Retired Army Infantry Officer. Ranger School graduate, former Ranger School instructor, Best Ranger competitor, and selected for some of the most physically demanding units in the Army. I built my identity around being a military athlete. Then I was medically retired with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a condition that left me not knowing if I would ever walk or run normally again.

I refused to accept that.

In the two years since my diagnosis I have run two marathons, a half marathon, and completed 15 laps at a Backyard Ultra. I finished second and took the last DNF when I missed the cutoff on lap 16. Not bad for someone who wasn't supposed to run.

I train six days a week and lift three. Not because I have to, because I choose to. Because I have two boys growing up watching their dad, and I refuse to let them see me quit. That's the athlete I am. That's the coach I am.

My coaching philosophy is simple: your body will adapt to whatever you ask of it. But what you ask of it needs to be calculated, planned, and meticulous or you'll break down before you build up. I don't believe in junk miles or random effort. Every session has a purpose. Every week builds on the last. That's not military dogma. That's just how lasting change works.

I hold my UESCA Certified Running Coach certification and have two decades of experience training and leading athletes in some of the most demanding environments on earth.

I am a coach for athletes who are serious about growth.