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Tonny O., Los Angeles, CA Running Coach

Tonny O.

Running

SILVER
30 reviews

Experienced Running Coach and world class distance runner View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Century City, Los Angeles, CA
  2. Culver City, CA
  3. Palisades Park, Santa Monica, CA

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Middle Distance, Marathon, Long Distance, Cross Country

  • Stride, Pacing, Gait, Form, Breathing

Credentials

  • 6 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Middle Distance, Marathon, Long Distance, Cross Country

  • Stride, Pacing, Gait, Form, Breathing

More About Coach Tonny

I am a world class distance runner currently competing for the Santa Monica Track Club.
I compete is the following distances : a mile (4:01.99 PR), 5000M (13:33 PR) , 10000M (27:55.07 PR),Half Marathon 1 hour 5 mins .
I have been running at the highest level for more than a decade. Some of my accomplishments include two team bronze medals at the World Cross Country Championships , two times All American at the NCAA cross country championships (2004 and 2005) , two times All American on the track (2006 and 2007).
As far as my coaching experience is concerned , I have been coaching three individuals - one for two years and the other two for about 2 years years now. One has seen modest improvements in his 5k from 15:49 to 15:20 in the two years we have been together. The other two are elderly men above 50 just interested in staying fit. I have also learned and still learning from some of the best track and Field coaches in the world. My collegiate coach at the University of South Alabama was Lee Evans, 400m gold medalist from 1968 Mexico Olympics. My current coach at Santa Monica Track Club is Joe Douglas, he has coached numerous world class athletes in his more than 3 decades of coaching -the most well-known being Carl Lewis .
A typical session with me will basically focus on running style , speed and endurance improvement, and exercises to improve strength and flexibility .The session will start with a warm up , a brief stretching and then the main run.-
I have been competing as a professional level with Santa Monica for the last four years .

5th 5000m NCAA National Championships 2007
1st NCAA South Regions championships 2006
Bronze medal (team) at the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior men (16th individual )
Qualified in the 10000M for IAAF world athletics championships , Moscow 2013 ( 27:55.09 )

Session usually involves warming up, light stretching, workout , a cool down and light stretch again. The duration of the workout is determined by the fitness level of the athlete . I prefer to gradually increase the volume and the intensity to avoid injury risks.

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Client Reviews

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Coach Tony is an amazing coach. He’s knowledgeable, professional, and is great at motivating clients to give their all. Highly recommend!

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Coach Tonny is superb, in just a couple sessions I've been able to transform my running so that I can run farther and faster. Went from running 1.6 miles to 3.2 miles (5k) in just a couple sessions. I'm still working on the breathing techniques but so far so good!

Coach Tonny was amazing with our son. He’d been struggling with running and with one session Tonny taught him how to pace himself, proper running form and most importantly gave him the confidence to run. He gave our son exercises to do daily and our son has been practicing and getting stronger and faster every week. We’ll definitely be booking with him again!

Coach Tonny helped my son become comfortable in running and developed some good habits that helped him in his speed during his meets. Our son feels comfortable with him and has improved his running skills. Thanks Tonny for working with our son.

Coach Tonny was great!
We discussed my pace and my cadence, did some warming up then went on a great 3 mile rum.
Cool down, stretch and continued to discuss my training plan.
Very knowledgeable and friendly.
I would recommend Coach Tonny to anyone wanting to improve their training.

Great run... enjoyed working with Tonny. Gonna do it again in two weeks!

Thank you Coach Tony! Excellent session, wonderful energy . I really enjoy it! Thank you!

I have completed around 6 sessions with coach Tony. This guy is awesome and my times are improving dramatically from where I started! He is extremely talented, motivating, and knowledgeable on correcting form. I will continue with coach Tony as I train for my marathon.
A+ highly recommend!

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Coach Tony was great! We decided to get my 6 years old son started with running and picked Coach Tony due to his proven records. We definitely picked the right coach, he is very sweet and a super athlete and he introduced our son super quick to running. They practiced small runs and tiny longer runs, exercises and stretching. My son is now begging us to continue learning how to run better and faster.
Thank you coach Tony for your encouragement and help to get our son to love this amazing sport!

Great attitude and very helpful tips

Tonny was great. He's a fun guy to talk to and has some really helpful tips and exercises

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From my husband who actually used the lessons: Coach Tonny is a SUPER nice guy. He's very encouraging and friendly and respective of your current level. I found myself wanting a lot more coaching and just felt more like he was a running partner. I'm not sure I learned anything during my three sesssions, but he at least confirmed the techniques I learned on YouTube and over years of running. He did push me fairly hard on all three runs though so that was good.

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Awesome speed workout with Coach Tonny! My goal is to get faster and we did a speed workout for one hour. During that one hour, he pushed me to my maximum effort, so I got a really good workout. It was a 5 mile workout, but I was sweating like I had just done a half marathon! I also took away with a better plan on improving my speed. Can't wait for another lesson!

Tonny is friendly and pushes me appropriately. I am seeing improvement in my running.

Coach Tonny is awesome! He started my training sessions by observing my running style and breathing. On our second session he had me working! I am super excited to see how much my running improves by the end of our sessions. I already feel much stronger and faster! Boston Marathon, here I come!

Coach Tonny ran and stretched with my son while giving him tips on how to improve his running. Overall positive, knowledgeable, experienced and motivating coach. My son looks forward to more workouts with Tonny.

Tonny ran and stretched with my son, giving him a great workout!

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I had a great time with Tonny! Tonny was on time and was able to help me in every way. I have another lesson coming up and i'm excited!

Tonny is an incredible coach. His attention to detail and motivation is top notch. I feel very lucky to be able to train with him. I would I highly recommend him for whatever your fitness or running needs may be.

he is the best coach ever!! I have never been able to run the way I am now.

Tonny is a wonderful training partner. He is on time, courteous and talented. I respect his talents a great deal, as he does my workout alongside me and helps get the most out of myself. I really appreciate his time I spend with him and I will continue to use him as a Coach.

Overall an awesome coach. Very motivational and really knows running well

Tonny is the best a friend and the most loyal guy I have ever worked with .
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