Ryan Grubb is extremely knowledgeable about the sport and is always eager to share his triathlon knowledge with others. Ryan is a full time professional with a family who finds time to train for multiple Ironman events each year, while also making time for family rides with wife, Laurin, swim chauffeuring son, Liam, and gravel rides with friends. Ryan is the epitome of an Ironman athlete, putting his most into everything he does. Ryan’s recent race resume includes two Iconic Ironman events in 2023 finishing Oceanside 70.3 in 5:29:54 and Ironman Lake Placid in 12:08:09. Ryan complimented those performances with a 2nd place age group and 13th place overall finish at Kinetic Triathlon Festival (Lake Anna), posting the 2nd best overall bike split. Ryan closed out the season with an age group win at Watermans 70.3 going under 5 hours with a 4:54:55.9, 15th place overall male. Ryan started 2024 with a next level 10:58:51 at Ironman Texas. When Ryan isn’t out riding blistering paces, he’s volunteering his time and giving back to others by helping on the Ironman MD bike course and leading the S.E.T.--MMTC Youth Team on training rides to teach them critical bike handling skills.

Meg is from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. She is a wife, mother of 2 kids, part time emergency veterinarian, and full-time professional triathlete. Meg was a Division 1 swimmer for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania where she swam the 50 and 100 freestyle events all 4 years in college, holding the pool, meet, and league records in both events for 12 years. Meg held multiple Patriot League Championship titles and was a 3 time all Patriot League selection. She was an NCAA and Olympic Trials qualifier and was awarded the Margaret Grunow award for top Athlete of graduating class at Bucknell University. After graduating college, Meg started training for her first triathlon in 2018 and signed up for her first 70.3 (Eagleman) and 140.6 (Chattanooga) in 2019. Highlights from her age group triathlon career included qualifying for 6 world championships, 5th out of the water at the 2022 Kona World Championships, and 3rd out of water at the 2023 Finland 70.3 World Championships. In 2022 Meg was ranked 2nd overall Ironman in the US and 6th in the World. She achieved Ironman All World Athlete Gold level status and is a 3-time USA Triathlon All American. Meg took her professional triathlon license in 2023 and PR’d her pro debut at IM Florida. In 2024, Meg raced Oceanside and took on her first Xterra (offroad) as a pro placing first and qualifying for Xterra 2024 World Championships in Italy. Meg is coached under Endure IQ and Frontpack Swim. Outside of triathlon you will see Meg cheering on her kids. Meg says, “I am their biggest fan”. Meg can also be found traveling the globe in search of new and exciting places. She has traveled many places and plans on stepping foot on as many places in the world as she can before she’s 90. Meg loves animals and cannot imagine her life without them. She has 3 dogs, a cat, and many chickens.

Lisa brings over 30 years of management, operational, marketing, business development and sales experience in the military, healthcare, and real estate industries. She has an unmatched enthusiasm for sport and life.  Lisa’s energy matched with her extensive experience bringing new modalities to improve outcomes, makes Lisa the perfect fit as S.E.T. Membership Advisor. She became a multisport athlete in 2010 with her first triathlon at Nation’s Tri in DC on a borrowed mountain bike. In 2017, at the same race, she placed 1st in the Masters Athena Division securing an entry to the iconic Escape from Alcatraz race. She successfully Escaped in 2018. In the 10 years of her multisport lifestyle, she has raced in over 30 Duathlons, Triathlons, and Aquabike events achieving the podium 4x. Lisa served on her local triathlon clubs Board of Directors for 6 years serving as Communication Chair, Vice-President, and President.  Lisa has been S.E.T.’s Youth Team Manger and now serves as the Youth Development Team Head Coach. Lisa was also the President of the DC/Baltimore Chapter of the National Sales Network – An Association of African American Sales Professionals from 2003-2008 and was Chairman of the Board of the NSN DC/Baltimore Chapter in 2009. The Chapter won the 2007 Chapter of the Year Award under her leadership. She was also awarded the David Richardson Individual Achievement Award for her success at rebuilding the chapter. In addition to her career and business ventures, Lisa has continued to serve and bring value to the United States Military Academy. She served as the Chair, Communications for the WPAOG Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She has also served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for West Point Women and on Congressman Elijah Cummings Service Academy Nomination Board (15yrs). Lisa returned in 2021 as Board Member to Maryland’s 7th Congressional District for Congressman Kweisi Mfume’s Service Academy Nomination Board. Lisa is professionally credentialed as a Certified Medical Representative, graduate of the Professional Academy of Healthcare Management and of Villanova’s Master Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Lisa recently earned her USA Triathlon Level 1 Coaching Certification. Prior to beginning her corporate career over 30 years ago, Lisa served as a Quartermaster Officer in the United States Army. She is a 1987 graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

Alex’s mission is to help swimmers and triathletes get out of pain and help them transform their performance.  Alex started swimming when he was 8 years old at a local summer pool and fell in love with swimming instantly. Soon after, he began year-round swimming for a local club team and then eventually joined Eagle Swim Team. At Eagles, his passion for swimming took off. He was obsessed with swimming. With any free time, he was looking at the latest swimming news, looking up swimming results, and trying to find any information he could on how the top swimmers trained. His club coach once told his mom that he looked at SwimSwam every day before practice to be prepared in case Alex asked him about any recent events in the swimming world. Alex went on to swim at Boston University and served as captain his senior year. During his summers, Alex would coach summer swimming and really enjoyed the process of helping swimmers reach their goals. It was then he decided to combine his passion for movement science and swimming, and to become a physical therapist that specializes in the treatment of swimmers, triathletes, and other endurance athletes. Since finishing his swimming career he has started racing triathlons. Alex has had tremendous success applying what he’s learned from swimming to other endurance sports as well as applying what he learned from biking/running to swimming. Alex currently treats patients in person at Life Strength Physical Therapy in Towson, Maryland. When Alex first introduced himself to S.E.T. cofounder, Henry, Alex, said, “One of your youth athletes told me about S.E.T. triathlon, and after learning a little bit I knew I had to get involved. I think what you are doing is awesome!”  We feel the same way about you Alex!

Dr. Jake is originally from Chicago and yes after all these years is still a diehard Da Bears fan! He is a proud dad of three girls, has been a chiropractor for close to 20 years, a self-published author and can be found numerous times a year as a keynote speaker! For 25 years Dr. Jake has been chasing endurance sports glory. He has completed over 100 events including multiple Ironmans, half-Ironmans, age group championships, world championships, 12-hour adventure races, multiple Bay Bridge 4.4-mile swims, ultramarathon swims and well anything he can get his finger on to see what is possible! Dr. Jake has carried a USA Triathlon Coaching Certification in the past and has sat in on dozens of seminars on how to squeeze the most out of the human potential. Dr. Jake and his family carry three simple words throughout their day that help them focus on being at their best. Those three words are “Make It Count” as him and his family believe that this life is a gift and it’s our duty to utilize that gift to its greatest ability. Dr. Jake has started two endurance clubs over his adult life in which both hit huge strides for multiple years. Dr. Jake is trying to regain his racing legs this summer after ankle reconstruction took him out of the sport for a few seasons. Dr. Jake loves working with athletes as a chiropractor and takes extreme pride every time he can get a competitor ready to toe the start line! Dr. Jake has called Howard County Chiropractic his home for close to a decade and can be found all over the community giving back to the endurance community which has brought him so much joy! Make It Count!