2026 Board Members

I grew up in Colorado mostly skiing and playing volleyball. It wasn’t until college that I started very casually running because I heard a podcast about heart health, and the hypochondriac in me thought I should do something about it. Towards the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, by sheer chance, I found myself staying at a family friend’s home in Boulder, and they just so happened to be racing Boulder 70.3. The energy at the race was captivating, and I immediately felt that this was something I had to be a part of.

At the end of 2021, I moved back to San Francisco and joined GGTC to train for my first 70.3. I was expecting, at best, just some structure to hold me accountable to train. What I found, though, was a supportive and vibrant community and a space to achieve the impossible. Since I joined, I’ve done many different formats of triathlon and individual sport races!

Hello! Growing up I was never really a fan of running or any type of endurance sport; I spent my days in a wrestling room and at tournaments on the weekends. After college and while living in DC, I agreed to do the Navy-Air Force half marathon then followed that up with a trail marathon in 2017. I caught the triathlon bug while training for that marathon and decided that Santa Cruz 70.3 would be a good fit. Despite almost turning around and calling it a day after the first 100 meters, I finished the race and immediately signed up for Santa Rosa 70.3 in 2019. Fast forward to 2021, I moved to San Francisco and joined GGTC right away. I had just signed up for Ironman Lake Placid and thought joining a club would be a great way to meet people and improve my training.

I can honestly say that joining GGTC has been one of the best decisions I’ve made since moving here. I’ve discovered an amazing community, met so many great friends, improved in all 3 disciplines, completed my first Ironman, and most importantly realized my love for the sport!

Looking forward to all of the GGTC events and hanging out with fellow members in 2026!

I moved to San Francisco in January 2018 as a keen cyclist and an OK-runner. I joined GGTC for two reasons – to find something to focus my efforts on outside of work and to meet people in the Bay Area (making new friends in your 30s is HARD!). Joining GGTC is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I feel in the best shape ever and have made a fantastic group of friends.

When I’m not swimming, cycling or running, I’m a brewer at Barebottle Brewing. If I’m not there, I can be found cultivating my Scotch Whisky collection, filling our “salad drawer” with beers, or sampling the best food and drink in the Bay Area with my husband (and GGTC Ex Officio), Brett.

This year, I’ll be captaining the OLY program and doing a race I never thought I’d do – Escape from Alcatraz!

I joined GGTC after signing up for my first triathlon without being able to swim more than a length of the pool. A year and a half later, with lots of tips and encouragement from fellow club members, ambassadors, coaches and ten weeks of the long distance program with Coach Cesar I finished St. George 70.3 (without drowning!). And I was officially hooked. I have even come to enjoy swimming in AP (with my extra buoyant wetsuit of course). Racewise, I’m looking forward to 70.3 Mallorca and Santa Cruz in 2024.

When not running, biking, and swimming I love to backcountry ski, explore in the mountains through backpacking and climbing trips, and eat all of the chocolate chip cookies. I look forward to all the bike rides, runs, swims, races, and most importantly pastry stops with you all!

I have been a GGTC member since 2021 and I absolutely love this community of crazy, fun athletes! I grew up in Sweden, where I was swimming competitively from a young age. After having to quit swimming because of a knee injury, I took a couple of years off and eventually got back to recreational swimming, and even tried running for the first time and got hooked right away!

I discovered open water swimming through an open water race in my hometown, and completed my first OW race in 2016. A couple of years later I moved to San Francisco and fell madly in love with swimming in the Bay. I have since completed multiple Alcatraz swims, the Golden Gate Bridge Swim, Bay Bridge Swim and the Bridge-to-Bridge and did my first marathon swim in 2022, 12mi true width of Lake Tahoe.

I joined GGTC as I was seeking a new community, and a new hobby – triathlon! I have participated in the summer Short distance program in 2021 (to prepare for my first Olympic tri), four rounds of the Long Distance Program to prepare for my Ironman 70.3 races, the trail program, and the CIM program to get ready for my first marathon in 2023. You’ll usually find me at track on Wednesdays, the Twin Peaks Friday run, riding around Marin on the weekends, or somewhere in the Bay!

Hi GGTC! After two amazing years as Run Director, I’m excited to step into the role of Bike Director for 2026!

I was born and raised in Spain and came to the US over ten years ago to play college tennis in New Orleans. After a lifetime chasing tennis balls, I swapped my rackets for running shoes and fell head-over-heels for endurance sports. I moved to San Francisco in 2018, picked up road biking and floating (or swimming, if you can call it that), but didn’t dare race a triathlon—until GGTC changed that. Since joining the club in 2021, I’ve crushed previous running PRs, raced more than 10 triathlons (including 3 Half Ironman), and run two marathons!

GGTC has really helped me structure my training and achieve a level of fitness I never thought possible. But honestly, the best part is the community around it! The energy, support, and friendships have forever changed the way I feel about sports and push me every day to be and do better. That spirit is what inspired me to dive deep into the cycling world in 2025—racing crits, road races, gravel events, and even tackling the epic Haute Route in the French Alps with over 30,000ft (or 9,000m for my European friends) of climbing. I fell in love with the sport, and now, as Bike Director, I want to bring that same excitement and sense of adventure to every member in the club.

