USA Triathlon Certified Coach
I was born into a competitive running family with a collegiate hurdling father who was also a high school cross-country coach for 13 years with teams going to State, parents who organized and were competitive road runners, and both my parents and sister competed in full marathons. I dabbled in several sports and ran shorter distances until getting into triathlons at Texas Tech University where we hosted the Collegiate National Championship and I received my B.S. in Exercise & Sports Sciences. Since then I have competed in the Half Ironman World Championship, Middle East 70.3 Championship, & about 50 more multisport races and more than 50 run races (since 2008). Briefly, I took an intermission where I joined the Navy with a SEAL / Special Operations contract and finished out my commitment with some of that time being a Command Fitness Leader and a First Class Swimmer qualifying Second Class Swimmers at multiple commands. I have led group exercise classes and personal trained since 2009 and spent some time working in physical therapy as well so I have a firm grasp on the human body, biomechanics, and limitations. I am very passionate about spreading interest and safe-entry into sports whether it is sharing stories and upcoming events at a race or out in town and as a coach thoroughly guiding people through detailed workout sessions in preparation for a race or event.