Ryan Dugan
Coach Profile
- UESCA Running Coach
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- NASM Group Personal Training Specialist
- NASM Weight Loss Specialist
- NASM Certified Nutrition Coach
- Running (marathon or shorter)
- Beginner
- Intermediate
3-5 years
I started running in 2015 after finding myself in an unhealthy situation. My father died when I was very young, he had diabetes and heart disease. I saw myself going down the same path so I started walking a lot. Eventually friends challenged me to run a local 15k, and then I was challenged again to run a half marathon. Since 2016 I have run close to 100 races, distances ranging from 1 mile to full marathons. Of those races I have run close to 50 half marathons and 7 marathons across the world, including 5 of the World Majors Marathons, leaving Tokyo which I will complete March 2024.
Every athlete is different, and thus their coaching should be treated as such. I work to get to know my athletes' strengths, weaknesses, goals and what they enjoy to do so I can incorporate it all into a training style that works for them. I work to push my athletes to meet their goals and even surpass them as best we can. A coach should always be checking with their athletes to make sure everything is heading in the direction both coach and athlete want it to go. It is a team effort between coach and athlete, so I strive to be supportive of the athletes goals and needs, while also making sure we are realistic with what we are trying to achieve. A coach is there for their athletes, to make sure they meet their goals, and cross any finish lines injury-free.
