2027 EchoDevo Team - Applications Open
We are Echo Devo—a high-performance development team of age-group athletes and emerging long-course professionals.
Powered by the EchoDevo System, a Collaboration with QT2 Systems and AngelaNaethCoaching - our athletes receive science-based coaching, structured development, and integrated support designed to unlock podium-level performance at every stage.
EchoDevo
A high-performance development team for age-group athletes and emerging professionals.
Science-based coaching, structured development, and integrated support designed to unlock podium-level performance at every stage. Whether you're targeting age-group wins, the leap to the pro field, or Worlds — EchoDevo is where ambition meets the system to succeed.
Applications close September 30
A pathway in endurance sport.
Support for athletes with mentorship and quality coaching. EchoDevo is the missing rung.
Coached and mentored
Every athlete is coached and mentored by EchoDevo coaches — a real partnership, not a plan delivered to your inbox.
Built on your physiology
Testing first, programming second. Your thresholds and fueling profile drive the plan, and we re-test on schedule.
A team, not a client list
You race in the kit, you show up for your teammates, and you develop alongside athletes chasing the same thing.
1-1 Comprehensive Coaching
The highest level of personalized coaching EchoDevo offers.
EchoDevo Team · Premier 1-1
1-1 Comprehensive Coaching
A true mentorship and partnership between athlete and coaches, built around continuous communication, ongoing analysis, and real-time adjustments to your training.
- Coached and mentored by EchoDevo coaches
- Fully individualized daily programming — never a template
- Full physiological testing protocol, with scheduled re-testing
- Continuous communication, ongoing analysis, real-time plan adjustment
- Ongoing education and athlete support
- Access to discounted gear and team opportunities
How we coach.
Five components, applied to every athlete on the team.
Profile
Every athlete starts with testing, not assumptions. We establish your thresholds and fueling profile before a session is written — and re-test on schedule.
Build
Fully individualized daily programming, structured around your season, your discipline, your physiology, and the life you're actually living.
Adjust
Continuous communication and real-time adjustment. Coaching that responds to the week you had, not the week we planned.
Educate
Ongoing education so you become a more complete athlete — fueling, recovery, durability, and execution.
Mentor
A true partnership with your coaches — people invested in where you're going and how you get there.
Ambition, not a qualifying time.
- Age-groupers targeting podiums, championships, or Worlds qualification
- Athletes working seriously toward a professional license
- Emerging pros who want mentorship, not just a training file
- Coachable people ready to be part of a team
Not sure you're there yet? Apply anyway. We build this team around commitment and trajectory.
A team only works if everyone shows up.
- Coached by EchoDevo — no outside coach
- Race in team kit — kit is purchased separately
- Show up for your teammates — connection and support in the group
- Represent the team on social
What's next for the team.
EchoDevo is early, and we'd rather tell you what we're building than pretend it's finished.
Team calls
Live sessions with your coaches.
Mentorship & partnership opportunities
Deeper support for athletes making the leap.
Team meetups & camps
Training and racing together — Lake Placid is where we're looking first.
Team discounts & partners
A growing partner group and real gear access.
Before you apply.
Do I have to be fast to apply?
You have to be committed. We take athletes at different stages — that's what a development team is for.
Which disciplines do you coach?
Triathlon, running, and cycling — including gravel. If your event doesn't fit a neat category, apply and tell us about it.
I already have a coach.
Then this isn't for you yet. EchoDevo coaching is the requirement — the system only works applied end to end.
Is the team kit included?
No. Team kit is purchased separately. Racing in it is a team requirement.
Is the team remote?
Yes. Coaching is fully remote and worldwide. Team meetups and camps are what we're building toward for in-person time.
Where ambition meets the system to succeed.
Applications for the 2027 team close September 30.
A collaboration between QT2 Systems and Angela Naeth Coaching
Jenny Marshall
Jenny Marshall
Norwalk, CT
- Director of Data Science @ Live Nation 🤘
2026 Races: IM Puerto Rico 70.3, Harryman 70.3, IM PA Happy Valley 70.3, IM Lake Placid
My Why? Because I’m a childless millennial (but I’ve got a dog) with an unhinged love of endurance sports and the desire to max out my potential while I still can.
VERY excited to rock-n-roll with this team!
Lexi Nussbaum
Lexi Nussbaum
Durham NC
- 🎓Masters (global health) student at Duke University
2026 Races: 70.3 North Carolina, collegiate club tri nationals, 70.3 Chattanooga or Gulf Coast , some more tris TBD…
My Why?: To push my mental and physical limits & show others with Crohn’s Disease that you can do hard things!
🐱I have 2 cats that I love and adore
Ben Creswick
Ben Creswick
Victoria, British Columbia
-personal trainer and nutrition coach
-health sciences student
-former soccer player
2026 and 27 races
Ironman 70.3 Tri City
Royal Victoria Marathon
Ironman 70.3 Victoria
Ironman Canada
More 70.3s
My why?
I love to train and take on big challenges so what better to put this energy towards than long distance triathlon
Milo Maher
Milo Maher
Taos, New Mexico
Occupation:
Student at the University of British Columbia studying Business
2026 Races:
IronMan Lake Placid, more tbd
My why:
I enjoy accomplishing challenges and setting big goals! I’ve always loved fitness so IM was perfect.
Sarah Toth Johnson
Sarah Toth Johnson
Savage, MD
- Federal IT Project Manager by day.
2026 Races: VA State Olympic Champs, Clash NJ State Olympic, Nationals TBD, Clash Daytona 70.3 TBD
My Why? After having my son, I wanted to see what was still possible in this sport for me. My family gives me motivation to keep pushing despite all the challenges of being a working/competing mom.
Holly Koksel
Holly Koksel
New York
- ANC Coach
- Analyst
My Why?
Chris Hutson
Chris Hutson
Warren NJ
Occupation: Drug Development at Regeneron
2026 Races: IMWI or IMLP and some 70.3s TBD
My Why: I enjoy challenging myself, and triathlon is a sport that pushes you both mentally and physically.