Virginia Sellars
BPR Canada - Coach
Education and coaching relevant certifications
Ginny has coached numerous athletes at all levels of competition including:
Ginny considers it a priviledge to be a part of the journey her athletes take in reaching their athletic dreams and goals. She takes great pleasure in their progress and success. As a mother and part-time Speech Pathologist, she understands what it takes to balance work and play. She enjoys both the science of training and racing, and the art of seeking fun and success in the context of life!
- Bachelor of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University
- Registered Kinesiologist, BCAK
- Master of Science in Audiology and Speech Sciences, University of British Columbia.
- NCCP Community Triathlon Coach
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification
- 4-time Ironman World Champion Qualifier
- 2nd in Age Group XTERRA World Championships (2008)
- Ironman PB - 10:29 (Western Australia 2006)
- 11-time Ironman finisher and 16-time 1/2 Ironman finisher
- Grand Columbian 1/2 Ironman - 1st Female Overall (2008)
- 2010 results include 1st AG at Desert 1/2 Iron, 3rd AG Ironman Canada
- 2012 results include 2nd place female Terra du Tramuntara Ultra Marathon, 1st place AG/3rd place overall Desert Half Iron
Ginny has coached numerous athletes at all levels of competition including:
- Ironman
- 1/2 Ironman
- Olympic distance triathlon
- BC Bike Race, a multi-day mountain bike race
- XTERRA, off-road triathon
- Physiological testing, VO2 and Lactate Balance Point, for athletes of various sports
Ginny considers it a priviledge to be a part of the journey her athletes take in reaching their athletic dreams and goals. She takes great pleasure in their progress and success. As a mother and part-time Speech Pathologist, she understands what it takes to balance work and play. She enjoys both the science of training and racing, and the art of seeking fun and success in the context of life!
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Background
Affectionately known as “Racey Stacey”, Stacey Shand was based in Regina, Saskatchewan, but is now a Kelowna based ultra-marathoner, ultra-triathlete and extreme racer. Among the usual marathons, Ironman triathlons and ultra-marathons on her calendar, this past July, Stacey took on what is recognized globally as the toughest footrace on the planet: the 217 km (135 mile) “Badwater 135 Ultra Marathon” in Death Valley, California. Then a few weeks later she goes and takes second place in the women’s division of the 2013 Ultraman Canada Triathlon race – a 3-day event which includes a 10 km swim, bike 420.2 km and run 84.3 km. Stacey entered the sports of running and triathlon 7 years ago as part of a physical rehabilitation ‘promise’ made to herself after a car accident. As she tried common race distances out for her first time, Stacey found herself more interested in how much further she could take her body versus how much faster it could go. This curiosity has led her on a route of the ‘extreme’. Recently given the title “ultra-extreme marathon runner” (Calgary Herald), her other recent accomplishments include completing the TransAlpine Ultra through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, placing 2nd female in the multi-day 227km volcano running event “Route of Fire” in Costa Rica, 1st place female finish in the Rock & Ice Ultra in the Canadian Arctic, and completing back to back summits of Africa’s two highest mountains, Mt Kilimanjaro (Umbwe Route) followed by Mt Kenya (Sirimon/Chogoria Route) within the span of one week. |
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Coaching Experience
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Education and Coaching Related Certifications
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Racing Intersts
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