In December of 2018, we invited a panel of distinguished coaches (Marcelo Holcberg, Frankie Ruiz, and Mike Ward from left to right) to come speak at our inaugural coaching clinic. Our athletes learned a lot about training methodology from the perspective of other successful programs in the Miami area.
In 2018 Coach Mederos was interviewed for episode 31 of the Underground Running Project podcast
In January of 2019, we organized our first cross country race at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park. We had several teams (Run Adic, Project 305, and SteadFast) competing for prize money. Everybody got a chance to run 6 miles through the park's trail system for free and within a competitive environment.
In March of 2019 we launched our own podcast with an episode on the evolution of training methods from the turn of the 20th century to present-day. We plan on interviewing more guests in the months to come!
At the 2019 Tour of the Gables 5K, our runners swept the top 3 places on the podium. We ran strong as a pack through the halfway point with myself (center) on pacing duty. Fred (right) broke away from the group to secure the victory in 17:46, a new PR. Alberto (left) finished 3rd overall in a season best 18:13.
In May of 2019, eight of our student-athletes completed their first 5K. Jake Medina (sixth from the left) finished in 26 minutes and coach won the overall title in 18:28.
In July of 2019, SteadFast Running partnered with TeamFootWorks to launch an advanced training program for runners who affiliate themselves with the store.
In August of 2019, we held our 2nd annual coaching clinic at the FootWorks running store in South Miami. We invited Ryan Raposo to be our guest speaker and there was a question/answer session at the end. Ryan is the cross country and track and field coach at Florida National University.
In June of 2020 we hosted our own 5K time time trial in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Training continues for us despite the cancellation of races.
A big change for me personally came in June of 2021 when my wife and I moved 4 hours north to Orlando, Florida. This is a photo of me finishing the local Turkey Trot. The running community is very welcoming here as well.
The 4th Annual SteadFast Running Clinic was held in December of 2021. This was our first international guest speaker and a former national record-holder in Ryan Gregson.
Running my first race as a member of the Orlando (FL) running community. My wife and I moved to Orlando in June of 2021 to be closer to the theme parks.