Category: Athlete Profiles

Fun and freedom on the bike (oh and puppies!) are what she loves, but want a competition, then self professed competitive person Elise will be up to the challenge!

Name: Elise Fookes

Nickname: Someone needs to make one up for me !

Age / Age Group: 30-34

Lives: Melbourne

Targeted Sport: Cycling, but also dabbling in a little bit of triathlon occasionally

Years in the Sport: Around 5 years for cycling. Maybe 4 for triathlon but I’ve also just had a 3 year hiatus from tri racing thanks to injuries and uni studies! Oh, and COVID cancelling everything last year.

How did you get started: I used to play somewhat competitive basketball, but after work and uni studies got in the way of training I found the bike for fun and fitness, and haven’t looked back! Some of my friends had recently bought road bikes, then naturally I took it to a more obsessive and competitive level 🤷‍♀️

Why I choose CPC: I can’t organise myself 😂 but really I love the approach of fitting training around work/life, and having a more flexible approach to a training program.

What I ‘get’ from my sport: I’ve always loved challenging myself through different sports. And I’ve met heaps of people through cycling and triathlon, it’s just fun to be part of a supportive crew with a common interest!

Ultimate Goal: To have fun and try to stay injury free! I’ve got some smaller more specific bike and tri goals, but I think I’ll keep them secret for now 🤫

What I couldn’t live without: Bikes and puppies. I’m a simple person.

Biggest love: My dog (Kobe) and cat (Finn) 😂

Pet peeve!: People who can’t accept a female might ride faster than them, so they need to play the good old game of leapfrog 🙄

Interesting fact about me: I can turn basically anything into a competition. Or in to a conversation about dogs. Try me.

Socials: Instagram

A wife, a mum of two, sheep farmer, health and fitness advocate for farmers and a down right awesome chick! Sardie is a pleasure to coach, recently completing her first ever Half Iron distance, and with some new goals on the horizon we can’t wait to see what’s ahead…

Name: Sardie (Sarah) Edgar

Nickname: Sardie. When I was younger I couldn’t say Sarah!! I would say Sardie… it has stuck and never get called Sarah (unless I’m in trouble!!)

Age / Age Group: 40-44

Lives: On a sheep farm in Nareen. (Western Victoria)

Targeted Sport: Triathlon

Years in the Sport: 15 years on and off

How did you get started:  I have always run from a very young age. When I lived and worked in Melbourne I had a go at a short tri at the docklands with a friend. I was on a mountain bike!! I decided I really loved the variety of triathlons and have done lots of sprint and Olympic distances over the years. As well as continuing with my fun runs and trail runs in my region. My first olympic distance tri was in Noosa in 2015. It was AMAZING!!!

Why I choose CPC: I met Sarah at a Triathlon camp in 2015. I have been following her ever since and made contact in 2019 to get to her help me work towards a Half Ironman. I love her communication, understanding how my schedule works with kids, understands farming life and I love the variety and balance she brings to the programming.

What I ‘get’ from my sport: I LOVE exercise and movement, it makes me feel happy, strong and challenged. I also like helping and motivating others to include exercise in their lives and see the benefits it has on them physically and mentally.

Ultimate Goal: having just completed my first half iron man, I need to set my next goal….stay tuned! 🙂

What I couldn’t live without: Good food ! !

Biggest love: My two children and my husband!

Pet peeve!: Lining up and being on hold.

Interesting fact about me: I love playing Hockey and am thinking about putting the boots back on after a few years off!

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An Irishman now living in a town smaller than most triathlons get entries… The idea of Ironman was born after volunteering at Ironman Melbourne, and is now on a mission to that finish line…

Name: liver (Ollie) McNulty

Nickname: Thankfully no one knows some of my nicknames growing up. I occasionally get called Irish (Imaginative) or Big O not that I understand what that means either…

Age / Age Group: 45+

Lives: I moved from Ireland to Echuca, from there to SwanHill, Deniliquin and now Balranald NSW. I reckon I have found one of the smallest Councils now to work in (give balranald a google!), next step will be to move back to civilisation in a few years. 😉

Targeted Sport: Triathlon

Years in the Sport: I did my first splash and dash 5 years ago

How did you get started:  Working in Council I helped the Tri Club get ready for the Echuca Tri. I got to know some of the local legends of Tri and they convinced me to volunteer at Ironman Melbourne for 2 years before I took the plunge myself at the end of 2015 to tri a triathlon. I was an ex footballer looking for a reason to push myself.

Why I choose CPC: I was introduced to Sarah when I did Busso in 2016. I liked her approach and I was keen to get started with a coach. Over the past five years I have some work and life challenges and Sarah always takes this on board. She is more than just a coach as she recognises that life can sometimes get in the way and that coaching and training needs to be flexible. Sarah is a coach, at times a councillor and a mate. She looks out for all her athletes.

