March 2026. 5:56:41. First attempt.
The race is physical, but the finish is 100% mental. You must train strategically and upgrade your mental game. I learned that firsthand, and now I coach athletes to get both right.
I grew up in Lakeville, MN — hockey, football, lacrosse through high school, then lifting consistently at Mizzou. I had zero triathlon background when I signed up for my first 70.3. No swim team, no cycling club. Just discipline, a structured mindset from years of team sports, and a genuine love for the process — the early mornings, the hard sessions, the slow build toward something bigger than yourself.
On March 29, 2026, I crossed the finish line in 5:56:41 on my first attempt. The hardest part wasn't the swim or the bike or the run. It was keeping my mind from racing too far ahead — from calculating how much was left instead of just doing the next mile. Your body is capable. The battle is mental. That's what I prepare my athletes for.
What drives me to coach goes deeper than sport. Giving my life to Christ changed my desire to better myself — and to guide others toward a life of real fulfillment. I want every athlete I work with to come out the other side not just fitter, but more focused, more disciplined, and more grounded in who they are. The finish line is the goal. The person you become getting there is the point.
"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
It's not that they're not athletic enough. I came from the gym with zero triathlon background. The problem is almost always one of these four things.
You've got a race date and a vague idea to "start training." What you don't have is a structured week-by-week roadmap that builds the right way toward race day. Random effort doesn't produce consistent results.
Every generic triathlon plan tells you to ditch the weights. If you've been lifting, that's the last thing you want to do. There's a smarter way to integrate both — and it makes you a better triathlete, not a weaker one.
When it's just you and an alarm at 5am, it's easy to roll over. Training alone means the only person who knows you skipped is you. Accountability isn't optional — it's the mechanism that makes everything else work.
Brick sessions. Open water vs. pool training. Race nutrition. Pacing a 56-mile ride correctly. If you've never done a triathlon, you don't know what you don't know — and those gaps get expensive on race day.
Every week you get a structured plan that fits your schedule, your job, your classes — your life. Not a cookie-cutter template. A real plan that accounts for what your week actually looks like.
You don't have to choose between the barbell and the finish line. I'll show you how to keep lifting while building your swim, bike, and run base — because that's exactly how I trained.
One of the biggest confidence builders on race day is knowing exactly what you're eating and when. We build your nutrition plan before race day so when you hit T1, there's zero guesswork — just execution.
Not weekly. Daily. I text my athletes every single day to see how things are going. Not to micromanage — because I know from experience that one skipped day becomes two, and two becomes a week. We don't let that happen.
I'm not here to just hand you a PDF and disappear. I want to know how you're doing beyond the sessions. The mental side of training for your first 70.3 is real — you won't navigate it alone.
Transitions, pacing, nutrition, mental strategy — and lessons I learned the hard way. Like why you need to train your legs to run tired after the bike, not fresh. You'll arrive at the start line ready for every mile, not just the easy ones.
Coaching is billed month to month and structured around your race calendar. Whether you're 3 months out or building toward a race next year, the plan adapts to where you are.
My goal isn't just to get you across a finish line. I want every athlete I work with to become more disciplined, more purposeful, and more grounded — in training and in life. The race is the vehicle. The growth is the point.
You've signed up for a 70.3 — or you're close to it — and you have zero triathlon background. You're athletic, you're motivated, and you need someone who just went through this to guide you step by step.
You've been lifting consistently and you're not willing to blow up years of work for a generic tri plan. You want to know how to keep your strength while building real endurance capacity.
Not just a plan — a person. Someone you can reach out to, who actually knows your training, who holds you accountable and checks in when you go quiet. That's what I'm here for.
Not sure if coaching is right for you? Book a free call and we'll talk through your race goals, your current fitness, and build out a sample training plan together. Zero pressure — just a real conversation about what it takes to get you to the finish line.
30 minutes · Free · No obligation
The process is simple. Tell me about yourself and your race goal. If it's a fit, we'll jump on a quick call and map out your training from day one.
$150/month, billed monthly. Cancel any time. First call is always free.
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