Coaching for the average athlete.
No need to be extraordinary, when you just need to Gopher Decent!
Coaching for the average athlete.
Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Personalized Coaching for the Average Athlete
Training for the finish line, not the championships!
We get it, traditional triathlon coaching is intimidating. Coaches that want you to workout multiple times a day, pausing your life to fit in your training. At Gopher Decent, we are excited to coach the athlete with other priorities, and dreams of finish lines.
About Alison
The Beginning
In high school…
In high school…
As a kid, I did summer swim team, tennis, soccer, ballet, and everything in between. While I enjoyed sports and exercise, I didn’t have the natural “competitive edge” or hand eye coordination it takes to really excel in sport, but I kept playing anyways!
In high school…
In high school…
In high school…
Sport lost its charm for me by the time I got to high school, since I was always falling behind my teammates. I did swim team and cross country because my older sisters did it (not because I wanted to) and have a distinct memory of saying “once I graduate, I can’t wait to never swim or run again!”
Now…
In high school…
Now…
After sticking to the “I’m never running or swimming again!” Mentality throughout college, by the time I graduated I had a major itch to push myself to my limits. After training for and completing a few half marathons, attempting a marathon, and completing a sprint triathlon, I knew what was next… certainly I was ready for an Ironman! So
After sticking to the “I’m never running or swimming again!” Mentality throughout college, by the time I graduated I had a major itch to push myself to my limits. After training for and completing a few half marathons, attempting a marathon, and completing a sprint triathlon, I knew what was next… certainly I was ready for an Ironman! So I signed up, trained my a$$ off for a year, and completed Ironman Arizona. The process taught me that I didn’t have to be the best or sacrifice the other parts of my life to do something amazing - and Gopher Decent was born!