Endurance Hub was formed by Roman Lacko & Shane Castle, who became training partners & great friends through their mutual love for Triathlon! Our passion for sport, coupled with a wealth of experience in Personal Training, Coaching & Nutrition gave them the idea to start helping others achieve their goals!
And so, ENDURANCE HUB was born……..
Age:49
My coaching philosophy is "train smart and race hard".
Consistency, Recovery, Structure and Balance in your training are the key elements to succeed. My ultimate goal is to watch athletes achieve their goals while being healthy and injury free.
Shane Castle
Age:41
Shane has spent many years competing in a number of different sports at various levels. Being a qualified Personal Trainer & Sports Coach, his passion lies with working with others in order to help them achieve their goals.
James Owen
Age:34
Coaching philosophy
The two pillars to my coaching philosophy are consistency and balance. Making sure training is set that allows each individual to be consistent week after week with the right balance of intensities and volumes to make improvements and keep the training enjoyable.
Qualifications:
· IRONMAN Certified Coach with 10 years of experience
Achievements:
. multiple IRONMAN and IM70.3 World Championships
. AG WIN IM IRELAND 2019, 2022, IM Tallinn 2024
. AG WIN IM 70.3 GRECE 2019, IM 70.3 Bolton 2024
. AG WIN Challenge Wales 2024
. 3rd AG Alpe D'Huez Triathlon 2024 Long distance
. 5th at the ETUEuropean Championship middle distance 2017
· 26 x 70.3 – PB – The Championship Samorin (4.18.45)
· 15 x 140.6 – PB - IM Tallinn ( 9.20.04)
· GB Age-Group Team Qualifier
· Various shorter distance triathlons, duathlons & marathons
Qualifications:
· Level 3 Personal Trainer & Sports Coach
· Certified Nutrition Consultant
. Ironman University: Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes
Achievements:
· multiple IRONMAN and IM70.3 World Championships
· 10 x 70.3 – PB – (4.34:33)
· 10 x 140.6 – PB - IM Barcelona ( 9:56:31)
· Various shorter distance triathlons, duathlons & half marathons
Qualifications:
· TrainingPeaks Coach
James comes from the sport backround of football, and converted to triathlon in 2016. Focusing on Sprint and Olympic for the first few years, now mixing between short and long distance racing. He understands the challenges of training around a full time job, and has the addition of a young son to balance too.
Achievements:
· Ironman 70.3 World Championships 2023
. Ironman Tallinn 2024 (09:22:16)
. World Standard Distance Tri qualifier
· Various shorter distance triathlons, duathlons & half marathons