Based
- Based: Sydney (Inner West), NSW
Coaching Roles
- Jonathan coaches online athletes
Coaching Specialisations
- Trail/Mountain any distance including 100 mile and multi-day.
- Road Running (any distance)
Profile
His addiction to trail running began in the early 1980s when he was introduced to Fell (Hill) Running in the Lake District of Northern England. Since then he has competed in a variety of endurance events over 3 continents.
His extensive experience, personal study into running and thirst for keeping up with new trends in the field have given him a solid grounding in the subject – how to train, what gear to choose, running techniques, nutrition and developing race strategies, all being tools of his trade.
He would love to share his passion and knowledge of running with you.
Qualifications
- Fitness Instructor – Cert III in Fitness with additional Nutrition Module
- Athletics Australia Accredited Level 1 Community Coach
Coaching Highlights
Personal Stats
Trail Running Highlights
It’s difficult to choose a few as I have had so many wonderful experiences over 30+ years but here are a few that come to mind:
- 1987 – Bob Graham 24 hour round (Lake District,UK)
- 2000 & 2001 – 2 top ten finishes at HardRock 100m (Colorado, USA). Digging my way up a snow/ice shelf at 13,500ft in darkness with just the moon and stars was something I will never forget.
- 2011 – Commonwealth Ultra Trail Championships (Team bronze – with Brendan and Mick Donges).
- 8 Oxfam Trailwalker wins (1 with a team of non-elite athletes just training buddies)
- 18+ Six Foot Track events
- Helping out at Trail Running events and serving on the committee of 2 running clubs (Horwich RMI and Sydney Striders)
I have been lucky enough to have my fair share of podium finishes but they don’t always stand out as a highlight.
Road running PB’s
- 2000 – 2:49 (pb) at the Anchorage Marathon, Alaska
- 1985 – 1:19 Half Marathon, Lancashire, UK – I don’t run many of these.
- 2012 – 37mins North Head 10km, Sydney
Road Running Career Highlights
2000 – 100km World Championships. It’s only a highlight as I represented Australia however I had an awful run that I would like to forget.
Other Events
- My first IronMan finish in 10:45. Just as an achievement 🙂
- 2 World Championship 24 hour Rogaining events.
- Getting through the 3 Peaks (Tasmania) event enduring heavy seas
- Multi-day Mountain marathons
Qualifications
- Athletics Australia Level 1 Recreational Running Coach