Coach Deepak Raj
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Email: [email protected]
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Coaching Credentials
- Quit corporate IT Job after 14 years in 2013 to pursue coaching and develop the sport of Triathlon in India
- Certified Coach by Triathlon Australia, IRONMAN and Australia Institute of Personal Trainers
- Represented India in IRONMAN Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii (USA) in Oct’2017 and Qualified for 2021
- Organiser and Race Director for IRONMAN 70.3 Goa and multiple other triathlons in India
- Helped more than 300 + people take their first step towards Triathlon in India by virtue of Triathlon Starter Programs
- Coached more than 150 IRONMAN and 70.3 IRONMAN finishers from India
- Coached multiple people including the 2nd ever Indian (1st Male) to finish an UltraMan Triathlon (10 km Swim, 420 Km Cycling, 84.2 Km Run)
- Coached National Level Gold Medal Winners in Cycling
Achievements
- Finished 22 IRONMAN Triathlons (Swim 3.8 km, Cycle 180 Km, Run 42.2 km) across Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and USA.
- 2 Time Kona Qualifier (2017 World Championships and 2021 World Championships) and Represented India and completed IRONMAN Hawaii Championship in 2017 in Kona, Hawaii, USA.
- Represented India at the ITU World Championship 2018 at Gold Coast, Australia
- PB for IRONMAN with a best time of 10 hrs 19 min 08 sec
- Improved IRONMAN Finish Time from a debut finish time of 15 hours 58 minutes to a PB of 10 hours 19 minutes over the course of his Triathlon journey
- Finished 13 Full Marathons (42.2 km Running) across India, Australia, Germany and USA.
- PB of Marathon Finish Time of 2 hrs 59 min 53 sec.
- PB of Half Marathon Finish Time of 1 hr 22 min 22 sec.
- Improved Marathon Time from a debut finish time of 4 hours 58 minutes to 2 hours 59 minutes over the course of his running journey.
- 7th overall in Open Category in Mumbai Marathon 2014 with a time of 3 hrs and 1 minute
- Boston Marathon Qualifier
- Only Indian to attain a AWA Gold Status in All World IRONMAN Athlete Gold Status for the past 4 years
- Only Indian to be in Top 1 % in IRONMAN All World Athletes in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017,
- Highest Ranked Indian IRONMAN Triathlete in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020