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I started running to lose weight and hated every step. Now I hold 3 FKTs, coach runners across the world, and built an app because I got tired of runners being given plans with no explanation.
I started running to lose weight. I hated every step. But I kept going — started racing with my dad, and somewhere in those shared finish lines something shifted. At the age of 19, I ran my first marathon with almost zero preparation. My second was different: 2nd in my category at the Seville Marathon. That's when I started taking it seriously.
Then came the pandemic and the mountains. Trail running changed everything. Within a year I was on the podium at every race I entered, picking up FKTs in Austria, Lanzarote, and New Zealand.
"Running stopped being something I did to change my body. It became how I explore the world and find out what I'm actually made of."
But in summer 2024, I hit a wall — real burnout. I haven't raced at the same level since. That experience taught me more about sustainable performance than any certification ever could, and it's a big part of why I coach the way I do.
I kept seeing the same thing: runners following generic plans, getting injured, burning out, or plateauing — with no idea what was actually going wrong. The problem wasn't effort. Nobody had ever explained the why behind the work.
That's why I developed the SR5 method — my own coaching methodology built around five pillars: structured load progression, real recovery, strength that translates, intelligent intensity, and adaptation awareness. What makes it different is that it integrates nervous system awareness into the whole picture. Your training doesn't exist in a vacuum. How you sleep, how stressed you are, how your body is actually responding — all of that shapes what your next session should look like. Most plans ignore this. SR5 doesn't.
"No fluff. No one-size-fits-all. Just honest, evidence-based coaching that fits your actual life."
Every plan comes with context. Every workout has a reason. And every athlete has direct access to me — not a chatbot or an algorithm. I've coached runners from their first 5K to 100km ultras, and I've had the opportunity to work with brands like ASICS as a coach along the way. I also built the Run Smarter App — because runners deserve science-backed answers, not just a workout to follow.
Signed up, trained almost nothing, finished. It planted a seed.
My second marathon, properly prepared. The result surprised me. The process hooked me.
The mountains changed everything. Within a year: podium finishes at every race I entered. Lis(t)a Coaching was born.
Each route taught me something different about pacing, terrain, and what the body is capable of.
Summer 2024 I hit a wall. Humbling, necessary, and ultimately more useful than any podium finish.
Built for runners who deserve more than a workout list. Science-backed, source-cited.
To support trail runners on the terrain itself — not just in training.
Certifications matter — they're the foundation. Every qualification I have, I chose because it makes me a better coach for real runners doing real training.
Every two weeks: real training advice, honest reflections on my own running, what's working, what isn't, and a bit of life between the miles. No product plugs, no clickbait.
I'm most active on Instagram. If you have a question, want to work together, or just want to say hi or reach out.
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The app I built for runners who want more than workouts. Science-backed, source-cited, and now live.
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Barcelona, Spain
