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Our Coaching Staff
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Life Time Fitness Endurance offers a full range of online and personal coaching services. Whether your goal is to finish your first 5K or to compete in the Ironman Distance Triathlon, we have a personal and online coaching service for you. When you hire a Life Time Fitness Endurance coach, you'll be embarking on a journey that will lead you to achieving your short term and long term goals. From strategic planning to daily training program design, your Life Time Endurance Coach will work with you one-on-one to insure that you're maximizing every training session. From unlimited email communication to pre-planned phone calls, your coach will be 'on top' of your progress and monitoring your results every step of the way!
Led by top endurance coach and former pro triathlete, Coach Troy Jacobson, our coaches are hand selected from a large pool of talented coaches from around the country and go through a special Life Time Fitness Endurance Coaching certification process to insure the highest standards of quality and consistency. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds, every Life Time Fitness Endurance Coach has certain strengths that will likely suit your individual athletic needs and help you achieve your goals. Below you'll find a brief personal profile of each Life Time Fitness certified endurance coach in our organization. Please take a moment to browse through their resumes in order to see which coach might work best for you. And of course, if you email us (info@lifetimeendurance.com), we'll be happy to either assign you to a coach or make recommendations based on your current coaching needs.
Life Time Fitness Certified Endurance Coaches
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Angelique Arflack
Burr Ridge, IL
"I often get asked, "Why do you coach?" I know that people (myself included) spend years in jobs that pay the bills but that can make them physically sick: stress, sleeplessness, inactivity, and enclosed spaces. For many years, I was an accountant, moonlighted as a fitness instructor and did races. I missed my high school cross country days; the comaraderie of a team with the individuality of pushing your limits...."
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Sandy Bikus
Omaha, NE
Sandy has been a triathlete for five years, starting her career in a women's only un-timed event in Omaha. She now has every triathlon distance under her belt in a variety of venues. In 2007 she began her career as the Run Club Coordinator at Lifetime Fitness in Omaha and spread her love of triathlon to athletes of all ages! She became Lifetime's Endurance Club Coach in 2008, where she built a 100-active member organization. She organizes...
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Mike Buenting
Chanhassen, MN
"'Dig Deep finish Strong' That is my mantra. As a coach I like to mix the spiritual side of things with the physical side of things. Endurance sports are just as much a mental game as it is a physical one. I like to live life with no regrets and no limits always pushing the envelope and always chasing my dreams and goals. You must believe in yourself and you must surround yourself with positive people who believe in you....
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Angela Caprigno
Centreville, VA
"As an endurance coach, it is my belief that my role is to ensure that my clients have fun, work hard and achieve great things. I believe that I can make a difference in their lives and show them the value of fitness. It is my goal to ensure that my clients get the most out of their workouts and to teach them that they can all succeed through maximum effort, continuing to learn and improve and refusing to let their fear of making mistakes stop them. I believe that I can..."
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Nicole Clark
Westminster, CO
"I am a former collegiate athlete, Division I softball, and since found a love and passion for endurance sports. I've always been involved in sports and it was a natural fit to get into personal training, which I have for the past 12 years. To compliment my passion and profession, I started a women's running group in 2009 which branched into an endurance training group, for runners and triathletes. My goal is to...
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Lou Cookson
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Lou Cookson has been participating in endurance sports for the past 21 years. During this time, Lou has completed running events up to and including marathons, cycling events up to and including century rides, and triathlons up to and including the Ironman. Lou has coached newbies through their first event and helped experienced athletes achieve new PRs. Lou can bring your game up a notch, and you'll finish with a smile on your face...
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Casey Fannin
Vestavia Hills, AL
I'm basically a multi-sport freak and have been racing Tri since the mid 1990's...excelling in Off-Road Triathlon, I fell in love with Xterra Off Road Series in 1998, and since then have participated in close to 100 Off-Road Triathlons. With a mixture of well balanced road Tris also, I've competed well at Iron Distance races as well as Sprint, and Olympic Tris. Here are a few tid-bits...
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Sean Gassman
Garland, TX
Coach Sean Gassman after extreme personal struggles, found happiness and a new life in the sport of triathlon. With the desire to help others, Coach Sean specializes in changing peoples lives. Coach Sean guides people through their first race, USAT National Championships, and Ironman 140.6, changing their live for the better every step of the way. Coach Sean has personally completed and coached hundreds of athletes to....
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Brandon Goeman
Lenexa, KS
Brandon got his start in endurance training after college wrestling. Afterwards, he was hooked on marathons which lead into triathlons. After completing triathlons of all levels, Brandon became the Life Time Run Lenexa Run Coordinator/Coach in 2012. As an assistant department head for the training department, he continues to grow with the endurance community as the Endurance Club Coach...
