Triathlon and Endurance Sports Coaching About Me
I’ve been coaching and teaching people all of my life. For fun, I taught people to race cars.
In the Air Force, I taught people how to fly and make them mission ready. Now I help people reach new heights in their athletic dreams. Coaching Philosophy
I love to help everyone. If you are in Chicago, I will actively coach your workouts, especially swimming. I value consistency. I have a very flexible schedule. If you are outside of my area, I use virtual tools to develop better stroke techniqu
es in the swim or bike fitting for example. Background
I’ve been an athlete all of my life. I ran track, played soccer and baseball as a small boy. My family moved a lot but the sports were always there. I started swimming competitively at 11 years old. I did my first triathlon in 1982 in Central Maine. I swam at the Air Force Academy specializing in sprint freestyle. I ran the Denver Marathon in 1986. I took up racing mountain bikes in Germany. A discipline I still love. Moving back to the states, I continued cycling, picking up road and cyclocross racing. I started Masters Swimming. I was still very fast. When I moved to Chicago, I started running again. I ran a few marathons and rekindled my love for triathlon. Since I was in swim and cycling shape and was a learning how to run again. I started doing triathlons again. I’ve done 6 Iron Distance triathlons, 3 70.3s and several Marathons. I'm a bigger guy so I understand the issues of guys my size might experience. I'm also African American so I understand some the challenges we face. I have experience with nutrition and hydration challenges in many climates having lived in Colorado, Texas, Arizona and now Chicago. I keep setting new PRs from 5K to Ironman triathlon even as a 55 year old. How much potential do you have today? Qualifications and Accomplishments
Ironman U Level 1 Coach
US Air Force Academy Graduate, Biology with Sports Performance Concentration Collegiate Competitive Swimmer, 6 Time Ironman, PR 11:13 M50-54 Age Group Challenge Roth Finisher 6 Time Marathon finisher
Qualified for USA Triathlon Nationals
40+ years of swimming experience
30 years of cycling experience racing MTB, Road and Cyclocross
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