Looking ahead to 2026, I’m planning to race more crits, explore new gravel routes, and maybe sneak in a trail running race or two (Sean O’brien anyone?). Who knows—maybe I’ll even jump into triathlon again! If you’ve got a cool race on your calendar or a wild idea for an adventure, let’s connect—I’m easily convincible and always down for a challenge!

My athletic life (literally) revolved around ultimate frisbee until the pandemic left a frisbee-shaped void in my life. So, I signed up for the 2021 Morro Bay Tri – despite never having swum in the ocean – to increase fitness for Ultimate. Finding GGTC through mutual friends led to discovering that training with a team was the best way to experience Triathlon! Since that first race, I’ve retired from Ultimate to focus on Tri and proudly represented GGTC at dozens of races across the U.S. and abroad, including the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in New Zealand (’24) and Spain (’25). This year, you’ll find me racing the Napa Marathon, Levi’s Growler, Broken Arrow, Death Ride, IM Oregon 70.3, IM Wisconsin, and IM California.

After serving as a GGTC Ambassador in 2024 and 2025, I’m excited to step into the Run Director role to keep elevating our running community — from Kezar Track nights to trail adventures across the Bay Area (and beyond).

When I’m not tri’ing, you’ll find me playing board games, dabbling in sports photography, skiing, backpacking, throwing discs, or watching Survivor – yes, it’s still on.

See you at the track – I’ll be the loud one who sometimes forces everyone to eat cheeses that I bring back from Wisconsin

At the start of 2020, I quite literally couldn’t run a full block without stopping. When the pandemic hit, I googled “can’t run want to run” and decided to give sports a go. Running quickly became an addiction, and I picked up biking a year later (it’s really hard not to in this city). Then on Presidents’ Day 2023, I accidentally showed up for a cancelled Fatcake ride. Only one other person arrived (s/o Leah!) and, after declaring “two people makes a group ride,” she spent the rest of the morning convincing me I could do a triathlon. Enter: GGTC!

I joined this stellar organization in July 2023, and my 2.5 years in this club have been full of countless adventures with people I now can’t imagine my life without. GGTC’s community is insanely encouraging, supportive, and inspiring. I’m so excited to be your Social Director this year to continue building the welcoming environment I’ve been lucky enough to feel in this club.

When I’m not with GGTC, I’m probably at Muttville, book club, Third Wheel Coffee, or bopping around somewhere else in the city. Please always feel free to come up, say hello, and share your ideas for our next great social event! Triathlon has taught me that it’s never too late to try new things – can’t wait to keep that theme rolling with you all in 2026 🙂

Hi everyone, I’m excited to be your sponsorship director for 2026 and I’m looking forward to a great year! I first joined the club because a friend of mine (thanks Sophia!) thought that it would be fun for me and she was very right. Over the past few years, I have gotten to meet, train with, cheer with, race with some of the best people ever starting with the Olympic Distance Program and then very quickly with more and more people from the club. My love for this club (and the triathlon community as a whole) has only grown since then because of the incredibly fun and supportive members around me.

Honestly though, the real best part about this is all of the snacks we get to eat along the way. For the upcoming year, my goal is to swim, bike, and run to find more of the butteriest, fluffiest, sugariest, savoriest, crunchiest, flavor-iest things to eat all around the bay and I’d love to have people join me for more food adventures.

Oh, and orange is unquestionably the best color so if you see someone wearing just a biiiiit too much orange, there’s a good chance it’s me.

Come say hi!

I grew up swimming, biking and running! It wasn’t until 2019 however, that I put it all together. My roommate at the time convinced me to do a Sprint in Napa and I said why not! I haven’t looked back since.

I mostly like to open-water swim and bike. Running was a necessary evil that you had to master to save your life (e.g. running to catch the train, running because you’re late, running away from zombies, etc). Who would’ve guessed that Wednesday Track would become my favorite weekday or that I’d fall in love with trail running or that I’d run a marathon!

GGTC has been such a pivotal part of my life for gaining athletic endurance and building close friendships. From competing in 70.3s to running marathons, I’ve never been more encouraged to push my limits and fulfill all the crazy endurance dreams. Furthermore, the friends I’ve made through the club have been *chefs kiss* best in class. I am incredibly grateful for my experience thus far and look forward to giving back to this inspiring community in any way I can.

I’m beyond thrilled to be part of the Board and can’t wait for all of the 2026 adventures!

I grew up in California (San Jose) where I swam competitively for many years. Recently I caught the triathlon bug after watching my friend train for Ironman Oklahoma City in 2021.

I joined GGTC shortly after and competed in my first triathlon with the spring Oly program (Napa). Then my second (Half Moon Bay). And my third (Alcatraz). And my first 70.3 (Santa Cruz). And my first marathon (CIM). So yes, by “caught the triathlon bug” I meant “grew hopelessly addicted.”

