Dave Slavinski

Owner of BPC Triathlon

2011 3x USAT National Champion

2010 Ironman 70.3  World Champion 

2010 USAT Duathlete of the Year

Coaching runners at the college, high school and middle school, Dave broke onto the triathlon scene by winning the first 70.3 he entered and then qualifying for the 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Fl. Most recently, Dave won the age group National Championship at the USAT Duathlon Championships in April, 2010 and will be representing the USA at the World Championships. Included in his list of accomplishments are: 2010 Ironman Augusta 70.3 Amateur Champion (4:00:15), NJ State Olympic Championship in 2008, 5th at The Best of the US Amateur National Championships in Tempe, AZ in 2008. Along with his JSTC teammate and New Jerseyís female representative, they captured The Best of the US National Team Title. At the Foster Grant 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida he stunned the racing elites by placing 2nd in the 35-39 age group with a time of 4:03:58. In 2009 he followed up with a 4:00:23 at Clearwater and finished 3rd in the 35-39 age group 5 weeks after completing his first 140.6 at the Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI (11:25) This was the 14th fastest amateur time at the 2008 World Championships and 10th fastest amateur time in 2009. 2009 he won his age group at the Ironman St. Croix 70.3 and Eagleman Ironman 70.3. He also holds a USA Cycling Level 3 certification and a USAT Level 1 Coaching Certification and is also a Red Cross certified lifeguard. 

Dave's background in running made him an All American Track and Cross Country athlete while in college and a top regional runner for many years post collegiately. He has coached at every level. He is married to a fellow triathlete and they are raising their children Blaik and Ivy to follow in the family tradition.

Joe Donahue

Owner of BPC Triathlon

Coming from a running background, Joe D. has been running and involved with endurance sports for over 20 years and has seven World Championships to his credit including four 70.3 Clearwater trips and three Kona Ironman World Championship trips and an unprecedented double...the Kona/Clearwater 2009 and 2010 qualification. Joe also competed in the grand-daddy of them all, Kona in 2007, 2009 & 2010 where he posted a 10:33.09 in the 45-49 age group! His list of acheivements includes USAT All-American status in 2006,2007,2008,2009 and again in 2010! Joe D. is the heart and soul of the Jersey Shore Tri Club and has been there since the beginning. Not only is he a top-flight athlete, he knows his way around the swim, the bike and the run. The vast experience he has accumulated has already helped many athletes within the club to reach their goals. He also holds a USA Cycling Level 3 certification, a USAT Level 1 Coaching Certification and is a Red Cross certified lifeguard . Joe D. is selfless and tireless in his devotion to the sport of triathlon. Joe is married and has two children who play high school soccer and basketball and middle school soccer and baseball. 

2011 USAT Half Max Age Group National Champion
2011 Florida 70.3 2nd 45-49
2011 New Orleans 70.3 5th 45-49
2011 SanJuan 70.3 3rd 45-49
2010 Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 9th 45-49 (4:16)
2010 Rhode Island 70.3 1st 45-49
2010 Eagleman 70.3 3rd 45-49
2009 Rhode Island 70.3 5th 40-44
2009 Eagleman 70.3 3rd 40-44
USAT All American 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010

Carrie Slavinski

Coach

2011 USAT Duathlon All American

2011 USAT Triathlon All American Honorable Mention

2011 Team USA Duathlon 

2011 3rd place USA Duathlon National Championships

2010 USAT Triathlon All American 

Born to run, Carrie has been running competitively since she was 9 years old.  She ran her way to her first Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Championship competition in 2010 and a 4:57:35 at the Augusta 70.3.

She ran at the NCAA Division I level for Mount Saint Mary’s University. Cross country and track were her passions until she discovered triathlon in 1993. Using a mountain bike she competed in her 1st race in Seaside Heights at the former Ironman Qualifier. Then in 1996 she placed in her age group in the Penn-Jersey Triathlon Series. Concentrating on running for the for the next few years, Carrie completed the Steamtown Marathon in Scranton, PA and qualified for the Boston Marathon. After having a child, she returned to Scranton to prove to herself that she was still an athlete. After qualifying for Boston again, she had to pass on the honor as she was pregnant with her second child. In 2009 she returned to the triathlon scene. She completed her first 70.3 at Ironman Rhode Island in 5:19. She continued the season by winning all but one of the remaining races she entered including winning her age group at the New Jersey State Championship.  Carrie looks forward to competing this season in Duathlon Nationals, Sprint and 70.3 distance triathlons, and various running and cycling races both at the local and national level.  Carrie has coached cross country, indoor track and spring track at the middle school and high school level.

She holds a USAT Level 1 Coaching Certification.