Case Studies
Case Study
Stephanie Wunderle
From amateur to pro at the AGE of 40 and
World Champion
World Champion
- Age: 39 (2023)
- Mother of 3 young boys
- Teacher
- Wangen i. Allgäu, Germany
- official Start: 2022
08/2022
70.3 Zell a. See
Qualified for World Championships
2022
Start T3 coaching
07/2023
ITU Sprint World Championships
Silver Medal
08/2023
70.3 World Champion
06/2024
Pro Debut 2024
Ironman Hamburg in 8:57hrs
Grant Grafentin
from amateur to pro
- Sex: Male
- Training volume: 11-13h/week (Peak 16-20h)
- Official start: August 2018
- Age: 25 years in 2018
- Work: 40-50h/wk
04/2018
70.3 in 4:35 HRS
(13.1mi in 1:24 hrs)
08/2018
Start of T3 coaching
2021
70.3 Washington
Overall Victory
2022
New 70.3 PR 3:57 hrs
(13.1mi in 1:17 hrs)
Caleb Porter
Balancing Family, Career, and Athletic Success: The Transformation of a Middle-of-the-Pack Dad to Podium Contender
- Sex: Male
- Training volume: 8-11h/week
- Official start: January 2015
- Age: 39 years in 2015
- Work: 50-60h/wk
- Job: Executive
10/2014
70.3 Austin in 5:28hrs
1/2015
Start of T3 coaching
2017
70.3 Santa Rosa in 4:34hrs
Vincent D'Onofrio
from broken clavicle to IM PR and Kona qualification in 14 weeks
- Sex: Male
- Training volume: 10-12h/week (peak 15-20h)
- Official start: January 2019
- Age: 32 years in 2019
- Work: 40-50h/wk
05/2018
IM Santa Rosa in 9:36 hrs
(S 1:03h B 5:17h R 3:08 hrs)
1/2019
Start T3 coaching
08/2019
IM Mont-Tremblant in 9:01 HRS
(S 0:56h B 5:03h R 2:54 hrs)