Andrius Ramonas   Run·Art

Coaching philosophy
Individualised training prescription
Progressive approach (building good running fundamentals before progressing to more complex running elements)
High focus on running technique
Good balance of training and recovery
Polarised training (finding the right balance for you between hard and easy training sessions)
Tight training load monitoring to avoid overtraining and stimulate adaptations
Evidence-based training approach

Runner
My career as a runner started on the track during my college years. From there it was a natural progression to road running: from 5K to marathon distance. My first foray into trail running was in 2008, and have since competed in ultra-distance trail and skyrunning races throughout Europe and Australasia.

Personal Bests: Marathon 2:32; 10K: 32’
Course Record Holder: Tarawera 50K, Ultra-Trail Australia 50K
Memorable Finishes: 6th Tarawera Ultra 2017, 5th Ultra-Trail Australia 2016

Professional Experience
Extensive experience working with high performance athletes:
Lithuanian Olympic team medical officer; London Olympics 2012
NZ Sailing team exercise physiologist (2017-2018)
PhD Candidate in Exercise Physiology (research area: enhance endurance exercise performance via nutritional strategies) at Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine