MARGARET BOYLAN
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Excellence is a habit, not an act.
Bit by bit it all adds up
Cycling coaching & fitness training for recreational cyclists of all ages, abilities & sizes in Adelaide South Australia
ABOUT MARGARET & FIRST PRINCIPLES COACHING
FIRST PRINCIPLES COACHING - how I got started
I came to Cycling Coaching after many years working as a lawyer, and in leadership roles in the Commonwealth public sector. While working full time I cycled for fun and personal challenge & enjoyed some racing at Club level, in State and National level Masters Games, and at State Cycling championships too.
I set up First Principles Coaching (FPC) in August 2014. In 2015 I gained my Level 1 Cycling Coach accreditation and left the legal profession too.
Through FPC from 2014 I've coached recreational cycling athletes of all ages and abilities as sole operator, getting assistance from time to time from coach colleagues as required.
In 2018 I gained my Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach Accreditation & now have particular interest in applying this to benefit recreational cyclists. I continue to enjoy competing & my particular interest is in time trialling. As of January 2021 First Principles Coaching sponsors the “Most Improved Award” at the Adelaide Hills Cycling Club. You can see more about that here. You can find out more about me here ,..
A large part of my coaching work since 2014 has been the Cycling Australia She Rides program. I was part of the Inaugural She Rides delivery in SA in 2014 & have consistently coached this program since then. While COVID 19 interrupted delivery of the FPC She Rides Programs from March 2020 for a while we recommenced later in the 2020. And we will continue to deliver the She Rides Program in 2021. Please check out Ride Nation website from early January 2021 to see what we are offering in the first quarter of 2021.
FIRST PRINCIPLES COACHING - changes from July 2020.
Since mid 2020 the FPC team has comprised of Margaret Boylan as Director & Principal Coach with Sharlene Harding & Craig Waddle as Team Members. Sharlene is a Coach team member & you can find out more about Sharlene here...
Craig is soon to be accredited as a Coach (the process was COVID interrupted) but in the meantime he has been assisting with FPC Programs in various ways. You can find out more about Craig here...
CRAIG
MARGARET
SHARLENE
Sharlene & Craig fit into FPC very well as, like me, they enjoy helping riders find their physical and psychological strengths, to move out of their comfort zones to achieve their personal goals, and to have fun while doing it!
RIDE & TRAIN with First Principles Coaching
From September 2020 we offer 5 levels for our programs.
Please note that to ride & train with us you’ll need to be a member of AusCycling in order to cover off insurance for you & for us too. Please see the link here for more information about the AusCycling membership options.
FPC PROGRAMS
RED | Beginning as a cyclist or getting skills & confidence back after long break |
PURPLE | Back on the bike after a break &/or getting into riding on low traffic roads & in groups |
GREEN | Cycling now & looking to refresh skills & confidence on roads & in groups. |
AQUA | Cycling now in cleats. Confident on the road & in groups & looking to build endurance fitness & skills for distance &/or hills |
BLUE | Cycling now & training for an event or personal challenge on a road bike. |
In South Australia we are still dealing with the uncertainty of Covid but we have been able to plan ahead with some confidence for a few months now. For the first quarter of 2021 we will continue to offer One-on-One training on demand - if you would like to join us as a one on one client or would like more information about doing that please get-in-touch so we can help you with that.
We also have programs running in February & March. We have 2 She Rides programs running in February & 2 She Rides in March too. For more information & to register for these please see click the following link, Programs for February and March...
Please feel free to get-in-touch with us if you have any questions.
CYCLING SKILLS & FITNESS TRAINING
Please get in touch with FPC to talk about what we can do to work with you one-on-one or in one of our group programs.
We love taking on new clients from a wide variety of backgrounds & experiences.
SUCCESS STORIES
Margaret ran a training ride and was our ambassador for our Gear Up Girl SA ride.
She was fantastic!
Margaret worked with new riders for an event I put on.
She was very professional from start to finish.
In our first session she took me from being a catatonic
to being able to mount the bike and pedal.
Cycling Coaching
Margaret Boylan +61 427 701 658
Sharlene Harding +61 407 877 238