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Subject: Ironman's Coach Match
Has anyone used this service and or been curious about it?

I see positives and negatives to both sides. Would you use the program to help comb through your selection of coaches, or would you go the old school route of word of mouth and personal referrals?

I have always been a fan of word of mouth and referrals, it is how I operate with both of my businesses, but am curious to see/know what the exposure potential is with this program.

If you are interested, why would you use the program versus other ways to search out a coach?

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2016-03-29 3:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Ironman's Coach Match
I think that word of mouth will always be the best. Just like an in-person coach with a method you like and a group you love is the best. But I think coach matching services have a lot to offer.

I think that they built this based on the success of the coach matching service from Training Peaks (just a guess) so it's not a totally untried concept.
2016-03-30 8:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Ironman's Coach Match
Originally posted by miamiamy

I think that word of mouth will always be the best. Just like an in-person coach with a method you like and a group you love is the best. But I think coach matching services have a lot to offer.

I think that they built this based on the success of the coach matching service from Training Peaks (just a guess) so it's not a totally untried concept.


Yeah I don't know how successful the TP Coach match system is/was. I guess that gives more validation to the word of mouth option.
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