About

Jacob Oak

Run Coach and Trainer

My mission:

I create supportive, growth-minded spaces where individuals can push their limits, build confidence, and focus on what truly matters to achieve their most desired results.

My main goals as an endurance coach:

Assist athletes in developing a healthy relationship with their sport
Help individuals mitigate injuries
Ensure we all avoid burnout in the endurance realm
Create a welcoming community for all interested

I'm a certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, run coach, gait analyst, and nutrition coach who works very hard to first understand why an individual has the goals they have. I think it's impossible for me to be the best coach I can be If I do not connect and understand why my athletes are embarking on their endurance journeys.

From there, I take a full-picture approach to someone based on their recovery tactics, the way they move, and their nutrition. Endurance sports, although rewarding, are also extremely demanding. We all need to be thinking about sleep, hydration, nutrition, the ways in which we move (push, pull, twist, bend, lunge, squat, gait), etc before we worry too much about the frequency of our sport or the intensity in which we work at it.

Let's work on our roots and the tree will grow itself.

Credentials

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Personal Trainer

Northwestern Health Sciences University

Applied Kinesiology

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Corrective Exercise Specialist

Chek Institute

Program Design

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Nutrition Coach

USA Track & Field

L1 Track & Field Coach

80/20 Endurance

Certified Coach

RunDNA

L2 Certified Running
Gait Analyst

Personal Race Experience

10+

Road Marathons

Ultra-Marathons

50+

Road & Trail Races

2 Years

Nordic Skiing

50 Miler

Bike Experience