Coaching The Whole Athlete with Coach Nick Klastava

In this episode I chat with coach Nick Klastava about why it's important to coach runners holistically. Being a coach to athletes of all levels is so much more than just giving them a training plan. Nick started running back in 1996 and has been competitively running for 24 years now with a brief break in his 20’s. His spark for running came back in High School, being a part of a team and finding a sport that brought out the best in himself. He ran competitively in college for Monmouth University in New Jersey after college he took 8 years off from running and thought he was done forever. After moving to Maryland in 2010, Nick found his spark again with running and found a new outlook on running with less pressure and less emphasis on the numbers and broke all of his college PR's by age 38.  Nick lives just outside Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two daughters (Chloe and Amelia). Nick has a degree in Software Engineering and currently works as a Head Coach of 1:1 Run Coaching at Running Explained and also is the Co-host of the Between Two Coaches Podcast. His favorite thing about coaching is to unconditionally support runners and their journeys.Find Nick on IG: @nklastavaThank you BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode! To save 10% on your first month of therapy, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/holleyfueled⁠To join my Strong Runner Academy Group Coaching Program visit here: https://www.holleyfuelednutrition.com/groupcoaching