Jim Vance is an elite coach for Joe Friel's TrainingBible Coaching and a professional triathlete. He is a USA Triathlon certified coach and head coach of Formula Endurance, the high-performance team collaboration between USA Swimming and USA Triathlon. Before becoming a professional triathlete, Vance was a K-12 Physical and Health Education teacher. He won XTERRA and ITU world championship titles as an amateur triathlete. Vance co-edited the book Triathlon Science and writes regularly for magazines including Competitor and Triathlete.