MEET THE TEAM
Tyler Anderson
Tyler has been racing triathlons for 7 years now. He entered the sport with some cycling and running background and quickly found the challenge of triathlon to be completely addictive. Tyler likes racing predominantly distance triathlons and olympic distance, having completed 12 Ironman 70.3's, 3 Ironman 140.6's and many olympic distance races.
Tyler is pursuing his doctorate of physical therapy at Elon University and loves the connection and understanding of the human body and improving performance. He's also an endurance coach, training and coaching athletes who are racing in triathlon, running and cycling.
Tyler's very enthusiastic about building and growing community in his sport. He's a great sport out on course and loves volunteering and cheering others on in their journey!
Marissa Bishop
Marissa, a North Carolina native, grew up playing soccer and basketball before transitioning to endurance sports, running XC/track in high school and then at NC State. After graduating with a bachelor’s in biology from NC State in 2022, she wanted more variety than just running but loved endurance sports, so triathlons were an easy choice. After completing her first sprint triathlon in 2024, she was hooked and has goals to move up in distance over the year with hopes to complete her first 70.3. With any additional free time outside of work and training, she enjoys rock climbing, going to concerts, and volunteer coaching for her high school XC team
Cid Cardoso Jr
Cid returns to the team again this year as both the title sponsor and a stand-out athlete. Cid has more than thirty years of race experience and as many Ironmans on his resume. His modesty hides his history. We recently learned that he was a sponsored triathlete as a teenager in his native Brazil, which is almost unheard of at that time. He basically chose college in the US over becoming a professional triathlete, which explains how an amateur athlete of his caliber beats up a fair number of pros. He is strong at all distances and disciplines but seems most in his element on long, hard bike rides.
Natalie Jones
Natalie's journey as an athlete began in her hometown of Kentucky. Initially a collegiate soccer player, Natalie transitioned to running after graduating. Her athletic trajectory took a pivotal turn when she impulsively participated in her first Sprint triathlon on her 21st birthday, igniting a deep-seated passion for endurance sports.
Since that inaugural race, Natalie has built an extensive racing resume, completing numerous sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. Fueled by the exhilaration of pushing boundaries, she has finished one 70.3 Ironman and conquered four 140.6 Ironman events.
Always seeking new challenges, Natalie embarked on an extraordinary journey in the summer of 2021, cycling across the United States self-supported alongside her brother. Their adventure served a dual purpose, raising funds for Team in Training while creating enduring memories.
Tom Lehr
Tom has been an athlete his whole life but didn’t start running, biking or swimming until he was 49 years old when his brother introduced him to triathlon. He started out doing short course triathlons and then branched out to Half & Full distance triathlons in 2015. After focusing on full Ironman distance events, it all came together in 2022 at Ironman Tulsa where Tom won the Ironman North American Age Group Championship for M55-59 including a Boston Qualifying time on his marathon run in the Ironman. He went on to also win Ironman Musselman 70.3 for his AG as well. In October of 2022, Tom completed a lifetime bucket list item of racing in Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. After "retiring" from full distance Ironman events, Tom is enjoying staying fit and still races shorter events. Outside of triathlon, Tom is proud of his 2 grown sons, enjoyed climbing his first 14er in Colorado last year, loves to travel, enjoys exploring the depths of the oceans SCUBA diving and spending time with his girlfriend Nikki.
Jessica Levey
Jessica is from Massachusetts and grew up playing many sports and swimming competitively. She went to Brown University, where she was on the rowing team. She moved to North Carolina to start her PhD in civil engineering at NC State. In North Carolina, she began competing in marathons. Last summer Jessica started her triathlon journey when she and a friend signed-up for Ironman Lake Placid. After enjoying her experience, she raced in another 140.6 race last fall and is looking forward to many different distance triathlons this upcoming season. Outside of her research and triathlon training, Jessica enjoys skiing, kayaking, and hiking with her dog.
Eric Li
Eric is from Taiwan and never considered himself an athlete when young, and is thrilled to join the IOS Tri team in 2023! He didn’t start swimming, biking and running until he was 45 years old. A friend invited him to train for triathlon with the goal to complete a half ironman before 50 years old. Eric started training and fell in love with this sport. Starting with short courses the 1st few years, Eric completed his 1st 70.3 race, IMNC70.3 in 2019 at age 49. Since then, Eric has continued to focus on long course events. In 2022 Eric podiumed in his age group (M50-55) in every race he participated, including 3 half-iron distance races and one Olympic race. Eric is looking forward to completing his 1st Full Ironman, IMFL in 2023. Outside of triathlon and work, Eric is a violinist, and loves to volunteer in local Taiwanese and church communities.
Nathan Poland
Nathan was raised in New Hampshire, went to college at NC State, and lived 4 years in Nashville plus 10 years in Texas before returning to NC to reside in Cary. After playing baseball, basketball, and tennis throughout his college years, he started swimming, cycling, and running in 2004. Nathan did his first triathlon in 2005 and, thanks to marrying a triathlete, has been able to keep up the triathlon habit 15+ years which also includes marathons and cycling events. He’s grateful to be part of the NC tri-cyclist community where the roads are smooth and friends are fast.
Cameron Younts
Cameron was born and raised in Wilmington, NC with lifelong aspirations of moving to Raleigh to attend NC State. He graduated from NC State in 2015 and began a career in recruiting as an admissions counselor for his alma mater. While never considering himself an athlete in his formative years, he spent time surfing at home and swimming at summer camp, with a few dreaded runs here and there for conditioning. His endurance sport journey started in 2021, when a friend asked him to train for a half marathon and then a full marathon. What he didn't expect was to fall in love with the training and racing, which ultimately led him to try triathlon in 2022. Cameron now does it all, competing in marathon, sprint, olympic, 70.3 and 140.6 distances. Outside of work and training, he loves to camp and hike with his fiancé and their two dogs, cheer on the Hurricanes and Wolfpack, and enjoy the local craft beer scene.