My story
Hey there. My name is Mark Georgeson and welcome to my site which now hosts my coaching business as well as my back story. The very short version of the story is that following a bike accident in 2018 resulting in a broken back, neck, pelvic bleed and brain injury and subsequent medical retirement from my job, I have been on a bit of a journey of recovery. The next chapter is now emerging as I set up a coaching business in endurance sports and I would love to tell you my story and how I got here. And the important part sport has had to play.
The purpose of the blog is to tell you a wee bit about myself before the accident, a bit about the accident (although not too much!), take you through my rehabilitation so far and what I’ve learnt, and document progress as the journey continues. Oh and tell you about some new plans I have to get back to fitness (see the name of the website!) The problem/benefit of having crazy friends….I’ll let you decide;) And if you keep reading you will see that I have completed said crazy challenge. And now as noted above to let you know about my setting up of a coaching business as the recovery develops.
Essentially this has been a story of hope and if you find one thing in my story that helps you through your own difficult moment in life or inspires you to go on your own personal quest to build a better quality of life I would be delighted. Please get in touch (although I wouldn’t recommend trying too hard to get knocked off your bike by a van at 50mph!) There are easier ways to progress on your journey through life as you grow and learn to be the version of yourself.
I have found that the people around you are amazing and the people you meet on the way generally have your best interests at heart. So stay positive:)
As you will have read in my blog over the last 8 years, Triathlon has had a big part to play in my recovery. I competed before my accident, and there is no doubt in my mind that because of that fitness that had seen me complete Iron Man Copenhagen in 2016, I was in a better place than most to recover from the multiple injuries, both physical and mental, that I suffered in 2018. It also provided me an amazing framework and motivation to recover. So much so that after being given a prognosis of maybe never walking again, I have since completed a few races as you will have read on this blog.
I have decided after 17 years of club coaching to take things to a new level and set up a one to one coaching business, Intensive Care 2 Celtman Coaching. From my coaching experience, race experience and life experience I think sports like triathlon can provide a fabulous physical and mental benefit to our quality of life. And with help and support from a coach, we can fit this into life through a balanced approach that can see us achieve our goals without it having a negative impact on the other important things in life such as family and work.
Having coached for 17 years in a club environment, and competed in races from my first sprint triathlon in Perth, WA in 2008 to Celtman in 2025, I’ve decided to start this business to offer 121 coaching from my own knowledge and experience. I know how much triathlon has brought to my life, including the recovery from my accident, and I’d love to help other people experience it.
The How
Initial chat. Get in touch through my contact form, email or instagram and we can set up a time for a coffee or video call to see if my coaching approach is what you are looking for
If after the initial chat you are up for it, we can start the ball rolling. We will connect on Training Peaks. You can connect with me through a free account and this will form the main platform for me to schedule work outs for you, get feedback on the workouts (critical) and I can track your performance to make sure we are getting the balance right with training volume. We’ll be adopting a polarised training approach and I will be monitoring that through Training Peaks. Once we are connected on TP we will get together to have a proper chat and get to know each other. In advance of that chat I will provide you with some forms to have a look at and fill in. They will form the basis of our conversation as I understand your race history and goals, your experience with training and triathlon, your current benchmarks (swim, bike and run), your life style and its stressors and priorities, your strengths and weaknesses (sport and non sport), the time you have for training……etc, etc. It will seem like a lot, but the better I know you, the better I can coach you and I want to build a relationship based on openness and trust. Knowing your goals and time available also enables me to be specific with your training plan to ensure we can have you as fresh and ready for races. And as I’ve said already, having fun. My plan is to have 2 price points.
£100 a month for weekly catch ups on a call based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC for the athlete; and
£140 a month for session by session feedback on WhatsApp and TP based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC. This price point will mean we can shift sessions around depending on what is happening in your life. A basic strength programme will also be available focused on Triathlon.
Testing will be done at the outset to make sure all the zones are set correctly. Principally we will be using field tests to ascertain your pace and HR at Lactate Threshold on the track for running, Functional Threshold Power on the bike and Critical Swim Speed in the pool. Zones will be calculated from these field tests to set your workouts and track progress. We will redo the tests every 4-6 weeks to track progress in training and adjust zones as necessary.
As already stated the metrics are important, but how you are feeling based on RPE or perceived exertion of out 10 is also important. Some days due to stress, poor sleep or weather can lead to under performance compared to speed and power zones you are expecting, but 7/10 effort is always 7/10. We will use a balance of the 2 to make sure you are training at the right levels. That is why your feedback on Training Peaks is so important.
Conclusion
We’ve thrown a lot of information at you. Essentially we want to help you to become the best version of yourself as a runner or a triathlete. We will be athlete centred, get to know you and create an individualised training plan to help you achieve your goals. As we develop we want to create a community, offer nutritional advice and advice on race day plans too.
So if that all sounds like what you are looking for get in touch and get the ball rolling