Our Story
Find Your Fast Coaching is an online coaching service for athletes of all ages (18+) and abilities. Our goal is to help you reach your potential and Find Your Fast, whatever that may be. Just as “Find Your Fast” carries a unique meaning for each individual, every training plan is customized to fit your lifestyle and based on your specific needs. With varying levels of support and communication, you can choose the option best suited for you. Personal coaching is an ongoing, subscription-based plan providing the highest level of service; while custom-built training plans offer an up front schedule of training for your selected duration, but without ongoing support and communication. See “Services” for a more in-depth look at each option.
Coach Matt Llano started Find Your Fast Coaching in 2020 with 6+ years of run coaching experience and 10 years of running professionally. Fun fact: Matt also has more than 9 years of experience coaching youth swimmers, starting his first business at just 12 years old. Matt is also an accomplished runner himself - he holds personal bests of 2:11:14 for the marathon and 61:47 for the half marathon, represented Team USA at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, placed 6th in the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials, is a two-time USATF National Marathon Championship runner-up, and earned several All-American accolades while competing at the University of Richmond. He currently resides in Flagstaff, Arizona with his partner, Brannon, and their two dogs, Harlow and Pekoe.
Self-coached to personal best 2:11:14 marathon and 61:58 half marathon
Team USA Athlete
NCAA All-American Distance Runner and Scholar-Athlete
Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Coaching Certification
Lydiard Levels I and II Coaching Certification
VDOT O2 Coaching Certification
Personal Bests:
Marathon - 2:11:14 (2019)
Half Marathon - 61:47 (2014)
10k - 28:43 (2011)
5k - 13:59 (2018)