Coaches & team
The people behind every finish.
Every coach, engineer and organizer here is a volunteer. Each is a professional in their own field who chooses to spend their free time helping you run.
Founder · 2019Head coach & founder
Bala
Sankaran
RRCA-certified long-distance running coach
Long distance running is all about developing the mindset to take on big hairy audacious goals, breaking it into small pieces and executing well those small pieces.
World Marathon Majors
Five run in person, plus Boston as a virtual race. Sydney is still open.
The path to RHWB
- 2006 · early 30sStarts running
Overweight, dealing with lower back pain and a job with no personal time, he takes up distance running after a friend suggests it.
- The next 10 yearsSelf-coached, and struggling
Training from whatever he could find online. In his words, the early runs were “exercises in pain management and attrition.”
- Turning pointFinds a coach
RRCA coach Sheri Lubinewski introduces structured training, nutrition and rest. Running goes from painful and injury-ridden to fun.
- 2019 · Season 1Starts Runners High With Bala
He starts coaching neighbors so others don’t have to learn the hard way. Twelve runners sign up.
Meet the team
Find your coach.
Dashed cards are placeholders. Profiles will come from the same Cloud SQL coach records the Pulse app uses, so there’s one source of truth.
Volunteer with RHWB
Your turn to coach.
Most of our coaches started as RHWB runners. If you want to give back as a coach, engineer, organizer or storyteller, tell us.
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