Mario Schmidt-Wendling

Mario Schmidt-Wendling studied sports science and holds an A coaching license from the German Triathlon Union. He has been working as a professional triathlon coach since 2004 and has coached more than 1,300 successful longdistance finishes over the years. He founded the company sisu-training, which is one of the world's most successful institutes for supporting triathletes, some who have gone on to win world, European, and national championship titles. His athletic roots are grounded in middle-distance running; he first got into triathlon in the early 1990s. From 1999 to 2005, he was a professional road cyclist, but then he fully immersed himself in his passion for coaching and now does triathlon more as a balance to everyday life. He lives with his wife and four children in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.