Tenille Hoogland - Head Coach
Tenille Hoogland is the founder and Head Coach of Elements Sports Coaching. She is committed to empowering female athletes to fulfill their athletic goals. She does this through individualized coaching and by bringing experts in mindset, nutrition, training and recovery together to discuss how we can thrive in sport.
Prior to coaching full-time, Tenille led Age Group Team Canada to International Triathlon Union World Championship events, organized IRONMAN events and was senior planner for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat. She competed as a elite/professional and sponsored triathlete from 2007-2013 earning titles in both short distance (ITU Pan-American Cup Champion) and long distance triathlon (2 x 70.3 IRONMAN Champion). Now Tenille is keeping fit and strong by teaching spin sessions online with her athletes, joining the Element Race Team at every chance on the start line and by chasing her two young sons on bikes and foot!
Education and Certificates
Masters of Public Administration (Queen’s University)
Masters Certificate Project Management (Royal Roads University)
BA Psychology (Western University)
Certificate in Human Nutrition (Simon Fraser University - Two Year Program)
Metabolic Efficiency Training TM - In training to be certified.
Women are Not Small Men - Dr. Stacy Sims Completed 2020
Women's Coaching Specialist: Girls Gone Strong Academy - Completed 2020
NCCP Triathlon Community Coach - Trained
NCCP Road Cycling Community Coach Basics
NCCP Artistic Swimming Competition - Intro
Training Peaks Advanced Power Analytics
Prior to coaching full-time, Tenille led Age Group Team Canada to International Triathlon Union World Championship events, organized IRONMAN events and was senior planner for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat. She competed as a elite/professional and sponsored triathlete from 2007-2013 earning titles in both short distance (ITU Pan-American Cup Champion) and long distance triathlon (2 x 70.3 IRONMAN Champion). Now Tenille is keeping fit and strong by teaching spin sessions online with her athletes, joining the Element Race Team at every chance on the start line and by chasing her two young sons on bikes and foot!
Education and Certificates
Masters of Public Administration (Queen’s University)
Masters Certificate Project Management (Royal Roads University)
BA Psychology (Western University)
Certificate in Human Nutrition (Simon Fraser University - Two Year Program)
Metabolic Efficiency Training TM - In training to be certified.
Women are Not Small Men - Dr. Stacy Sims Completed 2020
Women's Coaching Specialist: Girls Gone Strong Academy - Completed 2020
NCCP Triathlon Community Coach - Trained
NCCP Road Cycling Community Coach Basics
NCCP Artistic Swimming Competition - Intro
Training Peaks Advanced Power Analytics
Ashley McLaren - Personal Trainer
Coming from the world of banking Ashley decided something was missing. She is an athlete and loves movement. To compliment her three years at University of Victoria in Recreational Health and Education, Ashley became a certified Yoga teacher. She never looked back and has taught since 2012. She added her passion of strength and fitness by obtaining certification in Mat Pilates Training, BCRPA Group Fitness, CrossFit Level 1, CanFit Pro Personal Training Certified. She is excited about working with Element athletes and sharing her passion for health, strength and feeling good!
Carolyn Ellis - Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Carolyn Ellis is a lover of food and all things that involve food! From a very young age she loved being in the kitchen, making different recipes, playing with food and of course, eating food. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition at Western University. Her love of cooking led her to the prestigious Stratford Chef's School. This opened up her world to technique, new flavours, and respecting ingredients. Carolyn has since cooked in several restaurants in Canada as well as for private catering in France and the US. Her other passions are sport and health. To combine these passions she completed the Dr. Stacy Sims women are not small men course. Carolyn furthered her education to delve into the healing nature of food and is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist. She currently owns and operates her own catering business. Working with Element Sports Coaching provides another outlet to support others in achieving their greatest nutritional potential and understanding the power that food has to keep us healthy and make us stronger.
Shannon Baerg - Cycling Coach
Shannon started racing 30 years ago in Saskatchewan. She competed at the provincial and national level for many years in several cycling disciplines, including road, track, and cyclocross. A highlight was winning the Master’s National Criterium Champs (50-59 age group) in 2019. In addition to her cycling abilities she is also a holistic nutritionist and loves nothing more that sharing her love of food! As a certified community cycling coach, Shannon will lead the Element Race Team for in-person coaching on the road. We will be sprinting, strategizing and simply having lots of fun on the road!