Bobby Wallace - Triathlon Coach 
In order to balance his long hours behind a desk working in software development, he made certain to get plenty of time to hike, bike or get to the gym.  It wasn’t until 2002 that he did his first triathlon and from that point on, he was hooked. Since then, he has done more than 60 triathlons, duathlons, biathlons, road races and cycling races, frequently finishing on the podium or in the top-ten for his age group. He is a two-time competitor in the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon (one time qualifier) and will do the race for the third time in 2010.

Bobby believes that fitness should be a part of our lives but should not dominate it. He strives to influence others to embrace fitness as a life-long commitment that should be met within the boundaries of work, family and other aspects of a complete life and not an obsession.  As an athlete he has developed the skills required to benefit from long-term fitness through reasonable overloading of moderate to high intensity workouts, recovery and balanced nutrition.  As a coach he brings these skills to help his athletes reach their personal goals.

Mike Galvan — Triathlon Coach
Son of Dominican immigrants and a native New Yorker.  He got his start in sports by playing in the concrete schoolyards of the Lower East Side.  Mike then became a star High School distance runner until an injury ended his collegiate career early in his freshman year.  Inactivity and his newfound love of the college lifestyle caused him to gain over 100 pounds in 5 years.  At his heaviest, Mike maxed out at 235 pounds to go along with his two-pack a day cigarette habit.

Looking for a change of lifestyle, he was inspired when he witnessed a friend complete her first triathlon. With a mix of proper diet and exercise he completed his first sprint triathlon 3 months later.  Smoking, eating and laziness were replaced with swimming, cycling and running.

Mike is now a USAT certified triathlon coach and is known for his enthusiasm while working with athletes of all levels.  He is the Head Triathlon Coach at New York University.  He is also an Assistant Coach with Team in Training, Asphalt Green Tri Club and Simply Tri.  Since completing his first race, he has helped over a 1,400 athletes experience that wonderful finish-line feeling for themselves.

Thaddeus Wojcik — Triathlon Coach
Coach Thaddeus first started coaching/personal training in the U.S. Army as remedial fitness instructor for his unit in Germany, training soldiers recovering from injury or struggling with weight or performance goals, and he began racing on his company's cross-country team at the DOD's Defense Language Institute.  While Thaddeus is a certified USA Triathlon coach (Level 1), he believes that the certification is worth no more than the paper on which it is printed if he does not listen to and learn from athletes, in order to communicate with them and help them grow, conquer challenges, tap their inner strength and experience the barrier-breaking excitement of the multi-sport lifestyle.

Thaddeus first discovered triathlon while supporting a friend at an Ironman event.  Immediately addicted to the challenge and camaraderie he witnessed, Thaddeus settled into his own training, and has since raced numerous sprint, Olympic, 70.3 Half Ironmans and Kona Hawaii Ironman World Championships, and twice completed the S.O.S. Triathlon, a grueling 8-stage adventure race in the Shawangunk mountain range.  Thaddeus has completed over one hundred running races from 5k to marathon, and various open-water swim events.  This year, “Coach T” looks forward to the challenge of his first ultra marathon.

Outside of triathlon, Thaddeus practices law and proudly numbers TriLatino among his clients.  After receiving his undergraduate degree in International Business from Temple University, Thaddeus graduated from Notre Dame Law School, and is licensed in New York and California.

Edel Borrero — Triathlon Coach
Edel joined the ranks of Certified USAT Coaches in 2009, but his triathlon experience dates further back to 2005 when he completed his first Olympic length triathlon at the Westchester Triathlon. Ever since experiencing that wondrous feeling of accomplishment as he crossed his first finish line, Edel has been hooked on triathlon and on promoting the sport to his Latino community.

Edel is most fulfilled by seeing those athletes he’s worked with—especially the “first timers”—complete their races happy, healthy and strong. As any coach would, he emphasizes the importance of proper training, nutrition and rest with his athletes, but also stresses mastering the mental preparation that goes into the sport. “Visualization, positive affirmations and reinforcement are parts of an athlete’s training that all too often go ignored, but at times the difference between finishing a race and pulling out can come down solely to the belief that you have what it takes to complete the race”, says our Papa Bear.

When not coaching, racing or training, Edel enjoys spending quality time with friends and family, songwriting, and dabbling in graphic arts.