Gina Lardon
Founder and Head Coach - South teams
Gina is the Head Coach for our South Beginner and Intermediate teams.
Gina is a USAT Certified Triathlon Coach and is also a Heart Zones Certified Triathlon Coach and Orange Jersey Master Trainer. She has over 25 years experience in fitness training and is also an ACE certified personal trainer. Gina has completed dozens of triathlons and is has completed Danskin almost 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 was a Head Coach of Team Danskin Training (TDT), South Austin thru 2006. Gina coached at Camp Danskin for 2 years, served as a volunteer on the Danskin-Austin race committee and was repsonsible for developing Team Danskin Training nationwide while serving as the TDT National Senior Coach. Gina and Tracy Nelson, head coach for North Teams, continued their Heart Zones coaching with Tri Zones Training, offering triathlon training to dozens of women throughout the summer and fall.
Gina juggles a full-time job, along with the fitness and family lifestyle as a wife and mom with two grown children, ages 25 and 21. Her experience as an athlete, coach and mom combine to support and inspire others with an informative yet fun and caring attitude, to help athletes of all skill levels, ages, shapes and sizes take on a new challenge by preparing for their first triathlon. "Join Tri Zones and you join a FAMILY--it's not about the race, but the journey you begin with us!"
Upcoming Races and Events
- Mar 4 2012 - 9:00am
- Mar 24 2012 - 8:30am
- Mar 25 2012 - 7:30am
- Mar 25 2012 - 8:30am
- Mar 31 2012 - 7:30am
- Mar 31 2012 - 8:30am
- Apr 1 2012 - 7:00am
- Apr 1 2012 - 8:00am
- Apr 14 2012 - 7:00am
- Apr 28 2012 - 8:00am
