Head Coach – Tone Coughlin
Coach Tone has been working with athletes since 1998 with his first coaching job at the Marshall School helping out the cross country ski team. He later moved on to coach swimming as the head coach of the North Shore Swim Club at the University of Minnesota Duluth. During that time he raced as an elite amateur cyclist all over North America and a few races in Central America competing with riders that raced in the Tour de France. He also is competitive at running, triathlon, swimming, and xc-skiing completing over 620 events. His first dog was Helena, the Team Manager and then he picked up Toivo as an 8 week old puppy who later started skijoring and bikejoring with him. In his free time he likes to archery hunt for big game, grouse hunt, fish, spend time with the dogs, and train himself. Coach Tone is the Race Director for the NorthShore Inline Marathon, Inc. in Duluth, MN. The largest inline skating event in North America! He also owns and operates his small business Twin Ports Events, LLC promoting sporting events in the northland area.
Team Manager – Helena – 11 y/o Alaskan Husky
She’s a retired sled dog and was 4 years old when I got her. Her favorite activities are car rides, walks, and slow jogs. She’s not an affectionate dog and is very mellow, but she doesn’t mind some good ear and butt scratches every now and then. In the summer she likes to take naps in the sun. She was elected team manager because she likes to keep the dogs organized and the young-ins in line.
