Matthew Morales

Matthew began running under Coach Christian in 2012. He had never competed in running previously. Matthew played baseball and football in high school. He was becoming a good runner with no structure at all so Christian offered to coach him. Matthew developed into a great half marathoner and full marathoner before ultimately taking his passion to the trails. He is competitive on the ultra scene in everything from 50K to 100 mile races!!!

Matthew's improvements under Coach Christian

5K: From 17:43 to 15:56
Half Marathon: From 1:22.55 to 1:13.57
Marathon: From 2:59.57 to 2:35.41

Morgan Gonzales

Morgan is Coach Christian's wife! Just like Coach Christian, she started racing at a very young age. She developed into a versatile high school stud that excelled in cross-country and track. She was a very balanced athlete with great 400 meter speed and strong endurance in the 800 meters, 1500 meters, and 3200 meters. Morgan experienced a series of injuries that prevented her competing in college but she made her return to the track in 2015. Morgan and Christian met in 2016 and he quickly began coaching her for the remainder of her track season, the rest is history! Morgan will venture into unknown territory soon and train for half marathons!

Morgan's improvements under Coach Christian

800 meters: From 2:19.52 to 2:17.52
1500 meters: From 4:51.72 to 4:46.83

Allison Gonzales

Allison is Coach Christian's sister! He wanted to race at age 5 because he was watching her do the same at age 7! After a disappointing junior and senior collegiate experience Allison was hungry to rediscover her love for running. She decided to shift her focus to half marathons. Eager to begin his coaching career Christian became Allison's coach in 2012. Together they discovered what they knew all along; Allison was a distance runner. Allison has continued to improve year after year and has won several major half marathons. She will toe the line at her first marathon this December, as will her brother.

Allison's improvements under Coach Christian

1500 meters: From 4:41.84 to 4:38.17
5K: From 18:09 to 17:19
Half Marathon: From 1:26.46 to 1:17.09

Joshua Escobedo

Josh was a high school track stud. He competed in the 300 hurdles and the 800 meters. He continued to improve his personal bests at the College of the Sequoias. As Josh moved on from the track life he started to shift his focus to road racing. Josh found that he enjoyed the half marathon distance. In December of 2017 Josh knew that he had the potential to run much faster in the half, so he reached out to coach Christian for a 12 week training plan. Josh took 5 minutes off his half marathon personal best 12 weeks later and is eager to cut more time off soon!

Josh's improvement under Coach Christian

Half Marathon: From 1:24.13 to 1:19.15

Ross Walker

He's no walker! Ross was a high school standout who finished on the podium at the prestigious California High School State Meet. Ross took a semester to race unattached as he transitioned from junior college to NCAA Division 1. Coach Christian invited Ross to join his training sessions that season and they both benefited tremendously from training together. Ross will continue his career this year at Sacramento State!

Ross's improvements under Coach Christian

1500 meters: From 3:57.13 down to 3:54.35
5K: From 15:41.38 down to 15:10.84