Tri Zones Training

Founder and Head Coach - South teams

Gina is the Head Coach for our South Beginner and Intermediate teams and also for our MS150 cycling program.

Gina is a USAT Certified Triathlon Coach and is also a Heart Zones Certified Triathlon Coach and Orange Jersey Master Trainer. She has over 20 years experience in fitness training and is also an ACE certified personal trainer. Gina has completed dozens of triathlons and is has completed Danskin every year since 1997. Gina started Team Danskin Training in Austin as its head coach in 2002 . Under her guidance, the team became large enough to split into geographic teams in 2004, and Gina has been the Head Coach of Team Danskin Training, South Austin ever since. She is now the Team Danskin Training National Senior Coach, developing programs for Team Danskin Training nationwide. Gina coached at Camp Danskin for 2 years, served as a volunteer on the Danskin-Austin race committee and was a past coordinator of triathlon mentor-mentee programs. Gina and Tracy Nelson, head coach for North Team Danskin, continued their Heart Zones coaching with Tri Zones Training, offering triathlon training to dozens of women throughout the summer and fall.

Gina juggles the fitness and family lifestyle as a mom and wife with two almost-grown children. Her experience as an athlete, coach and mom combine to support and inspire others with an informative yet fun and caring attitude, helping women of all skill levels to take on a new challenge by preparing for the Danskin triathlon. "Getting there is half the fun, the other half is the great feeling you get from crossing under the finish banner of the Danskin".