About David

DAVID KOPPEL

I’m an endurance sport enthusiast, triathlete, coach, and married father of 3 wonderful kids. I’m a consultant in my day job and spend the rest of my time training and racing for Team Every Man Jack, coaching, and doing things with my family. I am located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and really passionate about coaching people and supporting them through my partnership with Gear West. Training has become a part of my DNA and my daily workouts help me to balance the stresses and requirements of work and family life. Racing fuels my training, but I love both for the chance it brings to catch up with friends, test myself, and learn.

When it comes to triathlon and endurance sports, I’ve found a way to approach the training as a science, observing and learning how fast athletes are succeeding, and also by looking at an athlete’s overall body of work from a practical, big picture standpoint. I believe my patient mindset allows me to be successful as a coach, as I understand that most gains are made with consistent work, and that reaps lasting benefits. That said, reaching one’s full potential is a long game. Consistency over years will lead most athletes to injury free success and noticeable, continued growth as an athlete.

My coaching philosophy is summarized well by this quote: “The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.”

View my blog to read race recaps, or click here to see my racing results/resume, and learn more about me as an athlete.