STEVE SISSON
I FEEL ITS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO DISTILL 50 YEARS OF LIVED EXPERIENCE INTO A FEW PITHY PARAGRAPHS CRAFTED FOR STRANGERS, BUT I APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING IN LIFE’S CHALLENGES. SINCE YOU’VE TAKEN THE TIME TO LAND HERE, I’LL HONOR THAT CURIOSITY & I HOPE YOU’LL FIND SOMETHING THAT WILL RESONATE WITH YOU & ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT.
A LIFELONG RUNNER, I STARTED RUNNING WHEN I WAS SIX & RACING WHEN I WAS EIGHT. I CAME TO UNDERSTAND VERY EARLY THAT RUNNING IS A PRACTICE - SIMILAR TO MARTIAL ARTS, YOGA, OR MEDITATION - THAT TRANSCENDS THE TYPICAL VIEW OF IT AS EXERCISE OR SPORT. IT IS ESPECIALLY VALUABLE AS A MODE OF AWARENESS, A METHOD FOR BECOMING CAPABLE OF THE WORLD. MY APPROACH TO MY OWN RUNNING - & THE PERFORMANCE OF THOSE I WORK WITH - IS AS AN ECOLOGY OF PRACTICES THAT ARE DEEPLY INFORMED BY SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY & THE HUMAN ARTS.
THESE PRACTICES ASK EACH OF US TO RECOGNIZE & ENGAGE WITH WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE, LEARN & EVOLVE ON THIS PLANET. THE BENEFITS ENCOMPASS MANY ASPECTS OF ONE’S LIVED EXPERIENCE BUT DO TRANSLATE DIRECTLY TO FASTER, MORE FULFILLING RESULTS. I BALANCE MY PERSONAL DESIRE TO MAKE A POSITIVE, LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WITH MY ATHLETE’S DESIRES TO LEARN, IMPROVE & FIND MEANING IN THE GIFT OF THIS LIFETIME.
COACHING IS MY PASSION & I HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AT EVERY LEVEL IMAGINABLE: FROM YOUTH ATHLETES TO HIGH SCHOOLERS TO NCAA DIVISION I (HOOK ‘EM HORNS!) & EVEN A PROFESSIONAL TEAM. IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COACH LENNIE WAITE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO. I CO-FOUNDED ROGUE RUNNING IN 2004 WHERE I DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE TRAINING SYSTEM THAT BALANCED ELITE-LEVEL TRAINING CONCEPTS & LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT MODELS FOR BUSY PROFESSIONALS WHO CRAVED PERFORMANCE.
I BEGAN A NEW JOURNEY WITH TELOS RUNNING IN DECEMBER 2018, ANSWERING THE CALL UNCOVER A DEEPER PURPOSE FOR RUNNING - TO DEVELOP A MODEL OF MOVEMENT PRACTICE THAT EQUALLY VALUES PERFORMANCE & MEANING.
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH RUNNING? ASK ME!
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2019-PRESENT: FOUNDER & HEAD COACH OF TELOS RUNNING
2004-2018: ORIGINAL FOUNDER, OWNER & HEAD COACH OF ROGUE RUNNING
2008-2016: HEAD COACH OF ROGUE ATHLETIC CLUB, A PROFESSIONAL RUNNING TEAM SPONSORED BY ADIDAS
2006-2013: ASSISTANT CROSS-COUNTRY & TRACK COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
1992-2002: COACH & DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AT RUNTEX.
2016: COACHED OLYMPIAN LENNIE WAITE AT THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO
PODCASTING EXPERIENCE
CO-HOST & PRODUCER OF THE KEEP GOING PODCAST
CO-HOST OF THE RUNNING ROGUE PODCAST (EPISODES 1-100)
HOST & HEAD COACH OF THE TELOS RUNNING TRAINING PODCAST (A PRIVATE PODCAST WITH OVER 100 EPISODES)
HOST OF THE RUNNING ON PURPOSE PODCAST (CURRENTLY ON HAITUS)
SELECT PERSONAL COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE:
REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES AT THE INAUGURAL WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
3RD AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 5000M
5TH AT THE NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 10000M
19TH AT THE NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
THREE TIME NCAA ALL-AMERICAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
THREE TIME TEAM CAPTAIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
3200M TEXAS HS STATE CHAMPION