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 VINCE DIGNEO
FOUNDER & HEAD COACH, TATTERSOLS
Coach Vince founded the Tattersols Women's Running & Racing Team in 1997 as an answer to the need for quality, professional run coaching, specifically for women on the San Francisco Peninsula. As part of the original pilot program for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program in 1993, he helped establish the national marathon and half marathon training programs with Founding Coach April Powers and South Bay Head Coach AnnaMarie King. After 14 years and over 26 seasons as Head Coach of the San Francisco Peninsula Team, Vince retired from TNT at the end of 2005. But during that time he coached well over 3,500 athletes, the majority of whom were women. Vince knew early on that there were few, if any, options for women runners and that they tended to improve faster, perform far better, and have more fun over the long term when coached in a women-only environment. By 1997, the Tattersols became a reality and 12 years later it is stronger than ever. A former world-ranked Alpine skier and member of the U.S. National Ski Team, Vince competed in NCAA Division I skiing and soccer through college before turning to swimming and running as a graduate student. Since then, he as competed in many running, swimming, and cycling events from sprint to Ironman distances. He has run over 20 marathons and ultramarathons with a top-25 overall finish at the Honolulu Marathon. In triathlon, Vince has had numerous top-10 national age-group rankings, top-10 age-group finishes at numerous triathlons including a 9th place finish overall at the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, as well as solid finishes at Ironman Australia, Ironman Florida, and Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawai'i. Vince has a B.S in Chemistry & Biology from the University of New Mexico, MBA from the Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley), and graduate work toward PhD in Protein Biochemistry/Biophysics from Stanford University. He is currently the Global Environmental Sustainability Initiaves Manager at HP.
TIM SHEEPER
FOUNDER & HEAD COACH, TEAM SHEEPER MULTISPORT
For over 20 years Tim Sheeper has coached athletes of all ages at the beginner, intermediate, and elite levels. Tim's passion for building a community of multisport athletes resulted in the formation of Team Sheeper in the mid 1990's. Find out more about Team Sheeper history. Tim has been competing in triathlons for more than 25 years and has been racing in running competitions since the age of 8. While Tim has competed at the age group level, he has competed as a pro triathlete since the late 80's and has no plans of stopping. Tim's mission in life is to encourage and motivate people to live a life full of activity — strengthening both the body and the mind. He is interested in enabling the discovery that one is capable of doing much more in life than thought possible. Tim also makes family a priority. He has three children who are active in sports and his wife Lisa is herself a champion swimmer and team advocate. Tim's interest in developing whole-person athletes extends to including families in Team Sheeper activities and supporting members' personal commitments.  DENA EVANS
Coach Dena Evans comes to the Tattersols as Stanford University's former Head Coach of Women's Cross Country. Under Dena's guidance, Stanford won four consecutive Pac-10 and NCAA West Regional Championships and finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships every year. Dena was named the 2003 NCAA and Pac-10 Women's Coach of the Year. Dena is a 1996 graduate of Stanford, where she earned three All-America honors as a middle distance runner. Dena and her teammates broke school records in the 4 x 1500 meter relay, and indoor and outdoor distance medley relays. Also, she was an All Pac-10 selection in track and field from 1992-96 and a 1996 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500 meters. Dena was elected team captain of the Cardinal in her final two seasons and was the team's MVP her junior and senior years. Dena was also a standout player on Stanford's nationally-ranked soccer team where she still ranks among the top-10 in career points, goals, assists and single season assists. She won the Stanford Block "S" Award for Best Female Sophomore Athlete and the Pam Strathairn Award for competitive attitude as a senior. As a student-athlete for the Cardinal, the former Dena Dey enjoyed tremendous success both in and out of the classroom. An honor student each of her four years on The Farm, Evans received a prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship in 1996. The following year, Evans received her Masters degree in secondary education and a teaching credential through the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP). Dena is married to former Stanford Cardinal football standout Marlon Evans. They have two beautiful daughters, Adrienne and Elise. KRISTIN THOMPSON
Kristin first joined the Tattersols Coaching staff in 2007 after 6 years of running with the team, as well as competing for Team Sheeper. Kristin is an extremely accomplished triathlete, runner, personal trainer, pilates and body sculpting instructor, and equestrian. While she can coach in any of these disciplines, it is running that is her true passion -- especially with her teammates on the trails. Kristin leads our strength workouts twice per month at the end of the Tattersols Wednesday practices, as well as leading Sunday morning runs in Huddart Park and occasional workouts at Stanford and on the trails. As our coach, Kristin brings unmatched knowledge of speed, agility, and strength -- as well as poise, finesse, and fun to the team. As an athlete on the team, she is an undeniable leader and role model for the women of Tattersols.
Kristin had a top-20 age group finish at Ironman Canda as well as many top-10 age group placings in every triathlon and running distance. She has undergraduate and masters degrees in clinical psychology from San Jose State and in her non-athletic time, Kristin -- and her husband John (JT) -- have three boys and she attends nursing school.  MIKE BAZZEL, BOXING & CORE CONDITIONG COACH
Coach Mike Bazzel leads all our core strength and boxing workouts at the Undisputed Boxing Gym in San Carlos on Monday Evenings and Saturday Mornings. All Tattersols know the running benefits of Mike's boxing and core conditioning workouts! Mike is a former national level boxer turned coach and leads our athletes through some of the toughest -- and, unquestionably the BEST non-running workouts for runners -- throughout the week. Please check the Undisputed Boxing Gym for a list of workout times, in addition to workouts with Kickboxing legend Brian Schwartz. To arrange for Personal 1-on-1 Training with Mike, please contact him directly @ 650.483.8820.
DOUG CONSIGLIO
Doug earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from University of Arkansas and a Master's Degree in Science Education from Auburn University. While in Arkansas, Doug was a member of 8 NCAA Championship Teams and still holds the NCAA record in the 1,000m (2:19.64). The major highlight of his post-collegiate running career came from qualifying and competing in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Doug ranked 2nd in the world in the indoor mile in 1986, was the Prefontaine Classic Mile Champion in 1991 and US National Indoor Champion in 1995. Doug currently cycles and is a member of the Alto Velo Cycling Team. Doug is also a coach for the Nike Farm Team and former Head Coach for the Leukemia and Lympoma Society's Team-in-Training Program. Presently, Doug works as a massage therapist at the Sports Medicine Institute (SMI) in Palo Alto and was trained under Clinic Founder Len DeBenedictis.
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