GARETT GRAUBINS
Victoria Minnesota
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ESCI Level 1About
The idea of Endurance first grabbed my imagination when I was ten years old. As a flatland couch-surfing suburban kid in the early-1980s, I was watching TV one day when ABC's Wide World of Sports came on the tube. I watched coverage of a race called The Leadville Trail 100. I sat transfixed as these athletes ran, walked and crawled -- GASP! -- 100 miles in the Colorado Rockies. Mind you, I was the kind of kid (like most) who dreaded the annual Mile Run in gym class. That broadcast lit a spark in me, and little did I know that 15 years later I would find myself living in Colorado, pacing a stranger through the night at that exact same race. I was hooked and would complete my first 100-miler (Leadville) the following year. Over the next two decades I notched 15 more 100-miler finishes and many more ultramarathon finish lines. Some fast, some slow. And every one of them memorable. Beginning in 2015, I began dealing with a rash of recurring running injuries. We all think we are bullet-proof, but many long races will take their toll. So I began looking for Endurance elsewhere. I found it in multi-sport races and, more specifically, triathlon. I was soon "ALL IN" and have been living the triathlon lifestyle ever since -- and still with a few trail races mixed in every year!
Philosophy
I believe that the keys to personal growth and self discovery are through endurance and putting oneself through discomfort. I also believe that we're capable of far more than we believe, but only if we are willing to be uncomfortable, are prepared to shed our self-limiting beliefs, and are open to getting help. My philosophy toward coaching is part science and part art. We begin with assessments, understanding your past, and a data-gathering phase. We will then build and customize the right plan for you, and only you, that will take into account many key factors, including your age, athletic history, past injuries, goals, unique challenges to your target race, life considerations and more. I am committed to being fully accessible throughout the journey. To deliver on this commitment, I have a quality over quantity approach to my coaching and am only taking five coaching clients in 2025 so that I can focus clearly and wholeheartedly on you, the individual and your unique needs. You can learn more about me and my philosophy at www.AllIndurance.com.
Credentials
IRONMAN-Certified Coach
Accomplishments
TRIATHLON HIGHLIGHTS: 4 Time IRONMAN Finisher (Best finish: 11:03:30 @ Boulder) 3 Time IRONMAN 70.3 Finisher (Best finish: 5:02:23 @ Boulder) 3rd Place, 50-54: 2024 Lake Minnetonka Sprint Triathlon (MN) TRAIL & ULTRA RUNNING HIGHLIGHTS: 5 Time Finisher, Leadville Trail 100 (Best finish: 19:38, 7th place // iRunFar.com Recap ) 5 Time Finisher Hardrock 100 Mile Endurance Run (Best finish: 31:51, 6th place) 16 TOTAL 100-Mile Trail Ultras Finished, including: Run Rabbit Run 100 (2), Wasatch Front 100 (2), Western States 100, Big Horn 100 Winner, 2009 Big Horn 50 Miler Winner: 2006 Big Basin Redwoods 50K Winner: USATF 50K Road National Championship Marathon PRs: 2:59:04 New York City, 2002 / 2:59:32 Boston, 1996 Estimated 75 trail ultramarathons completed
Experience
Coached client to first-ever finish at Marine Corps Marathon (2024)