Jonathan Lyau - Running Coach

Jonathan Lyau

Honolulu, HI
Accepting New Clients

Reach Your Potential!

About Jonathan Lyau
Jonathan helps runners with their personal goals. He takes great pride and joy in seeing others achieve personal success! If you want a personalized training program to help you reach your potential, then this is the one for you! "Jon's plan challenged my running abilities and mental strength. I entered a new level of athletic competency.  What was more important was the knowledge that Jon knew what I could potentially do.  I was able to push the hardest I could, keep myself motivated to try my best, and aim for a goal that felt so far fetched and unbelievable to me."  - Kristina Ingvarsson.
Qualified To Coach
800m, Mile/1500m, 2mi/3km, 5km, 10km, 15km, Half Marathon, Marathon
Keywords
Competitive Runners, High School Runners, Boston Marathon, Beginner Runners, Recreational Runners, Masters Runners
Available for Coaching
In-person, Online/Remote coaching, Group coaching, Training camps
Coaching Certifications
None
Description
Jonathan Lyau has coached runners of different abilities from the beginner to the national class athlete. He has coached on the personal, group, and high school levels. Jonathan currently trains runners of all abilities individually as well as in a group atmosphere. His runners range from teens to seniors. He was a distance track coach at Kamehameha Schools for 10 years. Since 2008 he has been the assistant girl's cross country coach for Iolani School. Jonathan was also the Hawaii coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Marathon program from 1996-2013 in which Dr. Jack Daniels was the National Head Coach. It was at this time he became familiar with Daniels' Training Program by attending seminars instructed by Dr. Daniels. He is one of Hawaii's most accomplished runners and a former Hawaii State high school track champion. Jonathan has completed over 40 marathons and has been the top local born finisher in the Honolulu Marathon 17x, from 1993-2004, 2006-2009, and 2012. He is the 1994 and 2002 Great Aloha Run champion. In 2009, he was inducted into the Honolulu Marathon Hall of Fame. In 2024, he won the silver medal in the USATF Masters National Track Championships in the 5000m event 60-64 age group (18:24). He has run 1500m in 4:00.3 on the track and on the roads he has best times of 1:09:06 in the half marathon and 2:29:25 in the marathon. He has run a sub 3 hour marathon in 5 different decades.
Athlete Requirements
Just fill out a simple questionnaire and are able to "put one foot in front of the other"! All plans are based on each individuals ability and goals.

Private Coaching

Work one-on-one with Jonathan Lyau