kim’s story
I started racing triathlons for fun in 2012 after moving to the Philippines to fully live my Filipino roots. I enjoyed many top AG finishes over the next couple years. In 2014 I began to establish training consistency while primarily working in the sports and lifestyle advertising industry. Then in mid 2015– I flipped the switch. Immersed in 8 weeks of camp in Europe and Asia, I began building higher intensity and frequency. Working with my new coach Brett Sutton helped reprogram my technique and tailor a training program to suit my physiology and goals.
Training with the Trisutto.com squad allows me to dig deep and challenge myself beyond previous limits. Transitioning from AG to Elite racing and full-time training is exciting as I’m accelerating my progression of performance at an exponential rate.
Everyday I live my dream by experiencing grit, presence, and strength. When I surpass my expectations of a session and push beyond the mental wall, I feel liberated and infinite. That’s my why. My personal motivation lies not only in the joy of pursuing the challenges, but my desire to share my journey with others. It’s never too late to seek new levels of fitness and well-being for competitive and recreational athletes alike. My transition into top performance is complemented by my hope to inspire all athletes to seek the best in themselves as well.
I spend significant time training and racing in the Philippines, California, and camp locations around the world. Representing PHI as part of the National Philippine Team is an honor and I intend to bring more light to the Philippine sports scene. One of the ultimate goals along my personal journey is to compete at the Olympics.
I’ve coached swimming for 10-years, helping non-swimmers and beginner levels gain confidence, strength, and proficiency in the water. It’s my passion. I love working with youth, adults, and triathletes. Understanding how to coach is based on experience that comes from working with many different personalities and athletes with different body types. No two individuals should be coached exactly the same.
More importantly for triathletes– it’s important to adopt a training style that is fit for their needs as a triathlete– not as a separately pure swimmer, cyclist, and runner. Personally, my experience transitioning from an age-grouper with cloudy goals to elite athlete with laser focus lends a unique perspective to share with fellow athletes.
I know what it’s like to be weak in the swim, and then completely overhaul my stroke over several months to suit my needs and get faster. I went from learning clip in, with little knowledge of cycling and no leg strength- to building massive power with strategic intervals. I know what it’s like to slog out the run, feeling mental fatigue of hitting a plateau in pacing– to now running my fastest times ever. And it’s from a massive transformation in the way I’ve approached each training session, each day, each week.
Triathlon is special in that with the right information, strategy, and plan of consistent attack– anyone can develop the skills to begin or significantly improve. You’re not too old, too weak, or too inexperienced. It’s never too late to see growth in each discipline as long as you have the desire, grit, and open mind to do what it takes.