Sean Meissner

Sean has been a runner for most of his life, starting racing in 1983. He gradually worked his way up in distance with his first marathon in 1995, his first ultra in 2001 (which he won) and over 200 ultramarathon and 100 marathon finishes to date. Although he mainly focused on ultramarathons for two decades, he enjoys dabbling in a variety of race types and distances, especially enjoying multi-day stage races. And he even took up cycling again a few years ago to achieve a life-long goal of biking across the US, which he did in 2022. Mimicking his own racing, Sean enjoys coaching clients with goals over a wide variety of distances. 

 

Some examples of races that Sean has competed at and/or paced and crewed, and can therefore help you train for with course-specific knowledge, are:

 

- Western States 100 (racing, pacing/crewing)

- Sinister 7 148km (2013 Champion)

- Desert RATS 148 mi, Stage Race (2010 & 2011 Champion)

- Lake Tahoe 72 mi and Triple Marathon (Multiple year Champion)

- Bighorn 50 mi (3x finisher, 2006 Champion) and 100 mi

- UTMB

- Waldo 100km

- Miwok 100km

- TransRockies Stage Race

- Squamish 50/50 Double

- Ultramaraton Caballo Blanco/Copper Canyon 80km

- Wonderland Trail 93 mi, solo, one-day run

- Grand Canyon R2R2R, 10x finisher

- Hardrock (7x pacing/crewing )

- Badwater 135 (2x pacing/crewing)

- Leadville (2x pacing/crewing)

- Vermont 50 mi (same area as VT 100), which is his current training grounds

- Many marathons and ultras, large and small, around the US

 

Qualifications/Experience:

 

- USATF Certified Coach

- USATF Certified Official

- High School cross country coach for 10 years, current middle school cross country and track coach, plus working one-on-one with high school athletes

- Online coaching since 2012, previously for iRunFar.com

- Race Director, Peterson Ridge Rumble 40mi/Trail Marathon/20mi

- Ultra beard!