Managing Director/Head Coach Front Runner Coaching
Director Front Runner Physiotherapy
Raf has vast experience as an athlete, physiotherapist, coach & company director.
With over 25 years experience as a Physiotherapist in sport and 17 years as a Performance coach, he has holistic insight into the psychological, physiological and biomechanical aspects of human performance. He works with junior elite & elite athletes to build them with appropriate load management and longitudinal progression to their full potential and with staff & executives to help them in pursuit of personal goals & self mastery.
During his athletic career, Raf achieved a peak of #3 ITU Duathlon world ranking, achieving podium finishes at ITU Oceania, Asian and European Championships and 6th at the ITU World Championships. He is an 8 time state open athletics champion across track, road and cross country disciplines from 1500m-12km as well multiple State Duathlon champion & State Elite Triathlon medallist.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor of Science, Physiotherapy (Curtin University 1999)
- Athletics Australia Coach Facilitator
- Athletics Australia Level 3 Performance Coach
- Accredited TA Triathlon Coach
- Head Middle Distance Coach at Iona College 2019-present
- Head Cross Country Coach at Guildford Grammar 2024-present
- Coach to multiple senior international athletes; state record holders; national medallists and 43 state open champions across athletics & multisport HERE
- Programmed over 150 sub 3hr Marathoners; 16 sub 2hrs 30min Marathoners and 3 sub 2.20 Marathoners; 7 sub 9hr Ironman.
- Previous Team Experience (Physiotherapy)
- Perth Wildcats (Basketball)
- Melbourne Track Club (Athletics)
- State Schoolboys Football (AFL)
- Australian Junior Hockey Team (Hockey)
Clinical Interests:
- Junior Elite Coaching (15yrs +Athletics; Marathon; Triathlon)
- Elite Coaching (Athletics; Marathon; Triathlon)
- Executive Health & Performance Coaching
- Clinical Gait Analysis (Physiotherapy)
Consulting:
- High Performance Strategy
- Executive Peak Performance
- School Athletic Development Culture & Strategy
- Business Strategic Planning
