About Us

Experienced coaches provide results

Nowadays, it seems coaches are a dime a dozen with all the various certification programs available. But how do you know the advice you are receiving is as valuable as the money you pay for it? Our coaches have two decades of experience teaching and developing athletes to achieve their goals, whether it was to finish a local 5k run or to qualify for that big triathlon in Hawaii. They look at each individual's needs and custom-build a program based on that athlete's weaknesses and strengths.

Tri Faster was started by professional triathlete Lauren Jensen and her husband Todd Jensen as a way to offer rookie and veteran triathletes a set of unique clinics and camps along with personal coaching. Our concentration is on our clinics, camps and mobile fitness apps, but some space is available for personalized coaching and one-time skill sessions or consultations.

Head Coaches

Lauren "Shark" Jensen is an elite triathlete and physical therapist and has been teaching swimming and coaching athletes for over 20 years. She has taught swimming and marathon training classes at Northern Illinois University, written many training articles and has personally coached hundreds of triathletes. With over 75 multi-sport career wins and four Ironman podium spots, Lauren was also a qualifier for the 2000 Triathlon Team Olympic Trials. You can read more about Lauren's current and past triathlon exploits on her personal webpage [click here].

Todd Jensen has over 20 years of self-coached bicycle, triathlon, and marathon racing experience including a short stint as an elite duathlete and a sub-10 hour iron distance personal record. His coaching experience ranges from teaching basic triathlon skills at clinics to providing overall training plans and racing strategies for beginners to professionals. He has authored numerous triathlon training articles for regional publications and also the "How Do I Train?" section for the rec.sport.triathlon FAQ, which can be found on numerous triathlon websites. This provides the base necessary to lead new and experienced triathletes to their goals. In addition, he has a strong physiology background gained through his biomedical engineering doctoral studies.

Both Todd and Lauren are USAT-certified coaches.

Assistant Coaches

Assistant coaches will be added to clinics as appropriate to keep the athlete to coach ratio low.