Who is William?
My main goal is to have all of my clients enjoy injury free training experiences. Additional goals include the formulation of cutting-edge training programs, the provision of coaching and support, and the teaching of valuable running/ exercise skills and techniques.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Instill a healthy lifestyleEnsure running programs yield injury-free training.
- Provide clients with up-to-date knowledge of good health, exercise and training regimes.
- Recommend professionals such as Chiropractic, Physio Therapist, Massage Therapist and Nutritionist.
- Ensure all clients get the correct-fitted shoes.
- Perform regular assessments using heart rate.
- Keep up-to-date by attending Coaching courses, including special events and clinics.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- All my trainees excelled to the point of achieving their goals.
- A lot of my trainees qualified and continue to qualify for Boston, London and NY Marathon.
- Coached Rep level Soccer for 10 years – Waterloo Minor Soccer.
- Ensure all clients get the correct-fitted shoes.
- Assistant Coach - Waterloo Golden Hawks – Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo.
- Club President – St. Patrick’s Athletic Club, Malta (300 plus membership) 1995-1997.
- Organized and ran a Summer Running League (a series of 5 monthly races from a 5k to a 10k) 1995 - 1997.
QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
- Greg McMillan - Coaching Certification - 2015.
- Marathon Coach - NAASFP - Diploma of Sport (North American Academy of Sports Fitness Professionals).
- Coached and understudied with Ivan Rozhnov, Olympic member of the Russian Federation Athletics.
- Understudied middle distance coaching with Derek Moss, UK AAA Qualified Middle Distance Coach.
- Coaching Clinics in Europe - Training Camp aimed at developing runners from 5k to a marathon.
- Standard First Aid with CPR – Level A.
RACE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCES
- 2011 – Ontario Marathon Rankings – 1st in the Age Group.
- Marathon Majors – Boston (4 times) – London (7 times)(Age Group Placing) – Berlin (2 times)(Age Group Placing) – New York – Chicago (2 times)(Age Group Placing).
- Consistently placing - 1st in the Age Group Categories from 5k to 16k, in addition to Half and Full Marathons.
- Robbie Burns - 1st in the Age Group placing for almost every year over the last 15 years.
- 2011 – Oct - Columbus Marathon – 1st in the Age Group.
- 2011 – 2009 – 2006 - Apr - London Marathon, England – top 10 placing in my Age Group in all 3 races.
- Mississauga Marathon and Half Marathon – 1st in the Age Group.
- Competed over 40 Marathons including Rotterdam, Dublin, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Edinburgh, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Milan and Germany.