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

Athletic career

Rod Cedaro was champion at the Australian

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in 1990 with a time of 08:58:20. In 1991 he placed 5th at the ITU Duathlon World Championships 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 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

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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 A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

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)