Triathlon is a wonderful sport(s), and GGTC is an amazing community of kind, motivating, Lycra-wearing people. I can’t wait to get to know you as we train for another 70.3, or my first full Ironman (Ironman California), and hopefully a shot at world champs down the road.

As your communications director I manage the weekly newsletter and social media accounts among other things. I’m always looking for new content ideas and fun ways to share all the amazing stories from this club, so please don’t hesitate to hit me up with your suggestions!

For as long as I can remember I’ve been in the pool…swim, lift, swim again, and repeat. After graduating college and moving to San Francisco in 2020, I had to go on this new adventure and redefine what it meant to be an athlete. Finding ways I liked to move and developing an identity outside of being a student-athlete was a far more daunting task than I had thought it would be.

Fast forward to 2022 when one of my friends asked me to teach her how to swim for the Santa Cruz 70.3. I gave her swim coaching in the pool and in return, she took me up Hawk Hill, introduced me to some running clubs, and the rest was history. In one year I learned how to clip in, shift gears, raced three Ironman 70.3’s and finished my first full Ironman. But more importantly than the races was finding the GGTC community. They taught and supported me through the terrifying nature of open swims, long bike rides, and cheered so loud that I almost forget the pain of every run leg of my race. Joining GGTC has given me a community of the best friends and supporters I could have asked for.

Nick lolli | COMMUNITY DIRECTORHe/Him 

Hello GGTC & friends! I am thrilled to be serving as your Community Director once again, connecting you to races, events, service opportunities and more throughout California in 2026.

I did my first triathlon in Lake Murray, South Carolina in 2019, and moved to San Francisco shortly after. Ever since, I’ve been running and biking all around the city, dreaming up adventures to do with fellow GGTCers! My favorite memories with the club include running across the Grand Canyon, Santa Cruz cheer stations, racing the Lake Tahoe Triathlon, and the CIM training program with coach Mario. Aside from my position on the board, I’m excited to be spending most of the next year preparing for the Boston Marathon and a flurry of trail races over the summer. I hope to meet you along the way!

LIKES: carbohydrates, early starts to long rides, books about running, a new fun fact every week

DISLIKES: rainy Saturdays, flavorless gels, poison oak, forgetting to charge my Garmin

I love seeing our members get involved with the endurance community in San Francisco, and I’d love to hear from YOU on where you’d like to see GGTC this year! Is there a race you’d love to do? An event you’d like to see us partner with? A non-profit you’d like to support? Let me know at community@ggtc.org.

I was born and raised near Sacramento where I swam competitively, biked leisurely, and ran only from my inner demons. I moved to Chicago in 2010 where my tri-curiosity was piqued by the incredibly alluring Lake Shore Path; biking along the lake seemed obvious, but I surprised myself by waking up one day wanting to join the hordes of runners I saw every day. This is when I discovered “runners high” and never looked back.

I moved to San Francisco in 2021 with just my trusty steel steed. I decided pretty quickly I needed friends, a pandemic-friendly hobby, and probably a lighter bike. GGTC has given me all that (ok so I bought my own bike) and more. This club is full of the most ridiculous and generous people I have ever met and I love that I’m now part of it.

In 2026 I’m excited to do Wildflower! I also plan to be the loudest and most obnoxious cheerleader at as many events as I can, including track night.

I love carbs, friends, and pretty much any endurance related activity. Joining GGTC has an amazing combination of all these things!

I discovered triathlon several years ago after signing up for a duathlon on a whim. I figured that I’m a decent runner and I have a bike, so what could be so hard? After being passed by a 12 year old on a huffy bike, I decided to get a coach and finally learn how to swim! I completed a few sprint and olympic distance triathlons that year and haven’t looked back since.

In 2019 I moved from Boston to San Francisco and signed up for my first Half Ironman. I joined GGTC as a way to meet new people and have more accountability in training. GGTC has been such a great supportive group of friends and training partners!

I’m excited to continue to be a part of the GGTC board! Here’s to the 2026 season with more races and more carbs!

Growing up I was a stereotypical math geek who’d feign injury to get out of gym class. In 2013, after 5 years of post-grad studies, my sedentary ways had started to take their toll and I realized that I had to make some big changes or risk my mid 20s being my middle age. The only physical activity I’d ever really enjoyed was cycling. So I started to ride to work, adding a little bit of extra distance where I could and slowly over the course of 2 years I managed to drop a third of my body weight.

Being more active felt great and the more I did the more I wanted to do. I’d always been terrified of running so I set my self a challenge of a doing the Edinburgh half marathon. My first ever ‘race’ and in the summer of 2016 I finished this thing I’d once thought impossible. Then, one cold November night, over a couple of drinks some colleagues and I dared each other to sign up for the inaugural Edinburgh 70.3.

Triathlon was a revelation and I haven’t looked back since. I moved from Edinburgh to San Francisco at the end of 2017 and joined GGTC shortly after, since then have done Olympics, Halves and Full IronMans . Joining GGTC was instrumental to me and my husband settling into life in SF- in fact my husband also ended up on board!