Noel Bautista – San Francisco Running Coach
$70.00 / month and a $19.00 sign-up fee
Experienced running coach, specialized in helping experienced runners surpass goals & new runners learn their potential.
Description
San Francisco running coach Noel Bautista works with beginner to advanced runners, whether you’re just starting out and building up volume, or you’re looking to get past a plateau and hit a new PR, Noel incorporates personalized training with commitment and consistency to help you nail your next goal. Reach out below to get started!
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 phone, unlimited text
RESPONSE TIME: Within 24 hours
LOCATION: South San Francisco, CA
IN-PERSON SESSIONS: No, online coaching only
SPECIALTIES
- Advanced runners – I created training workouts based on the team’s upcoming USATF scheduled races. The team showed up constantly to train and even more so when they saw their race results.
- Beginner runners – working with Cross Country and Track & Field teenagers who were all new to the sport. I work with their individual needs, encouraged them to show up and work harder.
PHILOSOPHY
My three biggest philosophies are:
- Commitment – most importantly is committing to a specific goal & everyone’s goal is different. For example, for someone new the goal can be to train for a 5k and for an experienced runner it may be training for their first marathon or shedding time off their existing marathon personal best.
- Consistency – Sticking to the schedule but also open to adjust to be able to stay consistent. For example, you have an event on your scheduled long run day & you move/swap days around instead of missing it all together.
- Fuel – It can be different for each individual but finding what works for you will help your performance.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
- 3 years ago (2022) I started help coach my teammates in Excelsior Running Club.
- 2023 – I became the Cross Country Head Coach for my nearby High School.
- I am currently the Track & Field Head Coach.
ABOUT ME
I started running at the age of 26 – I can say I caught the runner high after my first 5k race. It had me wondering how much further I could push my body to race against my inner self. After a year of running I set my goal to run & finish my first full marathon crossing the line at 3 hours & 35 minutes.
BIG INFLUENCES
My biggest influence has been working 1-on-1 with Cj Albertson. He helped me get my half marathon time from a 1:25 to a 1:19 finish, he inspired me to continue to push the limits for the marathon shedding a full 30 minutes. That immediately proved to me how valuable coaching is to progress.
RACING HISTORY
My biggest take away in my 10 years of racing is that bad races are necessary to help you appreciate your good races. I went from an unexperienced casual runner to a competitive racer by reaching out to get my own training. Through getting my own coaching I have learned on how to help others to reach their full potential.
PRs
- 1 mile – 4:59 (2019)
- 5k – 16:57 (2022)
- 10k – 33:29 (2024)
- Half marathon – 1:16:39 (2023)
- Marathon – 2:38:04 (2023)
CERTIFICATIONS
- RRCA Certified Running Coach
CONTACT NOEL
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.
Victor Skorapa –
I started working with Noel a few months ago. Noel has helped me navigate balancing training for a variety of distancess, ranging from 5k to 50k, with a busy work schedule, all while avoiding injury, beating goals, and breaking my 50K personal record. In addition to a busy work schedule, I like to do club runs and long bike rides. Noel has helped me to incorporate these into my training plan all while still improving running performance. Noel has been great about communication and timeliness. Once I give him my work schedule, planned club runs for the week, and any upcoming races, he has a training plan prepped within half a day. I am happy with my results working with Noel thus far.
Sergii Vasyliev –
Working with coach Noel for over 2 months now. I’m a 40+ competitive male runner, struggling with achilles pains for the last year.
Noel helps me to navigate between workouts and races, achieve my goals and recover properly to avoid injuries. Currently we are chasing ambitious goal to improve my HM PR by a minute. Some background: I was never part of a track or XC team in my HS/college years and I never trained with a coach before.
My challenge is to navigate between ‘bad’ days, when achilles hurts even walking and keep participating in races at around my top speed to keep the fitness level. We use Final Surge web site for workouts and it works great. It automatically syncs with Garmin and Strava. I set my racing calendar to about month ahead. But I have freedom to decide on the race the day before. Noel defines the next week’s schedule, including rest days and bike days (I like cycling for my rest/recovery days). Schedule is flexible and I can switch days, but Noel usually insists on not skipping the days but rather shuffle them around to keep the work load. I’m actually amazed, that I’m able to race and keep the fitness and recover my ankle at the same time. On some workouts we exchange messages on what can be improved. When I complain about fatigue, Noel restructures the week to ease the mileage and have easier intervals. He is also accessible by other means of communication too.
Overall, I’m pretty happy with my accomplishments and how this is going