Mark Saroni

Hi, I am a professional triathlete with a Masters of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Tyler. I specialize in swim, run and triathlon coaching as well as strength training for endurance athletes. I have worked with children, nationally ranked junior athletes, high school runners, Boston qualifiers, adults training for their first triathlon and learning to swim for the first time. I am a full time, triathlon, running and swim coach in the San Antonio area and enjoys working with athletes of all ages and ability levels and helping them achieve their goals. I am also a USA Track and Field and USA Triathlon Certified Coach.

I ran cross country and track in college where I helped my team to 3 conference championships and earned 2nd team All Conference my senior year. A 3 time USA Triathlon All American I've placed top 10 at many national championships and competed at the Age Group World Championships in 2007 and 2008 placing 8th in the 16-19 age group in '08. I now race as a professional triathlete.

Run: Initial meeting is usually at a track. I'll discuss briefly the goals, training and injury history of the athlete and upcoming races. The athlete will warm up and I will watch their stride and take video. We will then do some drills and range of motion exercise tailored for them based on my initial assessment during the warm up. Depending on the goal of the sessions we may execute an actual workout where I've designated specific training paces and markers to hit. Otherwise I will have the athlete complete a few shorter reps at race-like intensity where I will take more video then spend time discussing technique with the athlete and prescribing more suggestions for drills.

Swim: Initial assessment as above along with a warm up. Depending on the length of the session we will do 15-20 minutes of specific drills or possibly utilize the whole session. I will video the athlete and we will discuss the specifics of that athletes stroke, identifying flaws and prescribing drills to help fix them.

Strength Training: Varies greatly depending on the athlete, what even they are training for and where they are at in their training. Each session is designed specifically for the individual and aimed to target weaknesses that make them susceptible to injury.