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Tony Cullen
Founder & Head Coach
Tony has always been a highly competitive athlete. After spells playing football professionally for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa, he turned to coaching and was appointed Head Fitness & Endurance Coach at FC United – one of
the biggest amateur football clubs in the country.

It wasn’t until 2000 that he took up Triathlon and began developing a small client base, mostly just friends. But he was hooked and soon decided to take the next step of specialising in long-distance triathlon coaching. TRICENTRALUK was born.

Tony is now one of the most sought-after long-distance triathlon IRONMAN coaches in the UK. Under his guidance, TRICENTRALUK athletes have secured multiple first-time IRONMAN World championship KONA qualification spots, IRONMAN Age Group wins, IRONMAN Podium places, SUB 9hr IRONMAN personal bests, along with multiple Long + Short distance GBR qualification.

Tony’s methodology
As an active competitor, Tony has tried and tested almost everything there is in his pursuit of excellence. His carefully developed methodology focuses on finding the correct balance between work, kids and social life to make you the best athlete you can be. As triathlon continues to evolve, so too does his approach, as he finds ways to improve both his coaching ability and his athletes to make the very best of their training time.

A quote from Tony:

Tony Cullen
Founder & Head Coach
Tony has always been a highly competitive athlete. After spells playing football professionally for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa, he turned to coaching and was appointed Head Fitness & Endurance Coach at FC United – one of
the biggest amateur football clubs in the country.

It wasn’t until 2000 that he took up Triathlon and began developing a small client base, mostly just friends. But he was hooked and soon decided to take the next step of specialising in long distance triathlon coaching. TRICENTRALUK was born.

Tony is now one of the most sought-after long-distance triathlon IRONMAN coaches in the UK. Under his guidance, TRICENTRALUK athletes have secured multiple first time IRONMAN World championship KONA qualification spots, IRONMAN Age Group wins, IRONMAN Podium places, SUB 9hr IRONMAN personal bests, along with multiple Long + Short distance GBR qualification.

Tony’s methodology
As an active competitor, Tony has tried and tested almost everything there is in his pursuit of excellence. His carefully developed methodology focuses on finding the correct balance between work, kids and social life to make you the best athlete you can be. As triathlon continues to evolve, so too does his approach, as he finds ways to improve both his coaching ability and his athletes to make the very best of their training time.

“You can’t guess long-distance triathlon coaching. You have to understand the data and learn how
to use it, to your advantage. A carefully structured training schedule should slot seamlessly into your life, and that’s where we come in.
By maintaining regular direct contact, I can help
you reach your absolute peak, whether you’re an ambitious amateur balancing challenging work and family commitments or an elite/pro athlete looking to take your career as far as you possibly can.”

-Tony Cullen Head coach of TRICENTRALUK