About the coach

I'm Dan Mercer.

I have coached endurance athletes in Bend since 2012.

I raced for eleven years: nine Ironman finishes, a best of 9:48 at Coeur d'Alene.

I stopped racing long course in 2019 and kept the notebooks.

Most of my athletes have jobs, children and seven to ten hours a week.

The plan has to fit that week, or it is the wrong plan.

I coach about twenty-five athletes at a time and no more. That is how many I can read every file for, every week.

Results from this season

Initials only, with each athlete's permission. Improvement is on their best time at the same distance before coaching.

Race	Athlete	Time	Improvement
Ironman Coeur d'Alene	J.T.	11:42:10	−48 min
70.3 Boise	R.K.	5:21:36	−31 min
Portland Marathon	A.L.	3:14:52	−22 min
Pacific Crest Olympic triathlon	M.S.	2:28:05	−14 min
Bend Half Marathon	J.M.	1:52:40	−19 min
Smith Rock sprint triathlon	E.W.	1:19:44	First race

Renewed every two years, with the courses that keep them current.

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