It all started when I landed from the snow drifts of Wisconsin to a dirt track in Van Nuys, CA in 1990. There I met and trained with the San Fernando Valley Track Club and their legendary coach, Laszlo Tabori. During his running heyday under Hungarian coach Mihaly Igloi, Laszlo set world records at several distances.   As a coach, he trained top runners from the mile to marathon distance including guiding several marathoners to individual world records. He still coaches middle distance at the University of Southern California.

Laszlo seemed simple in his approach, shouting out mantras such as “leave it behind you” and “put the guts to it”, but there was a precision to his training that fascinated me. I spent years working to understand the energy systems and the form and skill work that had been passed down through the generations.

The next step was to spread the word of this precise training knowledge to runners of all levels and abilities with a support system that ensured success. Influenced by other top coaches such as Nike Camp Head Roy Benson, Humboldt College Jim Hunt, and British Coach Frank Horwill, 5 Speed Running was born.