Today I chew the fat with Chris Pilone. I’ve got to thanks Chris for this chat again, it was one of the most; fun, wise, enlightening, gripping and honest chats I’ve had on the podcast. Chris is a New Zealand based athletics and triathlon coach, who has had tremendous success at the international level. Chris has been a professional coach since 1997 and has guided many national champions in a range of events (including 2004 Athens Olympic gold medallist Hamish Carter in the triathlon, as well as Nikki Hamblin one of NZ’s best middle-distance athletes). Pilone competed at a high level for New Zealand himself, running 2:16 in the marathon, 29:32 for 10k and 14:07 for 5k. He also finished a respectable 74th place at the 1988 World Cross Country Championships in Auckland. During the mid-1980’s he trained with the likes of John Walker, Dick Quax and Peter Pfitzinger. Chris generously shares just so much incredible knowledge and insight from his running and coaching career, everyone will learn something from this one!