About Me
Jesse Tubb served 28 years in the US Army and is the founder and creator of GRIT Adventures, an experiential learning outdoor program that utilizes adventure racing as a vehicle for teaching valuable life skills. Through this program, teams and organizations gain a greater understanding of their own capabilities, develop resilience, perseverance, conflict resolution skills, mindfulness, self-awareness, and learn to work effectively with others.
Jesse is a certified Life and Engagement coach, ACC ICF certified coach, a Mental Fitness coach through the Positive Intelligence program, served as a Master Resiliency Trainer in the Army, and is an endorsed mental fitness coach with the US Adventure Racing Association. 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. As a member of the advisory board for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors), he provides workshops on developing emotional and mental resilience for the families of fallen service members.
He spent the last 17 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, as well as numerous top 10 finishes in ultra marathons and triathlons.
GRIT Adventures program
In the fall of 2020, I began seeing the dramatic effects the pandemic was having on kid’s mental health. Having experienced profound personal growth through the challenges of participating in endurance events, I knew that adventure racing would be a perfect vehicle for getting kids outdoors to teach them critical mental, emotional and physical resilience. Through a unique mix of team challenges, group discussions, and games, kids navigate in small teams through the woods on their own to apply the crucial life skills of handling stress, conflict, disappointment, and fear in a healthy and productive manner.