Luis

Program Director Assistant- SPP Head Coach

Luis was born in Venezuela, South America, has been living for the past 23 years in South Florida, became a US citizen in 2010 and currently resides in Sunrise, Florida. He has been happily married with Barbara for 31 years, they have four children (40, 29, 25 and 12) and 1 granddaughter (10), he is 61 years old and works at Slavic402k in Boca Raton as Digital Transformation Manager reporting to the COO. He has been an athlete most of his life, mainly doing team sports: soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball among others. After he took up residence in the US, because his job required him to travel a lot, he neglected his health and physical preparation which made him gain weight. Therefore, in 2005, after an annual medical check-up where they found he had high cholesterol, he decided to do some physical activity and improve his eating habits. He started jogging when he was 45 years old.

Real name:

Luis Aguilar

As a professional, he worked many years as a consultant, helping organizations to achieve operational excellence. As a sport lover he has been coaching kids in basketball and soccer, helping them to develop their skills and character. Many of them are today college athletes, including his daughter Marianne who ran for Florida State University. After he became a marathoner in 2007, he has been helping people achieve long distance run goals. He loves to help people achieve their full potential as long-distance runners. He is also an RRCA Certified Running Coach and has the USATF Level I Course.

Luis has been running for the past 16 years and has proudly completed all the 17 marathons he has participated in, including 5 World Marathon Majors! These include Boston (2), New York (2), Chicago (4), London, Berlin, Tampa Gasparilla, Jacksonville, Miami (2), A1A, Marathon of the Palm Beaches, Poconos, and he has qualified 3 times for Boston Marathon. Berlin Marathon by far being the most challenging because he walked the whole route with 3 fractured vertebras and coming back from knee and both Achilles surgeries. He has also completed over 30 Half Marathons. His first marathon was the 2007 New York City

Marathon finishing in 3:37, where he knew this was his favorite distance. He qualified for his first Boston Marathon in the 2008 Tampa Gasparilla with a time of 3:17!

Marathon running gives him a wonderful opportunity to travel with his family. He tries to accommodate family vacations around the races! But also, it gave him the opportunity to run with a purpose. He raised money, tools, supplies, etc. for the poor and the needy, especially those in the Latin American countries. He also raised more than $7,500 for Autism charities in the US. He is working to put in operation a charity named “Miles of Blessings”, to financially support projects for the poor and the needy in the name of Jesus.

Luis motivation to run is to learn with each race, to help people achieve their goal pacing them and to be closer to God every time he crosses the finish line. About his running goals he wants to complete the 6 World Marathon Majors, there is only one missing: Tokyo! And then ….. will see what God has in store!

About his favorite running event, Luis believes that each marathon has been unique and has its own charm. But if he has to pick one, Boston Marathon because is the “cream of the crop”! Luis loves motivating and encouraging people to get to the finish line, and loves being a pacer, www.marathonpacing.com/luis.php.

He has been a part of the official Pacing Team at different Marathons. He has paced Chicago (3), Miami (2), A1A, and Marathon of the Palm Beaches as well as multiple half marathons! His most rewarded experience as a pacer was the team work done in Chicago 2010, when the temperature when up to more than 80 degrees, guiding people to stay hydrated and focus to finish the race. Luis is currently the Friends in Training’s Assistant Program Director and totally loves the organization!

“FIT has blessed me by opening its doors to me, they became my running family and it has allowed me to fully develop as a coach! I love to help people achieve their full potential as runners/walkers and human beings”

His motto in life: “One Step at a Time and Miles of Blessings”

Luis

Program Director Assistant- SPP Head Coach

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