What sets us apart…
Tidal Running uses a dynamic and process-based approach to coaching when developing runners of all ages & abilities. By focusing on and embracing where each runner is at in relation to where they aspire to be. Relying on a combined 70 years of competitive running experience and 20 years of coaching, Tidal Running coaches have the insight and expertise to guide any runner to their next level.
Tidal Running uses a comprehensive & complete approach to coaching runners to ensure that all of the necessary steps are taken to create long-term, sustained gains and improvements. With a focus on much more than running alone, Tidal Running deploys dynamic mobility exercises, corrective & performance-improving strength training work, proper form drills, active & passive recovery modalities, and a massive library of athlete-specific training sessions tailored to the individual and their goals.
For far too long, runners have been told to ‘just run’ if they want to improve. Tidal Running’s goal is to show and teach aspiring runners how to practice their craft, break down their sport, and analyze the small pieces that make up the whole. By giving runners more tools to succeed, Tidal Runners will better understand their how’s and why’s, which will lead to a stronger foundation to build from. Gone should be the days of checking boxes, clocking time, or chasing mileage. Tidal Runners understand that every minute spent training should result in a positive adaptation in themselves and in their running.
Running comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and Tidal Running coaches have experience in just about all of them. With extensive backgrounds in road, track, cross country and strength & conditioning – Tidal Running will push athletes to get out of their comfort zone and to experience new disciplines and new distances to make them better runners. Adding variety and a change in stimulus will keep you and your running moving in the right direction.
If you are eager to learn, ready to grow, willing to work, and are prepared to commit to becoming your very best -
then this is the coaching team for you.
The Team
Coach Jon Noland
PR’s - 4:11 1500M / 4:27 1600M / 4:29 1 Mile / 9:37 2 Mile / 15:29 5K / 25:36 8K / 32:55 10K / Half-Marathon 1:13:03
I started running at a young age. Chasing my dad while he was on his training runs evolved into racing 1-mile fun runs and my first competitive track team by the age of 8. At 10, I won the Midwest regional championships in the 1500m with a time of 5:27. I continued to train and race for the better of the next ten years and had decent results, but I was under-coached, over-trained, and drifted away from the sport.
After almost a decade of doing the exact opposite of serious training and competitive racing, I found running again – mainly in the form of a triathlon! I had just gotten married and moved to Florida, and with my wife having a background in swimming and me in running, we took to triathlon like the proverbial fish to water. Working my way from racing local sprints to winning national championships in multiple disciplines and distances of triathlon/duathlon/running - as well as competing internationally on team USA on several occasions and in many world championships individually.
After a few years of competing, I got the bug to become a coach. I had already been certified as a personal trainer and triathlon coach and sourced more certifications in running, strength training, and mental performance to further educate myself. I started Tri Tampa bay in 2010 and have been coaching full-time ever since. Rebranding as Tribal Multi-Sport in 2013, my private coaching has helped hundreds of athletes accomplish countless goals. I began coaching high school track and cross country in 2014 and added youth track and field coaching in 2018. I have helped guide high school runners and teams to state and national competitions and youth runners to Junior Olympics and primary national championships.
As a coach, I am focused on the process and work to build athletes for the long term, not the next race. I understand running from a lifetime of both personal and professional experience as an athlete and as a coach and have developed philosophies and methodologies that deliver results. By focusing on identifying limiters in all areas – physically, mentally, and emotionally – we can more efficiently and effectively guide you to your peak. My goal is to build athletes with a coach’s eye and a solid understanding of the science behind the sport, and also the ability to race (and train) more like an artist. Whether your tide is currently high or low, there’s an opportunity to improve, and I would be happy to offer my help…
Coach Keara McGraw
PR’s - 1:01 400/2:21 800/ 5:18 1500M / 5:24 1600M / 18:52 5K / 38:12 10K / Half-Marathon 1:126:04/ Marathon 3:09:59
In 1991, at 8, I was bet $20 that I couldn’t finish a 5-mile local road race; 30 years and a slew of youth and Elementary school mile records later, here I am.
Running has given me so many amazing things in life, a sense of community, a passion for health and fitness, amazing friends, and an outlet for when life throws you a curveball or 6.
A self-described run-nerd, I have a love for this sport that comes from riding the ups and downs running can throw at you. Like the tides, it can bring you the highs and the lows, and learning to embrace and learn from them all is what has kept me in it for the better part of my life.
Having competed at every distance from the 400 to a half ironman, including 15+ marathons, I have a wide breadth of personal experience in all areas of the sport.
I found a love for coaching at Tampa Prep as the Assistant XC Coach, followed by volunteering with the Westchase Cheetahs AAU team. Currently, I am the head coach for key West High XC.
Certifications include USATF Level 1, NFHS XC/Track & Field, Safe Sport, and youth certification for USATF & AAU.
Running is something nobody can do for you. Which is why I love it. Our coaching team can steer the ship, but in the end, it’s a personal journey.