Athlete Advisors

Dave Scott

Dave Scott is the most recognized athlete and coach in the sport of triathlon. He is a six-time Ironman world champion and a member of the Ironman Hall of Fame and the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.

Dave's career in triathlon began with the inception of the sport in 1976. He won his first Hawaii Ironman in 1980 and went on to win again in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987, earning the nickname "The Man" along the way. In 1993, he was honored for his accomplishments in the sport and became the first inductee into the Ironman Hall of Fame. To celebrate, Dave came out of retirement and, at the age of forty, after a five-year absence from competition, decided to race again. In a stunning and memorable performance, beating out an impressive field of professional athletes – many of whom were in their twenties – Dave placed second overall. Now based in Boulder, Dave coaches triathletes of all ages and abilities, from beginners to three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington.

For more information on Dave Scott visit his site www.davescottinc.com.


Pip Taylor

Pip Taylor is a professional triathlete and sports nutritionist from Australia. Over the past eight years, Pip has been one of the world's top-performing triathletes. In 2009 alone, she won the Memphis in May Triathlon, the Australian and Oceania Long Course Championship, and the Vineman Ironman 70.3. A member of several Australian World Championship teams, Pip was also named Australian Under-23 Triathlete of the Year 2002-03 and Australian Junior Elite Triathlete of the Year 2000-01. Pip contributes articles on nutrition to Triathlete Magazine. Additional information on Pip Taylor can be found at her website www.piptaylor.com.


Leanda Cave

Leanda Cave is a two-time world champion triathlete representing Great Britain. She won the 2002 ITU Triathlon World Championship in Cancun and also took gold in the 2007 ITU Long-Distance Triathlon World Championship. Her other accomplishments include silver and bronze medals at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Leanda has also been called the "Queen of Recovery" because of her ability to race frequently at a high level. In 2010, she had three podium finishes in three weeks. Raised primarily in Australia, Leanda is now based in Tucson, Arizona. For more information on Leanda Cave visit her site www.leandacave.com.


Jeff Galloway

Olympian Jeff Galloway ran with Steve Prefontaine, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter, Amby Burfoot when the US was a leading power in marathoning. He has become the nation’s leading running coach and author (over one million books sold and over 300,000 runners and walkers coached to their goals through his retreats/running schools, Ecoaching or individual consultation and/or his training programs) and was recently named the official training consultant to the runDisney Race series of endurance events.

Founder of the popular Run-Walk-Run® training method for runners and walkers, his doable methods have opened up the life-changing experience of finishing a marathon (or other distance events) to almost everyone. Through several unique training elements, these methods have reduced injury risk and aches and pains to almost zero. There are now Jeff Galloway Training ProgramsTM in over 80 cities, and Jeff individually advises an average of 100 runners/walkers a day. In addition to his monthly page in the world’s leading running publication, Runner’s World Magazine, Jeff is in front of an audience, motivating and teaching, over 250 times a year -helping those of all abilities stay active (and enjoy it) until they are 100! Since 1983, he has been Race Director for the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk & Fitness Program, a unique program which targets Metro Atlanta companies and offers a free eight-week training program for the Thursday evening 5K run/walk through Downtown Atlanta.

A world-class athlete, Jeff Galloway has competed against the world’s best in Europe, Africa and the former Soviet Union. He broke the US 10-mile record (47:49) in 1973 and has a six-mile best of 27:21. He has claimed victories in the Peachtree Road Race, Honolulu Marathon and Atlanta Marathon. He was a member of the US Olympic Team in 1972 and competed for the USA in the 1975 International Cross Country Championship in Habat, Morocco. He is a member of the RRCA Hall of Fame and the Nike Walk of Fame.

Visit www.jeffgalloway.com for more information.