Reviews
Joanne takes an individual approach to each athlete. She took my health, personal life, and work commitments into consideration when developing my schedule. When I started with Aspire, I couldn't jog a half-mile and had asthma caused by long COVID. In just six months with Joanne, I was able to finish an Olympic distance triathlon (and even placed!) I couldn't recommend her enough!
— JR
I have had the profound privilege of working with Joanne. I am by no means an elite athlete, but had the goal of riding long, with a specific event in mind. I also had an exceptionally demanding schedule between work and life events. Joanne listened and designed my training, making it incredibly intentional, targeted and effective. She approaches her job with phenomenal passion and professionalism, but most importantly, she has an ability to understand an individual beyond their role as an athlete and see them as a human. She is also an encyclopedic wealth of information on training and racing, which is bolstered further by her own personal experiences. Being an elite athlete herself, she has a level of empathy and understanding that most do not. This contributed to her ability to listen carefully and understand wholeheartedly, making it extremely easy to communicate with about anything. Further, she analyzed every workout thoroughly and put an immense amount of care on how I felt and scaled workouts based on progress, injury, sickness and so forth. She showed wonderful support when she rode with me for a part of a 10-hr solo effort. She stopped by in the morning and again in the afternoon to make sure I was still pedalling and texted me throughout the day to offer kind words of wisdom and encouragement. I can say unequivocally that I had not only found a coach, but a friend who listened deeply to my needs as an athlete
-MA
I am so thankful I found Joanne! Joanne was supportive and flexible throughout my whole training cycle, checking in and adjusting my schedule to fit into life's various demands. She provided the perfect balance of pushing me outside my comfort zone while building my confidence, celebrating small wins, and sharing helpful advice throughout the process. After years of not making it to starting lines due to injuries, she set me up for the healthiest training cycle I've had since I started endurance sports over 10 years ago. It's clear she truly cares about her clients and is not only knowledgeable, but passionate about her work. I have never felt so prepared going into race day, and am so excited to see what the future holds with her guidance!
— LT
“Joanne is an amazing and super helpful coach. She coached me for about 4 months for my first Ironman 70.3 I did in Atlantic City. Having little triathlon experience myself, who only ran running races (half marathons mostly) and being a middle aged man, I knew I needed a coach to help me get through the swim and bike parts especially.
Joanne gave me daily workouts over TrainingPeaks and I requested to have 3 in-person sessions for each of the 3 sports for form and equipment guidance. Those sessions especially were helpful since she was very knowledgeable about each of the sports and could pinpoint where and why I was having pain in my body due to poor form. I had knee pain from running and it was due to heel striking and low running cadence. With Joanne's guidance I felt immediate improvement with my knee pain.
With the workouts themselves, I slowly ramped up the workouts with Joanne's guidance and could definitely feel improvement and confidence I could do the whole 70.3 Ironman race as I progressed. I touch based with Joanne twice a week on my workouts to see how I was doing. She gave great feedback on each of the sports on pacing, nutrition, pain mediation, flexibility/strength training.
Whether you are someone with triathlon experience or not, or any age, Joanne is very professional, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. I certainly recommend her for your triathlon coaching needs!”