Dr. Manuel Delgado Gaona is a USAT Level II and Youth & Junior Coach, FMTri Level II Certified Coach, an ACSM exercise physiologist, and a physician specializing in anatomic pathology. He has coached age group and professional athletes at national and world levels, including those who have competed at ITU and Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Coach Manuel has been the doctor for “burned out” and chronically injured athletes, helping them get back into sport successfully and keeping them free of injuries for years. Two years ago he moved to Del Rio, Texas, to open an endurance coaching and exercise physiology studio and promoted triathlon and endurance sports among the south Texas population. His coaching philosophy is based on exercise efficiency, not only for professional athletes but for age group athletes as well.