I am a Level Four Middle Distance Athletics Australia Coach. I am an Olympian and World Indoor 1500m Champion, with a best world ranking of 7th. I have over 27 years of coaching experience and I am looking forward to helping athletes achieve their goals, no matter their level of skill and sport.
I started running as a young kid and after realizing I was good at it, my father enlisted the help of a coach at the age of 13. I went on to win my first Australian School Boy championship at the age of 15 before winning 4 more Australian School Boy Championships and 10 Australian Open Age Championships in the 800m / 1500m. I went on to compete at the Olympics, 2 x Commonwealth Games, 2 x World Championships, 2 x World Cups and 2 x World Indoor Championships wining the 1500m in 1985. I have held numerous jnr & snr records over 800m ,1000m, 1500m, and mile in Australia, Austria and Canada, with some records still standing today. I began coaching in 1992 where in 1994 I had to take a break due to business commitments, returning to coaching in 2001. I coached an athlete to a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a number of athletes winning or placing at State and National Championships. I have been coaching within the private school system for over 18 years, with schools winning or placing in their respective championships and assisting individual athletes to run personal best times including winning and placing at State and National School Events. With my experience as a past athlete and now a coach, I am looking forward to helping people of all ages where I can help you achieve your fitness goals with most sports including middle / long distance athletics, AFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Soccer. These goals may include how to improve your fitness, better prepare your warm up's, prepare for competition and how to make better competitive tactical decisions. Most importantly, I can help with your psychology of getting the most out of yourself, especially dealing with competition nerves and the mental pain of training hard and competing. I have added in my several preferred coaching locations above, however I can meet at other locations than are within several km's of the CBD.
One-on-One Coaching 60 MINS $100
Online Mentoring 45 MINS $75
Best Coach ever, our first session was fantastic. Excited to continue our journey with Coach Michael