What Athletes Have Said About Blue Iron Swim Team:
“I joined Mari’s swim group because I wanted both support and challenge to become a better swimmer. Mari offers just that. She challenges me with well designed workouts and her positive genuine attitude is both supportive and uplifting. She makes it a joy to come to the swim practices.” – Anyana B.
What Athletes Have Said About Private Swim Lessons:
“Last September I decided that I wanted to learn how to swim, and complete my first triathlon in 2012.
This was extremely ambitious of me since I had never done anything athletic in my life. I joined the Peachtree Tri Club, and met Coach Mari!
Mari’s energy is positive, contagious and extremely encouraging. She helped me overcome one of my biggest fears (swimming) and educated me about the sport throughout the process. My lessons were followed up with a detailed email about the drills that I needed to work on for the week, and always included words of encouragement!
I am still working with Mari today on my swimming, biking and running, and I’m so pleased with the improvements I’ve made.
Mari’s is an excellent coach that truly loves what she does and it shows! I am inspired by her passion for the sport!” – Jessica Caballero (Triathlete-in-Training)
What Athletes Have Said About Personalized Coaching:
“I worked with Mari for training for Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Simply put I couldn’t have done it without her. I had been competing in triathlons for about 3 years prior to entering IMCDA and had exclusively trained on my own. Mari brought focus and discipline to my training routine that I believe was the difference in my performance in the race. Mari strives to treat every athlete she trains as an individual with training plans tailored to their strengths, weaknesses, and goals. She actually makes it feel like fun. OK, painful fun, but not tortuous. Not only would I use Mari again I plan to use her for training for my next Ironman.” – Bill B. (Finisher: Ironman Coeur d’ Alene, 2011)
“I looked at my watch after I was done (…with my interval run workout…) and thought “that is pretty good”! No doubt about it, I am getting better over time through consistent/steady effort (no gimmicks). Thanks, Coach!” – Jeremy B. (Finisher: Florida 70.3 and Miami 70.3 in 2010 and Augusta 70.3 in 2011)
“I really feel good about last weekend. Thank you so much for all your help. I don’t know how I would have done it without you!” – Kate C. (Finisher: Turtle Crawl Olympic-Distance Triathlon, 2011).
“You were a tremendous part of my growth in the multisport world as well as my ultimate success on race day.” – Brent P. (Finisher: Augusta 70.3 in 2009 and 2011, Finisher of Ironman Louisville in 2010)
“I loved having you as my coach for my first Ironman. I can’t think of a better experience I could have had in a coach/athlete relationship. You listened, suggested and recommended and of course coached me through such a monumental journey…
I appreciate you and wouldn’t have had this same amazing experience… THANK YOU!” – Wynne B. (Finisher: Ironman Florida, 2009)
“Having Mari there to help me make the jump from Olympic distance tri to Ironman has been an incredible experience. She has an awesome coaching style and her enthusiasm iscontagious. She provided the support, feedback and encouragement that I needed to feel confident to toe the line.” – Sarah S. (5th Place in Division at Florida Challenge 70.3, 2008)