epic Woman Camp, Tara delivers top-notch coaching programs tailor made to suit athletes’ individual needs by combining

A USAT Certified Level 1 triathlon coach, Anthony coaches for the Asphalt Green Triathlon Club. Anthony developed a passion for the multi-sport of triathlon in 1997. He has completed 23 Ironman triathlons including the Hawaii Ironman World Championship ‘00-‘04, ’06; has raced all twelve Ironman USA Lake Placid and has an Ironman PR of 9hrs:43min at IM California in 2001. Anthony raced for Team USA in the 2002 Long Course World Championship in Nice, France and has achieved “All American Honors” USA Triathlon National Amateur Age Group Ranking multiple times.

Anthony has raced several marathons, setting a PR of 2hrs:50min in the 100th Anniversary of the Boston Marathon in 1995. Anthony

Tara’s athletic career stretches back to her childhood when she played competitively in high school (fast pitch softball, basketball, volleyball) and college (basketball). In 2001, Tara decided to take on the challenge of the NYC marathon and was instantly hooked on endurance sports. She has completed a total of 8 marathons including Chicago, Miami, Boston and NYC (5 times). In the midst of marathon training and racing, Tara was introduced to the sport of triathlon and completed her first race in 2003 – an Olympic distance race in the Hamptons – and instantly realized this was her passion.

After running Boston in 2006 and setting a PR, Tara decided it was time to take a break from marathons and step up to the next big challenge: the Ironman. Four months later, she completed Ironman

For twenty years, Dr. Pamela E. Wilson has been helping people restore their bodies to optimal function through the use of Manual Medicine. Having studied and learned numerous “state of the art” techniques from experts around the world, Dr. Wilson meets each patient’s needs on an individual basis.

Dr. Wilson has been in private practice since 1990. In 2002, she founded the Wilson Center in Red Bank, NJ. Specializing in Physical Medicine and Performance Training, this facility focuses on returning the injured patient to their optimal quality of life. Rehabilitation plans for patients who have structural injuries, such as herniated discs and strain/sprain injuries, are developed to manage the patient’s pain, well as restore function so the patient can return to their highest

Kyle Herrig is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and the founder and owner of Triplex Training. The functional training business was set up to help individuals maximize their fitness potential through integrated, functional, and prescriptive exercise. By incorporating tri-plane exercise movements, Triplex Training expects to improve flexibility and muscular strength, while bridging the gap between personal training and physical therapy. Kyle is also a USAT Certified Level 1 triathlon coach and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), offering coaching services, training programs, and even run gait analysis to improve efficiency. While being a health care professional for various athletes and individuals, Kyle has the unique background to assist individuals in maintaining optimal health while continuing to strengthen and improve their fitness levels.

Moira first started running in 1993 after quitting smoking. She has since run more than 20 marathons, including NYC, Boston and New Jersey with a marathon PR of 3:50 as a masters runner and has qualified and run the Boston Marathon 4 times. A competitive swimmer since early elementary school, she stopped swimming after high school and did not pick it up again for over 25 years.

After a running injury in early 1995, she began swimming again, and then cycling as a means of staying fit. That is when Moira’s passion for triathlon began. Building upon various distances, in November of 2001 she completed her first Ironman. Since then, Moira has completed 9 Ironman races including Ironman Florida, Lake Placid and Kona. She has an Ironman PR of 11:26 in 2006 at age 50, and

Nicknamed “The Mechanics” by USA Today, Jim and Phil Wharton are internationally known trainers, therapists, and authors who established their practice in 1989 and changed the face of human performance. They have worked with luminaries in the sports world from professional football players to Olympic gold medal winners. This famous father and son team can be found in their clinics in New York City, Mexico City, and Flagstaff, Arizona, on campuses and in sports venues all over the world, at the podiums of seminars and workshops, in fitness centers all over New York, on Broadway stages, and in the spotlight of the press.

Jim and Phil Wharton have authored four books on fitness: The Whartons’ Stretch Book, The Whartons’ Strength Book, The Whartons’

Vicky Tiase is committed to inspire lifestyle changes in people through the sport of triathlon. She is a certified coach by both USA Triathlon and USA Cycling.

As a nationally ranked Ironman triathlete with an extensive background in marathoning, Vicky knows what it takes to have the “will” to succeed. She has compete in 10 ironman races, including the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in ’02.’04, ’07, ’08 with a PR of 11 hours at Ironman USA in Lake Placid. Vicky has also achieved “All American Honors” from the USA Triathlon National Amateur Age Group Ranking ’02-’07. She also represented the US as a member of Team USA at the 2008 Olympic World Championships in Vancouver, Canada.

