San Jose State University Cross Country and Track and Field De Anza College Cross Country and Track and Field Leland High School Cross Country and Track and Field Personal Bests: 1500: 4:08 Mile: 4:27 3k Steeplechase: 9:44 5k: 15:07 8k: 25:59 10k: 34:24

My High School Coach, Rudy Montenegro, while his training was great, it was the patience and determination that he instilled in me that made me not only love the sport but also believe in myself and my potential.

I highly value the experience I gained as an elite-level collegiate runner as well as everything that built me into that runner. I enjoy teaching runners not only the things that I did right, but also the things that I did wrong as an athlete. My ability to communicate with athletes and empower them to believe in their ability to complete and mentally prepare them to succeed is extremely valuable. I find great importance understanding each athlete at an individual level so that I can adjust my coaching to fit their goals. At the end of the day I believe heavily that me being a coach there is no hierarchy and that we need to work together in order to achieve your goals.

Since graduating college I have coached some close friends as well as family whose goals were simply to be healthy and lose weight. I have also coached 2 high level athletes to a 15 min 5k

My job as a coach is to provide you as an athlete with the tools, mindset, and knowledge needed to reach your goals. Those things will vary depending on your goals.

A typical session would involve a warmup of about 10-20 minutes depending on fitness levels and goals. Then a workout, either repeats (400 repeats or mile repeats) or a tempo (2-5 miles relatively hard) most likely which would take roughly 20 minutes-40 minutes depending on fitness level and goals. Followed by a cool down of about 20 minutes. Outside of sessions there will also be a strength and conditioning regiment to help improve strength and prevent injury.