Stephan Swimmer

As a certified Level 1 Road Runners Club of America Coach/Race Director; certified Level 1 USA Track and Field Coach; ISSA certified Fitness Trainer/Exercise Therapist; ACE certified Youth Fitness Specialist; NASM certified MMA Conditioning Specialist; CYSA certified Youth Sports Administrator, and NFHS accredited Interscholastic Coach; and Level I Diabetes Educator to name a few. I bring to this journey roughly over 30 years of personal running experience, 12 years of fitness education and about 25 years of running competitively. Fitness Certifications:
2008: Road Runner Clubs of America (RRCA)-Level 1 Endurance Coach Certification
2009: USA Track and Field-Level1 Coaching Certification
2011: International Sports Science Association (ISSA)- Personal Trainer-Certification.
2012: NC Early Childhood Development Level 1 Teacher Credentials
2013: American Council on Exercise (ACE), Youth Fitness Specialist Certification
2013: Road Runner Clubs of America (RRCA)- Certified Race Director
2014: Lydiard Foundation Levels I & II- Marathon Coaches Certification
2014: National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM)-MMA Conditioning Specialist Certification
2015: The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS):
NCAA Eligibility, Certificate
Fundamentals of Coaching Certificate
Level 1 Lacrosse Coach, Certificate
Engaging Parents, Certificate
Strength and Conditioning, Certificate
Creating Safe/respected Environments, Certificate
Sportsmanship, Certificate
Concussion in Sports, Certificate
Basic First Aid, Certificate
Sports Nutrition, Certificate
Teaching/Modeling Behavior, Certificate
Bullying, Hazing and Inappropriate Behaviors, Certificate
2016: NFHS Accredited Interscholastic Coach Level 1 Certification
2016: National Youth Sports Council Association (NYSCA) Youth Sports Administrator Certification;
(Youth Baseball coach, Youth Volleyball coach, Youth Soccer Coaching Endorsements)
2017: US Lacrosse, Level 1 Coach Certification
Proper Contact course Facing Off-Greg Gurenlian
PCA-Double Goal coach Rules & Penalty course
2017: NFHS Certified Interscholastic Coach Level 2 Certification
2017: International Sports Science Association (ISSA), Exercise Therapist Certification
2017: Diabetes Education Online University: Level 1 Diabetes Educator Certification
2016-2018: American Red Cross-CPR, AED and Basic First Aid Certification
2018: International Sports Science Association (ISSA), Fitness Nutrition Specialist Certification (working-on)
2018: FAI Education Open the Door Tai Chi Instructor certification (working on)
2018: National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) Battling Ropes Coach Certification (working-on)

Some of my accomplishments has included High-School records, State meets, Jr. Olympics championships, National NCAA Jr. college championships, International military track championships, multiple 5K, 1Ok, several half marathons and marathons across the nation. I have held several officer positions in several Running clubs throughout the country and help establish running programs for many different communities as well as individual training plans for individual goals and results.

What I want to achieve is to have an individual written training plan developed specifically to help you achieve your individual goals. It includes an initial one on one sit-down session followed by a testing session where you will do a workout designed to assess your current running fitness level and form. Information on your own history of current conditioning, training goals, and time available on a weekly basis to commit to implementing the training program is then combined with the information from the one on one session to develop your customized training plan. The written program will include at least two days a week of detailed workouts. You choose the length of the program, taking into account your goals. It is up to you to implement the plan, giving you the complete flexibility to determine when and where to train.