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Brian Grzyb
Commerce, MI
I believe that you set your own limitations. If you want to complete an Ironman, you will. If you want to qualify for the Boston Marathon, you can! I will help you cross the finish line of whatever event may be your goal. After playing football, baseball and wrestling in high school, I went right into the workforce and started managing a landscape company. During that time athletics as a whole took a back seat. In 2008...
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Dan Herzberg
Commerce Township, MI
My coaching philosophy is simple: Solid and frequent communication is at the base of every quality program. Developing a solid training program is about more than saying "Go longer and slower early, and taper late." The only way for a coach to help an athlete reach new heights, and to achieve what they once thought was impossible is through communication. The path that led me to coaching is not a complicated one. The...
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Rosemary Hohl-Chriswisser
North Austin, TX
Rosemary Hohl-Chriswisser has been working in the fitness industry since 1986 and holds a true passion for the field. She particularly enjoys competing in endurance events of various triathlon and running distances. She has worked with Life Time Fitness since June 2005 and has seen great improvements among her clients over the years. Within her job at Life Time Fitness, she truly embraces and is honored to have the opportunity to influence...
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Drew Holbrook
St. Louis Park, MN
At 51 years old I have been through it all and strive to meet athletes wherever they are at and move forward from there. I am a Personal Trainer and the Cycle Club Coordinator at Lifetime Fitness in St. Louis Park, MN. I also coach for Lifetime Cross Country Ski Club in the winter. As a Trainer and Coach I strive to educate my Athletes as well as motivate! Balanced progressive programming combined with good nutrition equals...
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Kimberly Kazika
Plymouth, MN
Kim's passion for competition and water has driven her to swim her whole life. She was thrown into a pool at 2 years old and by age 8 knew that she wanted to have her name on record boards, swim for a NCAA Division I program, and qualify for Olympic Trials, and that is exactly what she did. Some of Kim's school and pool records still stand. She swam for the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from 2006-2010 and competed in...
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Brian Kearney
Sugarloaf, GA
After spending most of my early years playing/coaching baseball and golf, a second back surgery sidelined me from the sports I grew up with. I was forced out of my comfortable zone, and launched into a new passion… Triathlon! I started running marathons, riding centuries, and spending countless hours in the lap pool. As I went through the endurance of swim, bike, and run, my back started to heal. Triathlon has given me...
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Mark Keating
Mississauga, ON
Since completing his first triathlon in 2003, Mark has been an avid amateur competitor in multisport events. While juggling the responsibilities of full-time work, parenthood and training in three sports, his recipe for achieving regular top 10 age group finishes are simple: set ambitious but realistic goals, lay out a simple training plan, surround yourself with smart people, be consistent in your workouts and believe in...
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Ken Koontz, MS, CSCS
Alpharetta, GA
Although I was a lifetime athlete, from endurance sports to strength competition, it was triathlon that changed my life. The combination of running, cycling and swimming makes triathlon a unique and exciting sport that provides constant opportunities to improve and grow. I have dedicated myself to bringing the amazing sport of triathlon to as many aspiring athletes as possible, regardless of age, ability, or....
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Roman Krzyzanowski
Commerce, MI
Just talking with Roman, you would not know that he is a busy guy. He is beginning his 19th year of racing and is pretty excited about the returning Life Time Fitness triathletes that are coming back to the Triathlon Team that he coaches at Life Time Fitness, Commerce Michigan. Roman has been coaching privately but was given an opportunity to be...
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Kevin Leiting
Romeoville, IL
I have been participating in endurance sports since my freshman year of high school. Since then, I have competed in events ranging from a 400 meter sprint to half marathons and everything in between, including triathlons and duathlons. In college I competed as a division I athlete for cross country and track. Now I am training for adventure races and the Chicago Marathon along with some shorter triathlons.
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Lance Leo
St. Louis Park, MN
Coach Lance was born to coach. Mix 20 years of racing experience, strong exercise science background, and a personality that is contagious and you get Coach Lance Leo. A guy who can light up a room and is friends with everyone. Lance is intense and shares this intensity at the right time with each endurance athlete he coaches. In the past ten years, Lance has learned his craft working in both clinical and non-clinical...
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Will Martin, MS
Cary, NC
Throughout the years I have gained exposure in numerous fields that will help me guide and assist you as an individual. These areas include: physiological testing, strength and conditioning, sports psychology, sports nutrition, and biomechanics. Moreover, I have extensive experience working with the most recognized experts in the world pertaining to physiological testing and endurance coaching. My success as...
