NESTA Triathlon Coach case studies
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The NESTA Triathlon Coach credential is a professional certification for coaches who plan and supervise swim-bike-run training. Candidates typically include endurance coaches expanding into multisport, personal trainers adding triathlon clients, and experienced age-group athletes formalizing what they already practice. The NESTA Triathlon Coach case studies are 5 cases and about 2,876 words.
1Hot-Weather 70.3: Weight Gain, Not Dehydration
An athlete you coach is a 41-year-old female age-grouper, 68 kg, preparing for a 70.3 in forecast 32°C heat and 75% humidity. In a 3-hour race-simulation ride she drank 2.4 L of water with one low-sodium electrolyte tablet, gained 1.2 kg, and finished with a headache, nausea, bloating, and swollen fingers.
643 words, about 3 min2Two A Races, One Achilles, Nine Hours a Week
Your athlete is a 38-year-old male with 9 hours/week to train, a recent FTP of 250 W, and a threshold run pace of 4:10/km. He has a history of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy that resolved 6 months ago; he currently does eccentric heel raises three times weekly and is pain-free.
657 words, about 3 min3Panic at the Mass Start: A Five-Week Open-Water Reset
An athlete you coach is a 34-year-old female with a pool 1500 m time of 25:00 (1:40/100 m) and an open-water race in 5 weeks. Last year at the same event she panicked at the mass start, hyperventilated, switched to breaststroke, and finished in 34 minutes.
599 words, about 3 min4The Sub-2:00 Olympic Distance That the File Does Not Support
Your athlete is a 29-year-old male with an Olympic-distance personal best of 2:07 and a goal of sub-2:00 at a flat, non-drafting race in 6 weeks. His current FTP is 280 W, open 10 km is 40:00, and pool 1500 m is 24:30.
414 words, about 2 min5A Junior Stress Fracture, a Selection Deadline and a Club Under Pressure
An athlete you coach is a 17-year-old female junior national squad member. She sustained a second metatarsal stress fracture 8 weeks ago; walking is pain-free but she has not run.
563 words, about 3 min