What I ‘get’ from my sport: Sport has always been a massive part of my life. I love all sports, watching and taking part. It is also a great way to get to know people and develop social circles. When I am finding times hard its a great way to relax and stop the mind from spinning.

Ultimate Goal: To become an Ironman.

What I couldn’t live without: Zwift and Zoom with my family being spread across the world it has been so important this past year

Biggest love: Family

Pet peeve!: Armchair critcs

Interesting fact about me: I have 8 brothers and sisters. 2 in Australia 2 in America and the rest back in Ireland.

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A man that once you will meet, you will never forget. Genuine. Hard working. Honest. Reliable. Traits not only we all strive for in life, but are invaluable as an athlete…..

Name: Robert Green

Nickname: Robbie or Greenie (it’s pretty obvious…)

Age / Age Group: Grandpa Age 😉

Lives: Mont Albert….Melbourne is the best.

Targeted Sport:
Cycling…..none of that running or swimming 🤫
Basketball…that’s my life
Skiing….it’s awesome

Years in the Sport: Cycling…to school mid last century !

How did you get started:  Structured riding last 5 years and a MAMIL for a decade before that. :-p

Why I choose CPC: Training Peaks said Sarah was the best coach….easy decision.

What I ‘get’ from my sport: It’s a passion, I’m trying to relive my youth and defeating Father Time as he advances.

Ultimate Goal: To be able to keep riding as others hang up their bikes.

What I couldn’t live without: A riding kit ready to ride tomorrow (garmin to)

Biggest love: All the people I’ve met riding.

Pet peeve!: Cars pass me then cut me off & Di2 outa juice !

Interesting fact about me: If you say I can’t do something…then I have to do it ( legally of course) Love a challenge.

A 33year veteran in the sport of triathlon, and there’s not much he hasn’t accomplished in those 33 years. A lover of vintage cars, and just like a fine wine, keeps getting better with age….

Name: Steve Gray

Nickname: Sugar (someone has to ask what this is all about!) 😉

Age / Age Group: 50-54

Lives: Echuca, Victoria

Targeted Sport: Triathlon

Years in the Sport: On and off since 1988 so 33 years !

How did you get started:  I swam in a team and thought I could tackle the whole thing myself. I was hooked after that.

Why I choose CPC: Have known and admired Sarah and and the way she goes about her coaching for a while and when she moved to Echuca I was glad to have a local coach that could tweak my old way of thinking to ring a bit more out of an ageing body. I only ever had remote coaches so to have Sarah close by to guide me has been great.

What I ‘get’ from my sport: Triathlon keeps me active and being competitive ensures I push myself to train regularly which in turn keeps me engaged socially with my mates. Healthy body and mind. Most of the time 😂

Ultimate Goal: Stay competitive and keep racing and training until I’m very old. 🙂

What I couldn’t live without: A coffee with my mates after a hard training session.

Biggest love: My wife Bec

Pet peeve!: Hoons in loud 6 or 4 cylinder cars

Interesting fact about me: I own a 66 falcon Ute and my wife has the matching 66 falcon wagon.

Not only a triathlete, cyclist, runner and mother herself, but a Coach and the founder of Complete Per4mance Coaching. Falling into the sport after a running injury 12 years ago, she has never looked back….

Name: Sarah Mulkearns (Grove)

Nickname: Coach. Rocket. Sar. ‘ Mummy’ ;-p

Age / Age Group: 35-39. Closer to 39. 😉

Lives: Echuca / Moama

Targeted Sport: Triathlon

Years in the Sport: 12 years

How did you get started: I was injured from running, so my physio at the time said the only exercise I could do was swimming or riding a bike. I disliked swimming, and I hadn’t ridden a bike since my school years. BUT when there’s a love for health and fitness, I decided to give them both a go again! So I started swimming (if you can call it that..) and riding an old road bike from my high school days. And actually found I started to enjoy both. (Although swimming didn’t feel like it was getting any easier!) A work colleague who was racing triathlons encouraged me to try a triathlon when I was allowed to run again. So I did….. And here I am, 12 years later, still racing as well as coaching other athletes in the sport ! 🙂

What I ‘get’ from my sport: I love the discipline. The variety. The social connections. And the chance to push the bodies boundaries! I actually probably love the training itself than racing. I love the structure and routine of training, and staying, fit and healthy and feeling strong year round.

Ultimate Goal: To race alongside one (or both!) of my children when they get older. 🙂

What I couldn’t live without: Chocolate. (well I probably could, but I wouldn’t want to! 😉

Biggest love: My hubby and two incredible kids.

Pet peeve!: Noisy eaters. I shudder just writing it ! :-p

Interesting fact about me: My first paid job was milking cows on my parents farm when I was 12yo. 🙂 I learnt early on about hard work – and saving money ! Oh and I’ve never drunk a cup of coffee in my life. (don’t judge me for it!) 😉

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