COACH PROFILE

PASSION, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.

 

BENJAMIN EITELBERG

OWNER AND HEAD COACH

 

Hometown:

Auckland, New Zealand

 

Athlete:

A competitive age-group athlete

• Sprint to half ironman distance triathlons

• XTERRA and cross-triathlon

• Trail and ultramarathon running

• Swimrun

• Mountain bike stage racing

 

International:  

• South Africa representative at the ITU World Age Group Championships

• New Zealand representative at the ITU World Age Group Championships (including team captain on 2 occasions)

• XTERRA World Championships

 

Ben has multiple years of experience in triathlon and endurance sports coaching, with a keen interest in plant-based nutrition and its relationship with performance and recovery. He has had unique opportunities to shadow world-renowned individual and team coaches, work with a vast range of ability and experienced athletes in achieving their own goals, and deliver training camps, workshops and clinics throughout New Zealand and Australia. Ben continues to achieve success with both beginners and seasoned athletes, tailoring his approach to each individual.  

 

As an athlete, Ben has won numerous provincial and national age-group titles. He has been competing for over 25 years across the various distances of triathlon, both on and off-road, as well as swimrun, trail running, mountain bike stage racing, and more recently, ultramarathon running. Ben has a wealth of experience and knowledge waiting to be shared with his athletes.

 

With a diploma in vegan nutrition and numerous collaborations with plant-based health professionals, Ben continues to experience tremendous successes in his advocacy for a plant-based lifestyle. These include educational workshops, speaking engagements, and personalised consultations that inspire many to make the shift. Ben is also the co-founder of The Lentil Intervention, a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for lifestyle changes toward personal and planetary health.

 

Undertaking a concurrent 20-year-plus career in a very demanding corporate world whilst accommodating a passion for training and competing, Ben knows first-hand that there is no secret formula to balance. It's a constant moving target that requires delicate managing, best achieved through a well-established athlete-coach relationship.

 

Coaching Achievements: 

• National Triathlon and Aquathlon Age Group Champions 

• ITU World Long Distance Championships Age Group Silver Medalist

• Ironman 70.3 podium finishes, in New Zealand and abroad

• Secondary Schools National Mountain Bike Champion 

• Qualifications to ITU World Championships and XTERRA World Championships 

• Guidance to completion of extraordinary endurance events – The Pioneer, Cape Epic, Comrades Marathon, trail ultramarathons, and various Ironman events abroad.

 

Qualifications: 

• Triathlon New Zealand Level 3 Accredited Coach

• XTERRA Certified Coach

• Cycling New Zealand MTB Accredited Coach

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• Leading Beyond Sustainability Micro-Credential

• Sport for Sustainable Development Micro-Credential

• Vegan Nutritionist Diploma

• Sports Nutrition Business Diploma

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• Foundations in Heart Rate Variability

• No Exceptions Training Certified Coach (Halberg Disability Sport Foundation)

• Certified Functional Movement Systems Professional, Level 1

• Trigger Point Performance Therapy Certified Trainer

• TRX Suspension Certified Trainer

• St John First Aid Level 1