A versatile academy, made up of highly qualified multidisciplinary team coaches, ready to take you to your local to international, beginner to elite level goals. Head Coach: Lara Buttigieg
Lara is an Xterra Certified triathlon coach, qualified with an MSc in International Sports Coaching. Lara holds certificates in "The Science of training young athletes" as well as a certificate in Sport Psycholo
gy. Lara has been competing in Triathlon since 2014 and Xterra since 2016, whereby she has carried out several European ETU and Xterra races as well as the world championship race in Maui. She has been competing in the Elite field for the past 3 years. Athletically, Lara has succeeded in winning several local titles and championships, as well as winning several international Xterra age group races during her age-group years. She believes that her athletic experience sheds light on her formation as a coach. Apart from her athletic experience, Lara had been involved in triathlon as a secretary to the national triathlon federation for 3 years. The XTERRA Malta Academy has been Lara's dream. Developed from her Hellfire academy that ran successfully between 2019 and 2020, this is a step up in her goal of exposing the real fun behind cross country racing. Lara's first coaching experience was in swimming with children and youths, starting in 2017, later developing this to triathlon with Pembroke Athleta and Triathlon Club, swimming coach with Neptunes, as well as a cycling assistant coach with Freedom is a Bicycle.