Mike began his pursuit of physical fitness in 1991 when he became an Army Ranger and served in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He went on to become an Army Drill Sergeant in 1995 and discovered his passion for training others in physical fitness. After leaving the Army in 1999, Mike became a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. In 2007 he became an instructor at the Secret Service Training Academy where he trained recruits in a variety of skills including physical fitness. Mike retired from the Secret Service in 2020 and now spends much of his time coaching others to achieve their running goals.

Mike is a certified RRCA Level II coach as well as a USATF Level I Coach. He has completed a variety of Triathlon Distances up to and including Ironman. Mike’s true passion is running where he has competed in distances from 5K to 50 miles. Mike’s major accomplishments in running are: 5 time master’s winner at the Ten For Texas 10 mile Race; 7 time master’s winner in the Texas 10 Series; 3 time Boston Marathon competitor; 2:49 personal best marathon at the California International Marathon at the age of 48; and running the Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim. Mike continues his pursuit of running and coaching always seeking to improve both.