Travis Lavin

Travis Graduated from Mckendree University in May of 2014, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and a Minor in Coaching. His coaching began in 2013 when his eligibility to run in college was over but remained in school. He was an Assistant Coach for Mckendree University to help pay for schooling. In his time coaching at Mckendree University, he gained experience building training for groups and individuals to pursue their goals as collegiate athletes. He created strength training and mobility drills for his athletes and created daily workouts with the head coach for the success of their athletes. Travis assisted in coaching numerous athletes that were national qualifiers.

After College, Travis’s running success helped him pursue personal coaching in the community of the running stores he worked in. He coached many athletes of all running abilities. He coached kids, adults, and summer High school camps. His years working in the running industry has helped him share the knowledge of running with others and help him to pursue his dreams of coaching. Through his excellent abilities in track, road, and trail running, it has allowed him to become very diverse in the endurance coaching world to help others at any distance and any surface.

Travis ran for Mckendree University, where he was a 4xNational Qualifier in Cross Country and Track & Field. After college, he gave up the track and road running scene for a newfound love of trail running, a place where he found peace and happiness. In 2014, Travis ran his first trail race, Corp of Discovery Trail Half Marathon, in a time of 1:29:57, winning the race and setting a new course record; he was hooked ever since. He then tested the waters with ultra running and found success early on with some Podium finishes, first-place finishes, and some course record performances, from getting 3rd in his first ultra, the Sky to Summit 50k, to winning Land Between the Lakes 60k, and then setting a new course record at the Ozark Foothills 50k in a time of 4:07:39. In addition to running, Travis enjoys Cyclocross Racing, Mountain Biking, Camping, Fly Fishing, Skateboarding, and Climbing.

PERSONAL RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
• 2014 Michelob Ultra St.Patricks Day Parade Run: 5miles- 7th place 26:20
• 2014 Mckendree University Current School Record Holder: 13.1 Go St.Louis 1:13
• 2014 Corp Of Discovery Trail Race: 13.1 miles- 1st 1:29:57 CR
• 2014 Wild in the woods trail race: 7 miles- 1st place 44:06 CR
• 2014 Mo Cowbell Marathon: 1st place 2:41:52 CR
• 2014 Georgia Sky to Summit 50k: 3rd place 5:55:35
• 2015 The Skippo Trail Race 30k: 1st place 2:02:24 CR
• 2016 Land Between The Lakes 60k: 1st place 5:07:31
• 2016 Ozark Foothills 50k: 1st place 4:07:39 CR
• 2016 Berryman 50miler: 1st place 8:18:49
• 2017 La Sportiva Trail Half Marathon: 3rd place 1:27:37
• 2017 Breck Crest Trail Half Marathon 2nd place 1:52:12
• 2017 Mo Cowbell Marathon: 2nd place 2:39:28
• 2018 Berryman Trail Marathon: 1st place 3:14:27
• 2018 Go Pro Mountain Games 10k: 5th place
• 2019 USATF 50k Championships: 17th place
• 2019 A Run Through Time Trail Marathon: 4th place 3:35:37
• 2019 The Great Trailhead Foot Race 10miler: 1st place 1:07:51 CR
• 2019 Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon: 6th place 1:26:33
• 2019 USA Spartan Trail Championships: 21st place
• 2020 Land Between the Lakes 23K: 2nd place
• 2020 Calarat Trail Challenge 10k: 2nd place
• 2020 Breck Crest Trail 10K: 1st place/CR

Running and fitness training have many components that take you to different levels. My typical session starts with a light warmup, then some dynamic warmup drills, strides, and hurdle drills for hip mobility, followed by the particular stage of performance exercises and development that we agree to work on. This could be steady-state running, intervals, tempo runs, progressive runs, strength and core work, form running, or recovery. We may also work on muscular elements either in strength, endurance, or power and could follow up with flexibility enhancement. I believe that after each session, my athlete will know they have accomplished something significant and that either sustainment or improvement of performance is present!