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Our Members
Information about our 2007 membership
A little bit about our club and it's members for 2007:
Total Members:
- 87 Current Members ( 46 Female / 41 Male Members )
- 44 Returning members and 37 new members for 2007
Ages:
- Average: 39 Years Old (Youngest: 8 years old / Oldest: 65 )
- 3 Junior members and 3 who are in High School of College
Years of Experience:
- The average GSTC member has 2.8 years of Experience
- We have a wide range of experience in the club from members with no prior experience
to 20 year triathlon verterans!
Where Our Members Come From:
- We are from 43 different towns in New Hampshire, including: Alton, Amherst, Bedford,
Bennington, Bridgewater, Center Harbor, Center Sandwich, Cooperstown, Dover, Dunstable,
Durham, Gilford, Gilmanton Iron Works, Glen, Henniker, Hollis, Hooksett, Laconia,
Lee, Lincoln, Littleton, Londonderry, Madbury, Manchester, Meredith, Merrimack,
Moultonboro, New London, Newmarket, North Hampton, North Woodstock, Northwood, Pembroke,
Plymouth, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rochester, Rye, Sanbornton, Stratham, Warner, Webster,
and Whitefield.
- While most of our members live in New Hampshire, we also have members in New York,
Vermont, and Massachusetts
Our Coaches
Head Coach: Suzan Ballmer
Breakway Athletic Coaching
- Masters Degree in Education – McGill University
- Level II Canadian Coaches Association
- Level I USAT Certification
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Certified Fitness Tester
Suzan became one of the first triathlon coaches in Canada in 1989 and has worked with athletes of all ages ranging from beginners to World Champions. As Head Coach of the #1 ranked Titans Triathlon Team in Quebec from 1991-1998, Suzan coached many of Canada’s best amateur triathletes and duathletes from Sprint to Ironman distances. Her technical expertise in the three sports and the transition phase in triathlons, profound understanding of level appropriate workouts and philosophy of enjoyment has been a recipe for success with athletes under her tutelage.
Triathlon has always been Suzan’s main focus, however, her coaching experience was enhanced by accepting the position of Head Coach of Concordia University Track & Field and Cross Country Teams during the years 1993-95. In that capacity she was fortunate to work with some Olympic level as well as University athletes.
In Montreal, Canada in 1996, Suzan won the prestigious Femmes Des Merite (Women of Distinction) Award for her coaching and race directing work in athletics.
Suzan is an accomplished triathlete. Throughout her career, she was ranked consistently in the top three in Canada in her age group and qualified for many National Teams in both Triathlon and Duathlon. Suzan represented Canada at the Hawaii World Triathlon Championships and short course World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland as well as many races in the U.S.
As a child in the U.S., Suzan was an age group swimmer and a nationally competitive equestrian. She came to running in her late teens and began racing a few years later. At that time, triathlon was a budding sport in Canada and Suzan was drawn to the challenge of transitioning from one sport to the next. This sport soon became her passion and her life path.
Along with triathlon, Suzan has raced on the track, the trails, road races from 5k to the Marathon and as an adult in Masters Swim competitions. Suzan moved with her family to the United States in 1998 and in 2000 raced to an All-American ranking as a masters triathlete.
Suzan is currently the Head Coach of Granite State Triathlon Club in New Hampshire and is coaching various groups and individuals throughout New England, collaborating with them to reach their triathlon goals.
Our Board of Directors
Board of Directors for 2007
- Brett Heppler, Chair
- James Fitts, Vice Chair
- Jason Sargent, Secretary
- Lisa Davy, Treasurer
- David Criswell
- Tom Dawson
- David Levesque
- Jen Marts
- Tim O'Brien
- Katherine Sandoz
Our 2007 Committees
Committees for 2007
- Fundraising Committee: Lisa Davy (Chair), Katherine Sandoz, Diane Smith
- Membership Committee: David Levesque, Dave Criswell, and Katherine Sandoz
- Volunteer Coordinator: Tim O'Brien (Chair)
- Social Events Committee: Trish Valovanie (Chair), Gail Jackman, Judy Johnson, Jeanne Tebetts
- Scholarship Committee: James Fitts (Chair), Sandra Woehr, Jenn Hansen and David
Gagne
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