Season 6 Ep 12 — Gale Bernhardt — From Math Teacher to Olympic Coach

Gale Bernhardt's insights on effective coaching, balancing technology with human touch, setting long-term goals and tips for aspiring coaches. With over 35 years of coaching experience, Gale Bernhardt has guided Olympians and World Championship athletes and played pivotal roles as the USA Triathlon Olympic and Pan American Games Triathlon coach. She shares her incredible journey from a mechanical engineering background to becoming one of the most respected figures in endurance sports as a pioneering endurance coach. We explore her coaching philosophy, emphasizing the importance of continual learning across exercise science, pedagogy, and other key areas of understanding. Gale also provides invaluable advice for aspiring coaches. She highlights the significance of setting long-term goals, addressing knowledge gaps, and balancing science and the art of coaching.  Gale and Dirk compare and contrast coaching occupations in the United States and European countries. Plus, she touches on the evolving role of AI in coaching and why the human touch remains irreplaceable. To learn how TrainingPeaks can help your endurance coaching, visit TrainingPeaks.com.

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TrainingPeaks CoachCast is an endurance training resource for athletes and coaches. If you're a triathlete, cyclist, runner, ultra-endurance athlete, or one of the many other sport types, subscribe to learn how to train for success. Host Dirk Friel talks with expert guests focused on the elements of endurance training and racing that lead to better performance, prolonged athlete lifestyle and more enjoyment of your sport. To learn more about how TrainingPeaks can help you achieve your training goals, visit us at trainingpeaks.com.