Matt Lowe – Wichita Running Coach
From: $120.00 / month and a $19.00 sign-up fee
Invested in helping people elevate to the next level in their lives. My best attribute is coaching the people behind the runner.
Description
Wichita running coach Matt Lowe uses a a periodized, thoughtful, and strategic training method to provide training for middle-distance, long-distance, road races, cross-country, trail races, or comprehensive strength training. Matt also offers in-person training sessions, reach out below for more information.
LEVELS: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
TYPES: Road, Track, Trail
DISTANCES: 5k/10k/Half Marathon, Marathon, Ultra
TRAINING PLATFORM: Final Surge
TRAINING PLAN: Individual, customized training plan
COMMUNICATION: Unlimited email, unlimited text
RESPONSE TIME: Within 48 hours
LOCATION: Wichita, KS
IN-PERSON SESSIONS: Yes, sessions are separate from monthly online coaching. Reach out to Matt for more details.
SPECIALTIES
With over a decade of experience dedicated to training and human performance, I am passionate about crafting personalized training programs that ignite your potential. Whether it’s middle-distance, long-distance, road races, cross-country, trail races, or comprehensive strength training, I design each program to elevate your journey.
Utilizing a periodized, thoughtful, and strategic training method, I ensure you’re not just race ready but prepared to conquer the challenges ahead. Together, we will focus on training blocks that enhance your strengths and address your weaknesses, paving the way for you to flourish as a well-rounded athlete. Let’s embark on this transformative journey to achieve your athletic goals!
PHILOSOPHY
I’m driven to apply multiple leadership styles based on individual situations and circumstances. My ultimate goal is to unify all team members and empower them to carry out objectives that prepare them to achieve spiritual, academic, and competitive success. My continuous efforts to understand myself as a leader, teacher, and coach and to establish clear expectations for myself and all team members inspire personal growth. I’m guided by meaning and purpose to connect with and support others to have a positive outlook on all life experiences. Once I’m able to unify and empower all people within the program through the use of the four pillars: buy-in (commitment to the team’s goals), trust (reliance on each other’s abilities), respect (valuing each other’s contributions and personal traits), and commitment (dedication to the team’s overall success), we can build and sustain a strong program. These pillars are not just words but the foundation of building a program, ensuring a secure and confident environment for all team members.
My training programs are meticulously designed to provide variety while staying within the parameters of periodization, which focuses on effectively peaking athletes for the championship season. My approach to designing workouts focuses on everything being progressed and nothing being neglected but rather maintained to continue elevating fitness. Primary focuses in workouts become shifted as the season draws closer to the championship segment, and everything becomes maintained so that physiological adaptation is not lost. This approach ensures that athletes can consistently reach peak performance and are ready to excel in their respective events, a testament to the effectiveness of my coaching methods.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- Head Cross Country/ Distance Track Coach at Friends University (NAIA)
- Former Head Cross Country/ Distance Track Coach at Saint Martin’s University (NCAA DII)
- Former Assistant Cross Country/ Track & Field Coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College (NCAA DII)
- 4 National Championship Qualifiers
- 1 NCAA All-American
- 2x Top 10 Cross Country Team Finishes at West Region Championships
- 2x Runner-Up Cross Country Team Finishes at GNAC Championships
- 4 All-Region medalists
- 5 Freshman of the Year recipients
- 6 Athlete of the Year recipients
- 70 All-Conference recipients
- 40 Conference Champion & Runner-Up Finishes
Coached multiple people to qualify for World Major Marathons, such as the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.
Coached multiple people to win conference titles and achieve National Championship Qualifying standards
ABOUT ME
Married for over 6 years, and father of 2 little girls. I enjoy going on hikes with my family. Archery. Rock Climbing
BIG INFLUENCES
- Steve Magness Science of Running
- Joe Vigil
- Jack Daniels
RACING HISTORY
- Inducted into the Brescia University Athletic Hall of Fame (2017)
- KIAC Male Athlete of the Year
- 2x All American (5000, 10,000m)
- 11x National Qualifier (4x in XC, 3x Indoor, 4x Outdoor)
- 12 School Records ranging from 1500m to 10,000m distances
- Boston Marathon Qualifier
- 2nd Place finisher at the Austin 3M Half Marathon
PRs
- Lifetime personal bests:
- 3000m – 8:34 (2013 DePauw Indoor Track Invite)
- 5000m – 14:34 (2013 Louisville Twilight Outdoor Track)
- 8000m – 25:20 (2012 Cross Country Season)
- 10,000m – 30:37 (2013 NAIA Outdoor National Championships)
- 10 Mile – 54:54 (Couve Clover Run 2022)
- HM – 1:07.29 (2014 Austin 3M Half Marathon)
- Trail HM – 2:55:52 (Beast of Big Creek Trail Race 2020)
- Marathon – 2:38.38 (Cascade Super Marathon 2019)
CERTIFICATIONS
- USATF Level I
- USATF Level II in Endurance Events
- BA – Psychology from Brescia University
- Master of Sport Science from the United States Sports Academy
- M.Ed. – Secondary Education from Grand Canyon University
CONTACT MATT
Finding a coach who is a great fit for you is really important. We encourage you to email your coach prior to signing up so you can connect, communicate, and ensure a good athlete/coach fit.
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