Coach Al Hernandez

Al began running at 12 and started coaching in 2002 while competing at a high level. He is a United States Track and Field USATF Level 1 Coach and a Road Runners Club of America RRCA Level 2 Certified Youth and Adult Coach.
Coach Al delivered success at all levels of coaching; middle school, high school, college, regional elite, casual runners, and beginners of all ages. Under his guidance, runners have finished their first 5k, and many have moved on to marathons and ultra-distance races.

Al believes running should be fun, inclusive, and welcoming to all ages, abilities, socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities, and orientations. Coach Al believes in training the entire athlete, giving them the tools to succeed and grow as individuals to become lifelong runners and ambassadors of the sport. As a coach, he focuses on individual athletes’ needs and goals with proven running workouts, periodization training, and cross-training. These methods include various running drills and injury prevention with resistance and mobility training to reinforce their running activities.