My name is Jon-Erik Kawamoto.  I’m a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS – with the National Strength and Conditioning Association) and Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP – with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology).  I specialize in helping middle-to-long distance runners become strong and powerful.  I have authored many articles on strength and conditioning for the endurance athlete in magazines such as Canadian Running, IMPACT, Canadian Cycling and the BC Coaches Perspective.

I graduated from Simon Fraser University (SFU), Burnaby, BC, Canada in the fall of 2005 with a Kinesiology CooperativeEducation degree and certificates in Health and Fitness Studies and Applied Human Nutrition.

My strength coaching experience ranges from beginners to elites (highly competitive to nationally carded) and everyone in between.  I also competed in track and field, cross-country and road races for over 9 years – club and varsity.  I know what it’s like to run 100 miles per week…I know what it’s like to be disappointed with injuries…I know what it’s like to cross the finish line knowing I gave it my best.  That’s why I developed this site.  When I was competing, I didn’t know what the best exercises were for running so I wanted to create a resource for all you runners out there that want to get strong…want to get powerful…and stay injury free.