From sprint to Ironman — the mental edge, tactical knowledge, and race-day wisdom that only comes from doing it. Twice. And making every mistake first so you don't have to.
A marathon is hard. A triathlon is hard in ways you can't anticipate until you're in it. The logistics alone — transitions, gear, nutrition across multiple disciplines, pacing for a run after 112 miles on a bike — require a level of planning and experience that plans simply don't teach.
Ironman isn't just an event. It's a day-long execution challenge where your fueling, mental state, pacing, and decisions compound across 140.6 miles. One bad call in mile 30 on the bike can unravel your marathon. I know because I've made those calls — and learned from every one.
This mentorship is about the institutional knowledge of triathlon: the secrets, the shortcuts, the "wish I'd known" moments that experienced athletes accumulate over years. Delivered directly, race-specifically, to you.
Click through each discipline to see what mentorship covers. Everything here comes from experience, not textbooks.
Open-water swimming is a completely different animal. Sighting, drafting, mass starts, and disorientation require specific preparation most pool-trained swimmers skip entirely.
Wetsuits change your swim — buoyancy, warmth, and the stripping process in T1 are all learnable skills that most athletes figure out the hard way on race day.
You have two more disciplines after this. Going out too hard in the swim — a very easy mistake — starts a chain reaction you'll feel at mile 20 on the run.
As a USMS Level 1 Swim Coach, I can offer technique and training guidance that most triathlon plans completely gloss over.
The bike is where most Ironman athletes blow their run. Going too hard feels sustainable — until mile 15 of the marathon when your legs are gone.
Triathlon bike logistics are their own universe — special needs bags, aid station execution, mechanical prep, and what to actually carry on your bike.
The bike is your best fueling window. Most athletes under-fuel here and pay for it spectacularly on the run. This is the single most important nutritional decision in triathlon.
112 miles is a long time to be alone with your thoughts. Mental segmenting, mindset anchors, and managing bad patches are as trainable as aerobic fitness.
Brick legs are real. The first mile off the bike will feel terrible even if you're in perfect shape. Knowing that — and having strategies for it — changes everything.
Your gut is compromised by race-day adrenaline, dehydration, and hours of effort. Late-race nutrition is an entirely different challenge than anything you practice in training.
If you're doing a full Ironman, your marathon starts around hour 9 or 10 of racing. Nothing prepares you for this — except knowing it's coming and having mental tools ready.
Negative splitting a triathlon run is an art form. Starting conservatively feels wrong. It's the right call almost every time.
Ironman is 30% physical fitness, 70% execution and mental management. The training gets you to the start line. Mindset gets you to the finish.
Every long-course race has at least one moment where you want to stop. This is universal. What you do in that moment determines everything.
Taper madness is real and it will tell you every lie you've ever feared about yourself. Knowing that it's coming — and having a protocol — makes it survivable.
The finish line is the beginning of another kind of hard — the post-race emotional crash, the "what's next" emptiness, and processing what you've done.
T1 and T2 are where races are won and lost through chaos, fumbling, or calm. They're also completely trainable.
The first transition sets the emotional tone for the entire bike leg. Coming out of the water disoriented and fumbling ruins confidence. Practicing T1 is one of the highest-ROI things you can do.
T2 is where your body starts realizing what you've done to it. The mental shift from "bike mode" to "run mode" is real — and the first mile of the run will lie to you about how you feel.
Mentorship adapts to your distance. The principles are the same; the stakes and logistics scale up.
Sessions fit where you are in your training cycle — from early-build strategy to race-week final prep.
60 minutes on one specific challenge — nutrition, transitions, mental prep, or race-week logistics. Perfect for a targeted pre-race conversation.
4–6 sessions across your training build — early strategy, peak training, taper, and race-week final prep. The full mentorship arc from training to finish line.
Monthly check-ins for multi-sport athletes who want consistent support across race seasons. Ideal for those who race multiple distances per year.
Tell me about your goal race and what discipline or challenge you most want to focus on. We'll figure out the right format from there.