Meet the Coach

Greg Close

Qualifications: Professional Triathlete, USAT level-1, USAC level-3, USATF level-1, Slowtwitch Swim Certified, Ironman University Certified, and Pose Method of Running Coach

Greg grew up being supremely mediocre at team sports like baseball and basketball, above average at obscure and unknown sports like rowing, and extremely talented at telling people what to do. So it only made sense that the idea for TriBy3 Performance Coaching would begin to take shape while Greg was dabbling in triathlon, getting his Masters degree in Political Science at Lehigh University, and coaching women's crew.

As a lifelong athlete, Greg rowed through high school and college (Rutgers University '01-'05, Penn AC '00-'05) before making the jump to multisport racing in grad school. He took to long course racing early on, focusing on half and full distance triathlons, and earned his professional license in 2011. Greg has a number of top 10 performances in international Ironman events, and his Ironman PR, set in 2017 at Ironman Louisville, is 8:26.

Coaching has been a passion for Greg from the beginning. Whether it was coaching learn to row programs on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, working with Division 1 athletes in college and grad school, training adults to finish their first 5k, or helping professional triathletes win on the international level, Greg's driving motivation has always been watching athletes achieve their goals. When a knowledgable coach takes a vested interest in the success of an individual athlete, there is limitless potential. This belief served as the impetus for Greg's founding of TriBy3 in 2010.