What I think really sets T3 apart is the wonderful spirit of the team. T3 is a place where we all can gather in the spirit of training and racing and a place where we encourage one another even if we're racing "against" one another. Even when training can become challenging or difficult, T3 is a place that we all want to come back to day after day.
Elizabeth Guice
Age Grouper
T3 Coaches & Staff
Maurice Culley - Head Coach/Director
Maurice is the
owner of Austin T3 an is very passionate when it comes to teaching and training adults of all levels. He has experience coaching all ages and at every level, starting as a student assistant with The University of Texas Men's Swim Team to coaching Master and Elite swimmers to National competition. Along with coaching High School (Bowie Swim Team), Masters and Nationally renowned age-group programs, Maurice exhibits a winning attitude. His resume speaks for itself, achieving numerous Age-Group National Top 16 athletes, HS-State Record Holders and National Master Finalists. Maurice has also had the privilege to coach a HS State Championship team and to be an assistant coach to some of Austin's swimming Olympians and triathlon champions. Always expressing the importance of fundamentals, technique and good aerobic conditioning has brought his coaching style big success.
Race Highlights:
4 x Ironman Finisher (IMAZ ’08 10:30)
2007 70.3 World Championship Finisher
2008 HalfMax National Championship (12th AG)
2009 ITU LC World Championships Qualifier
2009 Team USA Member 35-39 Age Group
Chrissie Novak - Head
Coach & Co-Founder
Chrissie has a competitive swimming background spanning over two decades. She competed as a member of the nationally-ranked UT Women's Swim Team and swam in high school for the top high-school swim team in the country (The Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL). Chrissie enjoyed adding the sports of running and cycling to her training and feels right at home in triathlon competitions. Now in her fourth year competing in triathlons, Chrissie has shown that her knowledge of the sport is helping her move up in the age group ranks in a short time span. Chrissie’s love for sport and desire to teach and coach inspired her to help establish Austin T3. She is known for her mental toughness and her ability to push athletes to the next level.
Race Highlights:
4th - AG at IMAZ ’08 (AG) 11:13
3rd - AG at IMAZ ’07 (AG) 11:22
2007, 2009 70.3 World Championships Finisher
2008 HalfMax Nationals Qualifier
3rd AG - Cancun 70.3 ’07 5:04
1st Overall Gulfman 2006
Logan Delaware -
Coach
Logan has been a staple in the Austin running and triathlon community for several years and has been involved in over 100 races behind the scenes with RunFar Timing Services since moving to Austin in 2001. He joined the T3 Team in 2005 and made the jump from road racing to triathlon. From racing and timing to volunteering and now coaching with T3, Logan brings a solid base of experience with him. He enjoys passing along his knowledge to veteran athletes and helping the rookie triathletes start their journey in the world of triathlon. Logan’s energy may be his best attribute. He is always picking up the pace to make an athlete a stronger rider, runner or swimmer.
Race Highlights:
2 x Ironman Finisher
Charles Cannon - T3 Coach
Charles has been part of the running and cycling scene in Austin for many years and has found a home in triathlon. He finished his first triathlon in the spring of 2005 and has since completed three Ironman races. A Certified USA Cycling Coach who has had success in cycling road races and triathlons, he now brings his experience and coaching philosophy to T3 as the newest member of the coaching staff. Charles enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the sport and watching the progression of athletes as they gain confidence and make improvements. No matter their experience level, athletes are always able to rely on Charles for support, motivation and guidance.
A veteran of T3, Michelle Lapuente began
her quest for health, fitness and all things triathlon 10 years
ago. Having been mostly sedentary during her 20’s, she realized
how important being healthy and physically fit would be later in
life (never mind her pants weren’t fitting quite right) and
decided to take control by enlisting the aid of a personal
trainer. After months of training and her first triathlon, she
decided to become a student of all things fitness and received a
Personal Trainer Certificate from the Cooper Institute in
Dallas, TX.
Accomplishments:
4 x Ironman Finisher
5 x Half Ironman Finisher
Run the River 12 mile run – 2009, 2nd Place AG
Moe’s Better Half Marathon – 2009, 2nd Place AG
Amanda Larence - T3 Coach
Amanda has been involved with competitve swimming for over 20 years. Throughout her career, Amanda was an NCAA qualifier and All-American for the University of Texas Longhorns, as well as a 2000 and 2004 US Olympic Trials qualifier. After her experience as a collegiate athlete, Amanda transferred her knowledge and love of the sport to coaching for Longhorn Aquatics. She enjoys the learning process and hard work that goes into becoming a successful swimmer and hopes to provide members of T3 with technique training and work ethic that will translate into positive results on raceday.
Sara Pape - T3 Coach
Sara passes on her strong work ethic and collegiate swimming experience to the athletes she is coaching. Her
spirited personality and assertive coaching style have proved
effective for making technique and stroke improvements.
