About me
From the mountains — for the mountains.
I'm Lukas. Endurance coach, MSc, and active trail and sky runner for many years.
My journey
How I got into coaching
It didn't start with a training plan, but with a race I approached without one — and paid the price for it. After that, I wanted to understand it better: what does the body actually need? How does periodized training work? Why do some sessions after a race feel like the most important ones?
From sports science studies, from my own starts on trails, skyraces, and ultra distances, and from working with runners and mountain athletes since 2019, a coaching approach has emerged based on a simple conviction: training must fit life — not life fit training.
I guide people who want to get more out of their sport without losing sight of what matters most: joy in the mountains, health, and progress at their own level.
Credentials
What I bring
MSc Sports Science
Scientific foundation for evidence-based, periodized training.
Certified Endurance Sport Coach
Accredited coaching qualification focused on endurance sports.
Coaching since 2019
Years of 1:1 experience with runners and mountain athletes.
Active mountain athlete
No desk coach — I run trails, skyraces and ultra distances myself.
Selected races
A selection of races I've learned from. My work today focuses on coaching — these starts gave me the understanding of what it takes to finish a mountain race.
- Alpin Team Trail — ATT K232025 · AUT · 25 km / 1,510 m+
- HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc — CCC2025 · ITA · 100 km / 6,030 m+
- Mozart 100 by UTMB — 106K2023 · AUT · 107 km / 5,000 m+
- Alpin Team Trail — K502022 · AUT · 52 km / 3,620 m+
- Vibram Ultra Trail Lago d'Orta — UTLO 100k2021 · ITA · 102 km / 5,470 m+
- Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail — PITZ 452020 · AUT · 42 km / 3,120 m+
- Oman by UTMB — 50K2019 · OMA · 53 km / 2,330 m+
- Mayrhofen Zillertal Ultraks — Short2019 · AUT · 14 km / 900 m+
- Hochkönigman Skyrace2019 · AUT · 30 km / 2,460 m+
- Transvulcania Ultramarathon2019 · ESP · 73 km / 4,330 m+
- 100 Miles of Istria — GREEN2019 · CRO · 66 km / 2,400 m+
- Ring of Steall Skyrace2018 · GBR · 26 km / 2,525 m+
- Grossglockner Ultra-Trail — Kalser Tauern Trail2018 · AUT · 48 km / 2,200 m+
- Gletscher Trailrun — 42K2018 · AUT · 42 km / 2,785 m+
- Schwarzach Trail Salzburgerland2018 · AUT · 47 km / 2,880 m+
- 100 Miles of Istria — YELLOW2018 · CRO · 41 km / 1,170 m+
- Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail — PITZ 422017 · AUT · 42 km / 3,170 m+
- Livigno Skymarathon2017 · ITA · 34 km / 2,700 m+
- Transvulcania — Marathon2017 · ESP · 42 km / 1,870 m+
- Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival — K422017 · AUT · 41 km / 940 m+
- Limone Extreme Skyrace2016 · ITA · 25 km / 2,590 m+
- Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail — PITZ 262016 · AUT · 27 km / 1,530 m+
- Hochkönigman — Speed Trail2016 · AUT · 23 km / 1,430 m+
- Limone Extreme Skyrace2015 · ITA · 24 km / 2,400 m+
- Dolomites Skyrace2015 · ITA · 22 km / 1,750 m+
- Hochkönigman — Speed Trail2015 · AUT · 21 km / 1,566 m+
- Drei Zinnen Alpine Run2014 · ITA · 17.5 km / 1,350 m+
Ready to start?
Let's go — together.
A conversation, not a sales pitch. Tell me about your goals — and we'll see if we're a good fit.
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