The Transition: AR News and Updates

Written By Bill Donohue

Friday, November 7, 2025

USARA Membership Perk—Coaches

Looking to step up your adventure racing game? USARA recommended coaches for both new and experienced racers alike may be your answer. Reach out to them for performance and mindset training, nutritional guidance, and more. USARA member discounts may apply. 

One of the newest recommended coaches is Jesse Tubb, who served for 28 years as a trumpet player in the U.S. Army, finishing his career as Assistant Principal and Section Leader in The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” He is the founder of GRIT Adventures, an experiential outdoor learning program that uses adventure racing to teach essential life skills.

Through GRIT Adventures, teams and organizations build resilience, perseverance, self-awareness, mindfulness, and conflict resolution skills, while learning to recognize their strengths and work more effectively together.

Jesse is a certified Life and Engagement coach, ACC ICF certified coach, a Mental Fitness coach through the Positive Intelligence program, and served as a Master Resiliency Trainer in the Army. He holds a Resilient Building Leadership Professional-Trainer (RBLP-T) Certification, trained with the University of Pennsylvania Resilience Program, and completed the Mindfulness Mentor Training program through Cloud Sangha with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. He is a meditation instructor and lead curriculum designer for Complete Focus, an all-in-one platform for achieving peak performance.

He has spent the last 18 years competing in various endurance sports around the world. His accomplishments include competing in the 2019 Eco Challenge, an 11-day race in Fiji filmed on Amazon Prime, winning both the 2018 US Adventure Racing Association National Championship and the 2022 24hr Adventure Racing National Solo Championship, and numerous podium finishes in ultra marathons and triathlons

USARA members receive a discount for all his programs.

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Your $35 yearly membership to USARA provides a plethora of deals at ExpertVoice!

REMINDER: A screenshot of the USARA membership from run signup will suffice for joining ExpertVoice. Directions are available on our membership page.

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