Oleksandr (Sasha) is 27 years old and lives in Toronto, Canada with his buddy Blake a Scottish Terrier. Sasha graduated Grand Canyon University (Colangelo College of Business) with honors in MBA degree. In addition he holds a Bachelors Degree in Software Engineering.

Sasha is age-group competitive Triathlete currently focused on Ironman 70.3 distance racing. He is lucky to have a small amount of athletic talent and work everyday to make the most of it.
“I believe I’ve got physical potential to reach elite levels of athletic performance. I strive to be the best myself in anything I do. I know that growth and improvement is life. Seeing myself getting fitter, stronger, faster make me keep on pushing and striving for more, braking my limits.”

Sasha works full-time for Uber ATG as a Self-Driving Vehicle Test Engineer. He contributes into development and testing of autonomous driving technology that allow cars to drive themselves without having a human driver.

He is passionate about business and entrepreneurship. His love for sport and passion for business led him to start the business – “Recovery Room”.
“ЯR” Recovery Room is innovative, premium recovery and performance enchasing center for elite and amateur class athletes. It provides athletes with tools and techniques that will make them better humans beings through reaching their full athletic potential.

2019 Racing Plan:

IRONMAN Races:

  1. IRONMAN 70.3 Marbella, Spain (April 28th)
  2. IRONMAN 70.3 Kona, Hawaii (June 1st)
  3. IRONMAN 70.3 Muskoka, Canada (July 7)
  4. IRONMAN 70.3 Imperial Beach, California (September 15)
  5. IRONMAN 140.6 Florida(November 2)

SPARTAN Races:

  1. NORTH MONTREAL SPRINT (May 18)
  2. OTTAWA SUPER (July 27)
  3. ONTARIO TRIFECTA WEEKEND: BEAST (August 31)
  4. SPARTAN Race: 12 Hours Hurricane Heat (June 15)

Under the Belt

OCR Racing:

  1. Arizona Spartan Race Stadium Sprint Elite Men July 2018, 2nd place
  2. America’s Toughest Mudder South, Central Texas (May 5th, 2018; 30 miles over night in 9 hours)
  3. Tough Mudder Arizona March 24th, 2018 5th place
  4. Terrain Race – Tucson – April 28th
  5. Tough Mudder, NY August 4th
  6. Tough Mudder, Las Vegas October 20th
  7. Spartan Race Age Group, University of Phoenix Stadium, July 7th, 2nd Place 
  8. Terrain Race Flagstaff Competitive Waive, July 21st, 2018.
  9. Spartan Race: LAURENTIAN SPRINT, May 18, 2019
  10. Spartan Race: Ottawa Super, July 28, 2019

Marathons:

  1. Rock ‘n Roll 10K 49:43 2018, Phoenix AZ
  2. Pet’s Run 10K 2018, Phoenix AZ
  3. BIAAZ Run, Walk and Roll 46:30 April 16, 2018
  4. Toronto Waterfront Marathon, October 21, 2018
  5. ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot, November 2017, Austin, TX
  6. Phoenix Run Run Rudolph 10K, 2018
  7. 1st MARATHON DE FRANCE

Triathlons:

  1. 11th Annual Southwest Valley Family Regional YMCA Olympic & Sprint Adult and Youth Duathlon (March 18th, 2-mi Run, 12-mi bike, 2 mi Run) 1st place
  2. Mountain Man 34th Annual Triathlon, Flagstaff, AZ, July 15th , 3rd place
  3. IRONMAN 70.3 | Hawaii “The Big Island”
  4. IRONMAN 70.3 | MARBELLA, SPAIN
  5. IRONMAN 70.3 | MUSKOKA, CANADA