Rod Cedaro is a professional coach and triathlete, primarily competing in long distance events.

Athletic career

Rod Cedaro was champion at the Australian Ironman Triathlon in 1990 with a time of 08:58:20. In 1991 he placed 5th at the

ITU Duathlon World Championships The World Triathlon Duathlon Championships is a duathlon championship competition organised by World Triathlon World Triathlon, previously known as the International Triathlon Union (ITU), is the international governing body for the multi-sport ...

in Palm Springs USA which included a 10 km run, 60 km bike ride and then a 10 km run. Rod Cedaro won the

Brisbane Marathon The Brisbane Marathon was first run in 1992 and is Brisbane's only marathon distance running event. Other races in the marathon festival include a half marathon, a 10 km run, a 5 km run/walk and a children's 2 km 'mini marathon' ...

twice, in 1993 and 1994. He set the course record in 1993 with a time of 2:23:29. He was inducted into the Triathlon Hall of Fame as ACT Triathlete Of The Year 1991/1992.

Coaching

Rod Cedaro gained a master's degree in

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and is now an Australian Coaching Council Accredited Level III Triathlon Coach. He specialises in

altitude training Altitude training is the practice by some endurance athletes of training for several weeks at high altitude, preferably over above sea level, though more commonly at intermediate altitudes due to the shortage of suitable high-altitude locations. A ...

at Altitude Services, working with athletes including boxers

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and

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Author

Rod Cedaro has also published several books on triathlon training including ‘Triathlon: Achieving Your Personal Best’, which was endorsed by the Triathlon Federation USA. He has published many scientific peer reviewed publications pertaining to endurance sports performance and sports nutrition. He has contributed to the International Triathlon Science Conference and Australian Sports Commission regarding hypobaric oxygen techniques. He is also a contributing editor of Triathlon & Multisport magazine.

References

External links

Rod Cedaro's official website

Rod Cedaro's sports blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cedaro, Rod Living people Australian male triathletes Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)