My primary focus is road racing from 5K – Half Marathon and I have a tremendous amount of experience on the track and Cross Country as well. From personal experience I have developed extensive knowledge on prevention/recovery tools for a wide variety of injury which will shape a lot of the training. I dedicate a lot of my time towards nutrition IQ for proper fueling and I am committed to strength training as well in my program. A lot of my training is motivated by what is best for physiological benefit such as threshold training.

Some of my core philosophies include:

• Focusing on a gradual increase of both intensity and volume to mitigate risk of injury
• Giving strength excercises where I see fit, both to stay healthy + improve performance
• Providing a full warm up routine for muscular activation and improving range of motion
• Cross training for additional non weight bearing aerobic volume
• Encouraging communication 24/7 to answer questions and provide as much information as possible

There are a lot more pieces to the puzzle in my perspective and I am excited to share them with you on an introductory call + when working together!

Throughout my entire running career and beyond that – life, I have and will always apply my best efforts into seeing those around me become the best versions of themselves. Below is my coaching experience to date:

• Merivale High School Assistant Coach 2017 – 2018
• Ottawa Lions Team Leader 2018 – 2023
• Self Coaching 2023 – 2024
• Team Run Run Coach 2024 – Present
• Coach of Canadian elite + national competitor Sophy Wood

I plan on coaching for the rest of my life and I am excited to continue to expand my portfolio.

I was born n raised in Ottawa, Ontario and have always been quite active + competitive growing up playing all sorts of sports. I love making music which is primarily a blend of electronic & rap – all of which I produce, engineer, write, and record from scratch! Check me out on any streaming platform under my my artist name “Neeque”. My lovely girlfriend and I have a cockapoo who’s name is Ooolong and we constantly spend time in nature, including where I train, as it is where I feel most at peace:)

My greatest influence is not one person or training style in particular but rather a melting pot of many experiences and people who I have met along the way. Some examples of this include my own success and mistakes, former coaches, studies on sport science/physiology, conversations with fellow elite runners, plenty of online research, and much MUCH more! I am grateful for what has led me here.

Another major influence that will determine how I create your training schedule is YOU! By having honest discussions with one another, this will allow me to have a better understanding of your specific needs in training.

I began running competitively 11 years ago and have raced on national and provincial stages across all 3 discipline types – road, track, and XC. I have travelled far n wide to compete and have plenty of experience in massive events such as Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Vancouver Sun Run, Ottawa Race Weekend, etc..

• Racing in Elite Sections across Canada (Road) 2021-2026
• 3000m Provincial Bronze Medalist 2023
• Athletics Ontario All Ontarian 2021
• 1500m National Indoor U20 Champion 2019
• 5000m Provincial Bronze Medalist 2018
• 2000m Steeplechase OFSAA Finalist (6th) 2018
• 3 x Top 30 Finisher OFSAA XC 2015, 2016, 2017
• National XC Bronze (Team) 2017

• 1500m – 4:03
• 2000m Steeplechase – 6:05
• 3000m – 8:36
• 5000m – 14:55
• 10K – 31:46
• Half Marathon – 1:11:46