Working with Rob has been one of the easiest yet most rewarding decisions I’ve made in preparing for my priority races.

I’d recommend having a coach to anyone—it's an obvious advantage, yet a decision many overlook. But not all coaches are created equal.

Rob’s expertise in the science of coaching is well-documented. His plans work—and that alone makes him worth his weight in gold. His programs are:

• Thoughtfully designed
• Balanced intensity while managing injury risk
• Built on proven training principles
• Delivered in a way that’s clear, structured, and easy to follow

There are plenty of good coaches out there, but very few combine world-class coaching with Rob’s level of passion, communication, and genuine care for his athletes. Even fewer are as invested in the sport at a grassroots level as he is.

Throughout my time working with Rob, he has worn many hats—scientist, strategist, planner, visionary, friend, and voice of reason. He has delivered every step of the way.

By working with Rob, you’re not just getting elite-level coaching—you’re gaining a force multiplier. It’s like having an entire support team behind you.

If you’re clear on your goal, Rob will get you to the start line fit, prepared, and capable of achieving it.

I’m an Ironman athlete and have been with Foot Traffic for almost two years now.

Under Rob, I have been able to improve across all 3 disciplines and learnt a lot of valuable knowledge along the way.

What I love most is that there are a lot of group sessions throughout the year to have a bit of fun and train with some top IM age groupers in NZ.

Highly recommended as Rob has been there and done that and can certainly help you achieve your goals.

It all started from a friend asking me to do the 2014 Ironman. Not knowing much about the sport or training involved I investigated through the Internet and spoke to people. I ventured off on a training plan that I put together myself.

I successfully completed that ironman with the bug taking a grip. I wanted to improve on my time and felt I needed help to achieve this. With a recommendation from a friend I contacted Rob from Foot Traffic.

Following his program for six months my half Ironman times improved by approximately 20minutes. With the 2015 Ironman I managed to knock an hour ten minutes off the previous year.

I contribute the improvement to a proper training schedule given to me by Rob, along side my dedication to stick to the schedule. I am looking forward to see what else we can achieve...

Training with Rob has produced results and extremely good ones at that!!! Under his guidance I have achieved pb's in half marathon, marathon, half Ironman and Ironman in the last 10 months. In the latter taking off 1h20m on my previous Ironman.

Rob listened to my goals for the year and then together we selected the secondary races that would benchmark the progress towards my primary goal of IMNZ.

Rob tailored a program to my needs and adjusted and adapted it through the year to get the best out of me. Highly recommended!!!

Rob understands what us “part timers” are going through – we have jobs, young families and every now and then a life!

Rob consults with the athlete and designs a programme to suit them, if you’re a first timer, a pretender or a contender he understands we’re all different.

Rob is also a great motivator and explains what’s required to achieve your goals. More often than not that explanation will be in the pool or out on the road to make sure you’re on the right path.

Overall, I’m stoked with what I’ve achieved in multisport, swimming, cycling, running and triathlon under Rob’s F-Team guidance.

Rob has coached me for the last two seasons, focusing on Ironman and half ironman distances although prior to that he gave me a lot of advice and support on an informal basis while I was training for Ironman, marathons and triathlon generally.

Since training specifically under Rob's programs, I have significantly improved both my times and my technique over Ironman and half ironman distance, with less training.

This year I raced Ironman New Zealand over half an hour quicker than in previous years, improving in each leg despite tough conditions on the day.

I feel like I am constantly improving and gaining better technique in the pool and on the bike under Rob's coaching. He has pushed me out of my comfort zone and made training really enjoyable.

Rob is passionate about triathlon, which is evident in his coaching and rapport with his athletes. I look forward to Ironman 2012 and the training along the way.

...after two years with Rob I can safely say that his coaching has definitely ticked all my boxes and more. With Foot Traffic you are in safe hands.

I got Rob to put a training program together for The North Face 100 Ultra Marathon in the Blue Mountains just out of Sydney.

He was great to work with throughout the whole thing, always listened to what I could and couldn't fit in, which made following it pretty easy, but yet still tested the mind and body on many occasions.

With his knowledge, advice and passion for sport, he was a great guy to have helping me along the way. Thanks again.