Anna Kuuttila

Coach Scott agreed to work with me when I had virtually zero experience with triathlon,
and I came to him with my goal of doing a Half Ironman race in eight months (when I
had only done one sprint triathlon before). I was not comfortable on a bike at all and
definitely wasn’t comfortable in open water, and mentioned both of those things to him
up front, which he agreed to help me work on.

During the time I worked with Coach Scott, I was able to get to the point of completing
my first Half Ironman race, the Michigan 70.3 in 2022. The entire time Coach Scott was
kind, supportive, and listened to my concerns or any roadblocks I was having in my
training and offered concrete solutions. I never felt like he was pushing me beyond
where I wanted to be – he was very understanding of what my personal goals were and
helped me to effectively achieve them.

He would always make a pre-race plan with me before every race (even shorter
distance training races) and would make sure I was feeling good about my abilities
before the race. He helped me to establish consistency with my training and always re-
affirmed that I was doing better than I thought I was!

He is a great person to have on your team and in your corner for achieving your
triathlon goals!