Elite running squad
Sean is A middle and long distance running coach for the premier distance running club in Australia, Randwick-Botany Harriers.
Athletes in this elite squad are not only Randwick Botany members. Several runners are members of other clubs.
The runners range from 13 year olds to internationals who have represented Australia.
Lara Tamsett has become the first WORLD CHAMPION from the squad, winning the 2007 World Junior Mountain Running Championships in Switzerland. Tamsett has gone on to become one of the top senior runners in Australia, having won major road races such as the Noosa Bolt (2007 and 2008) and the Burnie Ten.
Becky Lowe went to the same school as Lara Tamsett, Kincoppal-Rose Bay, being in the same year group. She had been a member of the squad for 4 years and has since moved to the Uni of Florida on scholarship. Becky still trains with the squad for 3 months of the year on uni break. She won the 2008 City to Surf on her last break.
The squad includes former international and City to Surf winner Liz Miller, plus Australian senior international reps Timmy Rowe, Ben St Lawrence, Lucy Chapman and Kenyan International Josphat Mwangi.
Some of Australia's current top middle/distance runners such as Chris Truscott, James Hurley, Greta Truscott, Jenny Truscott and Tim Rowe are also in the squad. It has also included Australian marathon champions and national representatives Damon Harris, Jeremy Horne and Paul Arthur.
Star internationals who have trained with the squad include Commwealth Games marathon medalist form England Liz Yelling, City to Surf Champions from Finland Yussi Utrainen and from Melbourne Anna Thompson, and Commonwealth Games marathon rep Kate Smyth.
The Squad also includes some of Australia's brightest young running stars such as Australian World Youth representative Selma Kajan, Olympic Youth representatives Claire Doyle and Todd Wakefield and World Schools Cross Country rep Kristy Colman.
Several other national junior champions and placegetters such as Amy Neville, Hollie Emery, Zach Rea, Harry Summers, Morgan McDonald, Tom Hurley, and Josh Johnson, plus Australia's number one masters runner Keith Bateman are in the squad.
Sean likes to mix it with other coaches/squads and has teamed up with coaches such as the renowned former AIS coach Dr Dick Telford, former AIS coach Phil Moore, Australian 1km record holder and now coach Grant Cremer, top Queensland Coach Roy Rankin and James Fitzgerald. His athletes then get to experience a variety of training techniques and train with a wide range of athletes from far and wide.
Sean believes that the most enjoyable aspect of coaching his squad has been that it consists of runners from a wide range of age-groups at a high-performance level.
For example, Keith Bateman, aged 52, has smashed his PBs in every distance from 800m to the half marathon and has broken the 50+ Australian record at 3,000m four times.
If you would like more information about the squad please contact me here
Squad entry requirements
A basic standard is required for a runner to join Sean's main squad.
You must be able to beat one of the times in your age groups as listed below.
If you or your child are not yet able to run these times, Sean can assist you to achieve them with separate group in the Morning Squad, Kids Running Groups, on training camps or with personal training.
Men and women
| Distance | 400m | 800m | 1500m | 3000m | 5km | 10km |
| Men | 0:52 | 2:00 | 4:07 | 9:00 | 16:00 | 34:00 |
| Women | 1:00 | 2:18 | 4:50 | 10:10 | 18:00 | 38:00 |
Children
| Distance | 400m | 800m | 1500m |
| Boys u18 | 0:54 | 2:07 | 4:25 |
| Girls u18 | 1:00 | 2:22 | 5:00 |
| Boys u14 | 1:04 | 2:27 | 5:00 |
| Girls u14 | 1:06 | 2:35 | 5:20 |
If you would like more information about the squad please contact me here
