As the sun rises on Arizona State triathlon, it almost seems serendipitous as the three elements of triathlon directly correspond with the three prongs of the Sun Devil pitchfork. But it's been a long road to get here, notes head coach Cliff English, who previously coached Olympic athletes and served as USA Triathlon's Elite National Team Coach.
"At USA Triathlon, we had an infrastructure – we had head coaches, assistant coaches, bike mechanics, sponsors, everything – already. I'm still just as excited as I was when I started, but now I realize how much work goes into building a program and the things I took for granted working with professional athletes.