Innate Running Founder & Coach

Ryan’s running career has included success across a wide variety of distances and terrains over the past 20 years. Born and raised in New Zealand, Ryan found early success competing in provincial and national track, road, and cross-country events. After moving to the United States in his mid-twenties—where he has spent most of his adult life—he shifted his focus toward the marathon, setting a course record in Newport, Rhode Island, and finishing inside the top 80 at the 2019 Boston Marathon. Today, his competitive interests lie in ultra trail and mountain running, having raced a number of notable US events including Speedgoat 50K, Chuckanut 50K, and Gorge Waterfalls 100K.

Ryan developed a deep understanding of exercise physiology, exercise prescription, and movement mechanics while completing a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science at Massey University. Through his coaching, he has helped athletes of many ages, experience levels, and disciplines learn to love the process and become their ideal runner. He specialises in program design, strength training, gait analysis, and race-day fueling strategies.

Ryan and his wife are now settled in Leavenworth, Washington, where they are beginning to raise their young family and look forward to becoming more involved in the local running and outdoor community while continuing to work with athletes from around the world.

At its core, Ryan’s running life is grounded in the simple joy of exploring beautiful and challenging terrain on foot. Outside of running, he is a husband, a new father, a guitar player, vinyl collector, and amateur shelf maker.