About Me

I am Coach John — a 55-year-old chiropractor, UESCA Certified Ultramarathon Coach, and the original big runner. 

At 6'1" and over 200 pounds with size 15 shoes, I spent 17 years proving that runners who look like me belong on the trails just as much as anyone else.

I have finished races from 50 kilometers to 100 miles, with attempts up to 140 miles. I have also stood at more start lines than I care to count knowing the day ahead would test every system in my body — and learned firsthand what dehydration feels like at mile 60, what blisters do at mile 80, and what it means to miss a cutoff by minutes after 90 miles of effort.

That experience is not a footnote. It is the foundation of every training plan I build.