Christine Palmquist

Christine Palmquist, MS, MBA, is an elite-level III USAT coach, an expert USAC coach, and an elite coach for TrainingBible Coaching. Chris was a four-year rower for Cornell University. After working for IBM in Chicago, Chris obtained her MS in education from Northwestern University and began her coaching career as a science and math teacher and track and cross country coach at the middle and high school levels. After her children were born, Chris expanded her coaching and writing responsibilities, eventually coaching for Joe Friel at TrainingBible Coaching, where she has been a regional manager, a coaching mentor to new coaches, and an elite-level master coach since the start of the company. Chris is a coach with the Multisport Madness triathlon team, coaching youth ages 7 to 19 in the Chicago suburbs. Chris has written regularly for Chicago Amateur Athlete and Chicago Athlete magazines since 1994. She is currently a contributing editor for Chicago Athlete. Chris has also written for numerous magazines and contributed to USAT’s coaching education manuals and Youth Championship guides.