Tanya Davenport

Running Coach

Qualifications

Australian Athletics Level 1 Recreational Running Coach, currently progressing toward Level 2 · Queensland Blue Card holder for coaching juniors

Coaching focus

Recreational running from 5K to marathon, with a particular focus on helping people begin running, return after time away or build toward their first major event.

Works best with

Beginners, returning runners and postpartum runners who want approachable coaching, clear structure and a plan that works around real life.

Availability

Rockhampton and online, Joining soon

Tanya believes coaching is not reserved for fast runners. If you want to run, improve or simply enjoy movement consistently, you are already good enough to begin. Her approach is direct, supportive and realistic. Training should have a clear purpose, but it must also account for work, family and everything else happening outside running. A missed session is not automatically a lack of commitment. When life changes, the plan should change with it. Tanya particularly enjoys helping newer runners develop confidence, discover what they are capable of and build a genuine love of running. Her priority is sustainable progress, with enough structure to keep athletes improving without losing the enjoyment that brought them to the sport.

A lifelong runner, Tanya competed successfully in cross-country, athletics and Little Athletics, including district cross-country championships and state qualification in high jump and the 100m hurdles. She has also competed in water polo, surf lifesaving and triathlon, completing her first Olympic-distance triathlon at just 14. Her extensive endurance background includes 12 Ironman finishes, six Ironman 70.3 finishes and qualification for the 2023 Ironman World Championship in Kona. She also competed at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2022 and 2023 and represented Australia at the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Wollongong.

12-time Ironman finisher. 2023 Ironman World Championship finisher. Two-time Ironman 70.3 World Championship finisher. Completed three World Marathon Majors: New York, Sydney and London. Long-term participant recognised as a Legend of both the Noosa and Mooloolaba Triathlons.