As someone who started running without any kind of coaching, I simply put on my shoes and ran. The discipline of structured workouts was very rewarding. The first track workout, where I discovered speed, had me riding a two-day high, honestly. Track workouts are fun, sometimes tough, but always worth it and the camaraderie was an added bonus. It definitely helped my mental game in my last race, in finding different gears when the going got tough. Knowledge of what you’ve done in training and what you are capable of, is good thing to have in your pocket when it gets rough on race day. A big thank you to Michael and the X3 crew.

I’ve been working with Michael since November of 2013.  Over our short time together, I have successfully participated in 3 road races and, most recently, Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant.  I completed each road race with significant PRs (over 10 minutes in one case!) and met my goal of completing my very first 70.3 upright and smiling.

…thanks for helping me achieve things I didn’t know I could do and for getting me through it in one piece! After 11 years of Achilles problems playing ultimate the fact that I made it through pretty much a year straight of injury-free training is awesome.