Mike is a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief and has been coaching since 2016.  Mike is a former USAT Professional/Elite and time trial specialist that is an expert in Coaching Triathlon, Duathlon, Cycling (All disciplines), and Running.  His experiences are rooted in years of competitive history and at an Elite level.  A cycling accident in 2023 left him with injuries to his pelvis that negated his renewal of that license, but he won 2 National Championships and the State of Virginia Time Trial Championship in 2024.

His speciality is long course distances, but he coaches all distances and disciplines.  Coach Mike has coached athletes from their first triathlon, Ironman, Ultra distance racers and time trialers to finish, podium and PR their racers, all the way to those who have professional aspirations and Ironman World Championship qualifiers.

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He has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (summa cum laude), is a certified bike fitter, and certified to perform run gait analysis.  He believes in cultivating a diverse team and a holistic environment of athlete education, nutrition training, and testing so that he can find every way to help athletes achieve their goals.