Why did you decide to do triathlon?
-A couple of friends from college started doing triathlon and I started looking more into it and realized that it's something I could do. I then signed up for Luck of the Irish in 2022 and absolutely loved it and have been hooked ever since.
How long have you been coached by Playtri?
- Been coached for about a year and a half.
Who is your Playtri coach?
-Coach Peter
What are your goals for the upcoming season?
-Finish an Ironman.
-Get closer to a 5 hr 70.3.
-Qualify for USAT AG nationals.
How is your training going so far?
-Training is going well. Just finished a pretty big side quest, finishing Fort Worth Half marathon in sub 2 hrs, a long the way to finishing a full Ironman next year.
What is your favorite discipline in triathlon and why?
- cycling. Until I started triathlons I never really cycled competitively. So it's been really rewarding going from a weak cyclist to a decently competitive cyclist and learning about the sport of cycling.
What is your favorite athlete/idol in triathlon? Why?
- Lionel Sanders. He's an athlete who wears his heart on his sleeve and is very open about his struggles and plans for improvement.
What race did you love the most?
-Ironman 70.3 Texas. It was my second 70.3, but I felt like it was the first 70.3 that I felt ready for and could really put in a decent effort.
What is your dream race?
- Ironman 70.3 world champs
What is your favorite meal day before the race? And after the race?
-pasta with red meat sauce
-after...anything that tastes good.
What are your best and worst memories from racing?
- my best memory was finishing the fall 2023 Fort Worth Tri and smiling the last mile in because I knew that my fitness was back after a rough summer of 2023.
- my worst memory was getting a flat tire in the middle of Blackland Tri in 2022.
What is your favorite training session?
- any kind of speed work on the bike where I can push the watts and HR high.
What training session do you dread?
- long runs.
What have you learned from your Playtri coach?
- learned how to be an endurance athlete. Before this, I was primarily a swimmer that did the 50 and 100 free. To go from training to be fast for 20 seconds to have to be fast for 5 hours required a huge mentality switch
Give us a fun fact about you.
- I am a former college swimmer. Swam for 4 years at The Case Western Reserve University.
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