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Gabe Phillips, M.B.A
Gilbert, AZ
I am your everyday workingman. I grew up in Lake Havasu City, AZ. and for the most part am a native resident of Arizona. I like most grew up playing Football, Baseball, but settled into Tennis in my High School years, competing as the top Varsity player for all 4 years. I managed to win a few tournaments over the years but eventually decided to head off to college @ Arizona State University. I spent the early 90's...
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Mike Pierce
Overland Park, KS
My ultimate hope is to see the individual triumph in their life through triathlon. I want to help people accomplish their goals in triathlon, whether that's finishing your first sprint triathlon, qualifying for Kona, or anything in between. Also to use triathlon for more than just achieving your goal, but to give you a stepping stone in life of something that you can be proud of achieving and give you more confidence in...
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Jene' Popper Hong
Overland Park, KS
Jene' has completed over 100 races of varying lengths and disciplines including being a 14 time Ironman finisher & member of Team USA in Triathlon for 7 years while simultaneously holding full time executive position AND a single mother of 3. As member of Team USA from 2001-2007 competed in World Championships in various countries and would still be doing so today if not for two car accidents both resulting in...
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Phoenix Rain
Centennial, CO
"For a long time I believed that it was the goals that we achieve, which defines your character. But I have since realized that it is not the goals we achieve, but the paths that we take, the obstacles we overcome, and the perseverance to triumph that builds us from within. Working with clients as a coach and personal trainer, I see firsthand how training and endurance events change not only people's physical body, but...
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Rob Reber
Columbia, MD
If you are reading my bio then you have done the hardest thing and have signed up for a race. I think the second difficult thing is to show up. I am here to help you do more than just show up. I want to help you meet your personal and race goals. Life is a journey, enjoy it. I am an experienced multiple distance triathlete who has learned from some of the best and brightest in MD. I am a 5 time IM finisher who understands the value of having a coach on your side to...
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Spencer Roberts, MS
Tucson, AZ
Spencer Roberts, MS has a wealth of knowledge and experience in coaching both individuals and groups in maximizing their fitness and health. He was certified as a Master Fitness Trainer by the United States Army in 1986 and earned his Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science from the University of Arizona in 1989. Spencer has developed and implemented training programs for athletes and non athletes alike. His philosophy is "quality vs. quantity" and understands...
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John Schueller
Eagan, MN
I believe teaching others through one's own life experiences is a gift worth sharing. I have raced bicycles, run marathons, and been 80 pounds over weight. I believe everyone has an inner athlete in them; it just needs the right encouragement and direction to be realized. As a coach and passionate runner, I strive to build an athletes self-confidence through encouragement, fun, and of course hard work. This philosophy has been the...
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W. Marty Smith
South Valley, UT
Marty has enjoyed balancing his love of endurance sports with a naval and government career since 1985. As his military career came to a close in 2005, Marty started coaching to help others feel the accomplishment, self confidence, and better health that comes with proper training for an endurance event. Marty continues to leverage his training and racing experience in addition to proven scientific training protocols to help....
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Trapper Steinle
Centennial, CO
Born and raised in Colorado, Trapper competed in every sport from alpine skiing to tennis as a young boy. After defending his State Championship title as a high school slalom and giant slalom skier, he went on to college in Ft. Collins, Colorado recruited by the ski team. However, like many collegiate athletes...
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Joe Turcotte, CSCS
Colorado Springs, CO
After topping out at over 250 lbs. and living a less than "Healthy Way of Life" existence in my home town of Marlboro, MA, the time had come to make a change. In 1982 I moved to Colorado at 23 years old with no game plan whatsoever. What became obvious during my first months upon moving was my increasing passion for the mountains and the Colorado lifestyle. On one of my frequent strolls on Pikes Peak I asked a fellow hiker....
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Tony Vukovics, CPT
Centennial, CO
Originally from Chicago, Coach Tony pursued a 20 year career in the food and beverage industry. During this time he has been a competitive endurance athlete having completed 17 marathons including three Boston Finishes, numerous triathlons, cycling events and adventure races. He has been a USA Triathlon All American in 2002, 2003 and 2011. He has completed three Ironman Triathlons including the World Championship in 2003. Having...
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Cathy Yndestad
MN Region
With over 50 career victories, Cathy started coaching to satisfy her desire to help others feel the sense of accomplishment that comes with achieving one's goals. Cathy continues to leverage her training and racing experience in addition to proven scientific training protocols to help others achieve their athletic potential. That experience and knowledge includes a degree in exercise and sport science, graduate-level training in...
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