Marwan Hatem started working with Coach Rehab Hamdy in June 2024, during an important stage in his development as an athlete. He was moving from the Junior category into U23 racing, and although he already had good speed and strong potential, he still had limited experience in Olympic distance triathlon and elite level racing.

At that time, Marwan’s standalone 5km best was 16:30, while his 5km run off the bike was 18:10. At the same time, he was studying Physiotherapy, which meant balancing training with university, exams, and long clinical hours in hospitals.

The training was built around both his athletic goals and his university schedule. We used a structured block periodized approach, while making sure he had enough recovery and could stay consistent without affecting his studies.

Within his first six months, Marwan made very good progress. His off the bike 5km improved from 18:10 to 17:05, and he went on to win the Egyptian National Championship. In the same race period, he also recorded the fastest 20km bike split among the Egyptian athletes on the course, which showed a clear improvement in both his cycling ability and race execution.

In 2025, Marwan had to stop structured training between May and October because of family circumstances. After around five months away, the main focus was simply to rebuild his fitness step by step and avoid rushing the process.

Once he returned, his progress came back quickly. Within four months, he ran a new 5km personal best of 15:55 and improved his FTP by 5%. This showed both his commitment and how well he responded to a gradual return to training.

Marwan is currently one of Egypt’s promising U23 triathletes. Our main goal now is to keep developing him toward the high level performance.

We know this is a very competitive and difficult pathway, so the focus is not only on results, but also on improving his race experience, tactics, physical performance, and consistency over time.

Looking further ahead, the long term goal is to help Marwan reach his highest possible level and continue developing toward the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

His journey so far is a good example of long term athlete development. Talent is important but real progress also comes from consistency, patience, discipline, and continuing to improve year after year.