A Geelong triathlon coach who reads the athlete, not just the file.
Leighton Wells is a Geelong-based triathlon coach with a PhD in training load. Summit offers personal, research-led coaching for local age-groupers — from a first sprint to Ironman — built around your real week of work, family, and the roads and pools you actually have.
Coaching that knows the roads you ride and the life around them.
Summit started in Geelong, and so did Leighton — he caught the triathlon bug at age nine watching the 1986 Geelong Endurathon. Three decades and seven Ironman finishes later, he coaches the way he wishes he'd been coached: around the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road rides, the You Yangs climbs, the Barwon River and waterfront runs, the early pool sessions — and the work and family that surround all of it.
Being local means more than geography. It means in-person sessions, testing, and race planning are on the table when they help — while your week-to-week plan still lives in TrainingPeaks so it can flex the moment life pushes back.
Serious about training. Realistic about life.
New to triathlon
You want structure and the why behind it, from a coach down the road — without feeling behind from day one.
Ready for a better fit
You want more communication and a coach who adapts the week when work, family, or recovery change the equation.
Chasing 70.3 or Ironman
You want the big block handled intelligently — load that builds you up instead of breaking you down.
Geelong, specifically.
Do you coach triathletes in person in Geelong?
Yes. Leighton is Geelong-based and can meet local athletes in person for sessions, testing, and race planning, while most week-to-week coaching runs through TrainingPeaks so your plan adapts in real time.
Where do Summit athletes train around Geelong?
Wherever your week allows — Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road rides, You Yangs climbs, Barwon River and waterfront runs, and local pools. The plan is built around the roads, time, and pool access you actually have.
Do I have to live in Geelong to be coached?
No — Summit coaches athletes worldwide online. Being Geelong-based simply means local athletes can also get in-person support when it helps.
Let's talk through your training.
A first conversation about your goals, your week, and whether Summit is the right fit. No hard sell — just an honest read from a coach who's local.