Owen A.

I have coached runners of all ages and ability levels for the last 17 years. Much of the coaching is performed on-line, but I also do "live" coaching for athletes in my area (Michigan).

In addition, I have conducted running camps at Pepperdine University, the University of Oregon, and the University of Colorado.

I also conduct weekend running clinics from time to time at various locations around the USA.

I am currently coaching Chemtai Rionotukei (15:58 for 5K, 32:40 for 10K) and Onesmus Serem (61:45 for half-marathon, 74:05 for 25K).

I have also coached Catherine Dugdale (seven-time Welsh cross-country champion) and Diane Palmason (four world masters records, Canadian masters records for all distances from 100 meters to marathon).

But I coach athletes of all ability levels and enjoy working with motivated runners who want to improve.

All of my runners enter a four-phase training system which moves from general strengthening to running-specific strengthening and then on to hill work and explosive training. I emphasize running-form analysis (using video) and running-form improvement, with an emphasis on mid-foot striking, near-neutral shin angle, and high cadence rates. I also like to focus on high-quality training for all runners, using vVO2max sessions and other intense workouts. And a major emphasis is strength training to upgrade stability, running economy, fatigue-resistance, injury prevention, and explosiveness.