Eric M.

Julian Perez - West Brook senior, district champion in cross country, 1600m and 3200m (Testimonial)

After 4 years of running with Coach Mendez, I realize that he is the only coach that could get me to where I am. Coach Mendez has pushed me, trained me and kept me injury free for all four years of my high school running career. He has taught me discipline, effort and the will to win. If you want to be a competitive distance runner who will get better every year, stay free of injury and is willing to work hard then Coach Mendez is the coach for you.

Coach Brittany Granger - 2015 Southeast Texas Coaches Assoc. girls track coach of the year. (Testimonial)

As a track coach I have followed the advice and training techniques of Eric Mendez with my middle distance and distance runners for the past 5 years. He has an immense amount of knowledge and uses it to its full potential. His training is based on specific pacing goals then allowing full recovery. It's amazing to watch the last 300m of any race to see the amount of kick they have because of the increased recovery time from their training. I highly recommend Coach Mendez to work with any athlete. I promise that you will see results.

Jordan Welborn, freshman XC and Track and Field athlete at the University of Texas (Testimonial)

My love of with the sport of running in middle school. Going into my freshman year of high school I began working with Coach Mendez. With his training knowledge I was able to become the district champion in both the 1600m and 3200m as well as qualify for state as a freshman. During my time in high school, I became a 3 time state qualifier in cross country and track, a 9 time district champion in track, and eventually earned the runner up spot at the Texas UIL 5A State Championships in both the 1600m and 3200m. As a freshman I didn't realize how much it was going to take to be able to accomplish these things, yet with the help of Coach Mendez I was able to reach the aspirations that I set to achieve. He challenged me each and every day to become the best runner I could be. Because of the dedication and drive that he had in helping me reach my goals, I am now a collegiate runner for the University of Texas.

Richard Kirschner, father of All State cross country runner Caroline Kirschner (Testimonial)

Coach E did a great job training and preparing my daughter for this past years high school cross country season. He provided her with detailed training plans over the summer that helped to not only build her endurance, stamina and physical attributes, but through his caring, motivation and encouragement, helped to, more importantly, build her confidence and mental fortitude. She was able to win several local races and significantly improve her standing during the fall TAPPS 5A District and State races. I'm now looking forward to see how far she fares with the upcoming track season.

Tye Norman, Lamar University Track and Field/Cross Country Athlete (Testimonial)

Eric Mendez is a dedicated, skilled and passionate coach who was instrumental in my development as a runner. He is very structured in his programs but also listens very well to his athletes to adjust workouts and training as needed, with being injury free as a major priority. I came to Eric as a young high school runner with very little knowledge on the fundamentals of training, and he helped me grow to enjoy track and cross country on a much greater level and to encourage me to reach my full potential, resulting in me becoming an NCAA Division I track and field athlete.