Thiago is a USAT Level 1 coach with over 20+ years of experience as a runner and triathlete. His main goal is to provide a well balance individualized program to each athlete, apply and share his race and training experience, in order to accomplish consistent and long-lasting results.
Thiago was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he started running at a young age influenced by his father; he got an opportunity to move to the US to attend a private NAIA college in Missouri where he joined the Cross-Country and Track and Field team. During his college career he achieved 4 x All-American status on the indoor and outdoor Track and Field. After graduating with a BS in Finance and Accounting, he kept his passion for the endurance sports and levitate towards the longer distance events in road running and triathlons. He had competed in all distance and terranes from sprints to ironman, 5k to marathons, in international and local level events; being a four-time Kona qualifier, running in the Boston marathon in multiple occasions, and multiple top finishes in local events.
• 4 x Kona Qualifier 2014 / 2015 / 2019 / 2024
• AG 35-39 winner IM Florida 2022
• Overall AG winner IM Chattanooga 2018
• Overall winner Atlanta Publix Half Marathon 2018
• AG 25-29 winner IM Louisville 2014
• 4 x NAIA All-American Track & Field 2007 / 2008 / 2009 (3000m Indoor and 5000m Outdoor racewalk events)
• PRs:
Marathon: 2h31:54 Boston 2022
Half Marathon: 1h11:45 Virtual Run (2020 Covid)
Ironman: 9h15 Florida 2022
Ironman 70.3: 4h06 Augusta 2021