As a physical therapist and certified ASTYM rehabilitation specialist practicing in Tempe, AZ, Mark specializes in sport rehabilitation with in-depth knowledge and comprehension of human movement, pathology, and orthopedic dysfunction. Along with Mark’s area of expertise is in running related dysfunction, his biomechanical approach to assessing each person’s individual circumstances and formulating a treatment strategy has proved invaluable. He has successfully managed care for high school, college, and professional athletes of all sports.

Mark is passionate about human movement and enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise with his community by lecturing to local walking, running, and triathlon organizations on injury prevention and

In 1992, Hector Picard almost lost his life in an accident while on the job as an electrician. After four weeks in a coma, he learned he suffered 13,000 volts through his body that resulted in the complete amputation of his right arm and half his left, as well as 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 40% of his body. At the age of 24, he had to start a new life - a life as a bi-lateral amputee.

With the strong support system of family, friends and competition, Hector’s desire to live a full life was not suppressed. From July 2009 through November 2010, he will have competed in over 30 triathlon events including 2 Half Iron, 5 Olympic, 2 International, 2 Classic and 19 Sprint distances taking place throughout the state of Florida and Freeport, Bahama. He is the recipient of the 2010 Paul Mitchell Spirit award for Para-triathlete of the Year in the USA.

Race day, October 25, 2009, was a beautiful day in Tempe, Arizona. John Sellinger - a seasoned runner, cyclist and triathlete, had been preparing for this race all summer with a focus on competing for a top position in his Age Group. His training had been flawless, he felt strong, rested and was excited to get the race underway.

John had a good swim which placed him where he wanted to be among his competition coming out of the water. Like many triathletes, swimming was not his strongest leg of any triathlon, but he was headed out on the bike and he was ready to take control of his race. About 40 miles into the 56 mile bike leg the day was over. A driver, headed the same direction as the race course, turned across vehicle traffic, through several sets of cones, onto the closed bike course sticking the front end of the vehicle directly in John’s path. Going 25+mph in his aero-bars, John didn’t stand a chance, in fact he didn’t even have time to hit the brakes before impacting the car, ending John’s day and opening a new chapter in both his life and the lives of his wife and children.

John’s injuries spanned all the way from his neck to his knees. Both knees had impacted his bike as the force of the impact ejected John from his saddle leaving a gaping wound in his right knee deep enough to expose the bone and tissue of the knee. John’s right femur had also exploded out the back side of his pelvis upon impact and left his right leg dislocated and his pelvis in pieces.

John spent the following 6 days in the hospital during which time his knee and pelvis were repaired. Doctors were surprised by the extent of the damage to John’s pelvis and were forced open a large 21” incision to locate all the shattered pieces of bone. In the end, two

On September 21st, 2008, John Gleeson was completing a 120 mile training bike ride in preparation for Ironman Florida. It would have been his third Ironman. John was hit by a car, suffering severe trauma including broken ankle, hip, pelvis, femur, eight ribs, clavicle, scapula, C2 fracture to his neck, a punctured lung and had to have his spleen removed. A titanium rod was put in his left leg to repair the broken femur, and 9 screws and 2 plates to repair his hip. After the hip surgery, John suffered a pulmonary embolism and was put on heparin (blood thinner). Preparing for another hip surgery, doctors needed to take him off the blood thinner. About 5 minutes before surgery, John suffered a stroke.

The doctors said it was due to bilateral disections of the carotid arteries because of the C2 fracture. They performed surgery to put 3 stents in each carotid artery and saved John's life. He was in the hospital and rehab for 3 1/2 months. When the accident happened, John's daughter was 18 months old and his wife was 5 months pregnant with their son, born in February 2009.

The past years have been continuous rehab and doctor appointments. Due to his injuries and the stroke, each day is a struggle physically as John can't use his left hand and doesn't have dorsi flexion in his left foot. Nonetheless, John has returned to work full-time, commuting to the city to his job in the financial services industry.

Having grown up a swimmer, Karin started her triathlon career in 2004 and quickly realized she loved it. She became pretty good at Olympic Distance, and in 2006 took home a gold in the NYC Triathlon in the Elite Amateur Division, a Gold in the Escape from Alcatraz in her age group and a Bronze in the Swedish National Championships.

In February 2009, Karin was training for her first Ironman in Lake Placid, and was to join her friend Matt Long on the I WILL Team.

But life had other plans for Karin. On Sunday, February 8th, 2009, she set out for a 75 mile bike ride. Half way through, she got a throbbing headache which would not give in, even after a nap and some motrin. Karin called a friend and as she was hanging up the phone, her fingers started twitching and then her whole right side went numb. She went to say something, but all that came out of her mouth was gooblediguck, after which she promptly fell down to the floor and had a seizure.

An athlete, completely healthy and only 34 years old, Karin was the unlikely victim of a stroke.