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For every finish.

Every coach, engineer and organizer here is a volunteer. Each is a professional in their own field who chooses to spend their free time helping you run.

Meet the team
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The coaching team

Meet the team

Good people. One team.

The coaches who guide you, the builders behind the tools, and the people who make it all happen.

Head Coach/FounderBala SankaranHead Coach/FounderMeet BalaCoachSujaa RaghunathCoachMeet SujaaCoachIndu IyerCoachMeet InduCoachShilpa MathkarCoachMeet ShilpaCoachAbhishek SinhaCoachMeet AbhishekCoachSuren MallickCoachMeet SurenCoachAnirudha JoshiCoachMeet AnirudhaCoachSaurabh PradhanCoachMeet SaurabhCoachAparna BhendeCoachMeet AparnaCoachShariq SamadCoachMeet ShariqCoachAjay JadhavCoachMeet AjayCoachSrivatsan SathyamurthyCoachMeet SrivatsanCoachNayana GadkariCoachMeet NayanaCoachSushma SubramanyaCoachMeet SushmaCoachManoj OstawalCoachMeet ManojCoachSriram SeetharamCoachMeet SriramCoachSanjay AgarwalCoachMeet SanjayCoachArathi RameshCoachMeet ArathiCoachAnand DasguptaCoachMeet AnandCoachRaj MakhijaCoachMeet RajCoachShubha RamaswamyCoachMeet ShubhaCoachSoujanya KarreCoachMeet SoujanyaCoachSunil RobertCoachMeet SunilCoachShiva PurnachandraCoachMeet ShivaCoachRoopa RaoCoachMeet RoopaCoachHima PavuluriCoachMeet HimaCoachDeepak RanjanCoachMeet DeepakCoachVis ValluriCoachMeet VisCoachSapna MysoreCoachMeet SapnaCoachArti JoshiCoachMeet ArtiCoachKanchana AravindanCoachMeet KanchanaCoachBobby VargheseCoachMeet BobbyTechArvind KandaswamyTechMeet ArvindTechKayal AravindanTechMeet KayalTechAakansh MysoreTechMeet AakanshTechRekha SridharTechMeet RekhaTechVidyuth GaneshTechMeet VidyuthOpsAnjali BhateOpsMeet AnjaliOpsRenuka BalajiOpsMeet RenukaOpsMona KhetanOpsMeet MonaCoachSamyuktha SundarCoachMeet SamyukthaCoachSridhar KVCoachMeet SridharCoachShalini RaghuCoachMeet ShaliniCoachSwathi RaghuramanCoachMeet SwathiCoachNitin MuttepawarCoachMeet NitinCoachMoninder BhogalCoachMeet MoninderCoachShankar RaoCoachMeet ShankarCoachSrikanta NandyCoachMeet SrikantaTecRamanpreet KohliTecMeet Ramanpreet

Meet our volunteer team. Select a teammate to read their full biography.

Coach Bala Sankaran in an RHWB season jersey in front of the club bannerFounder · 2019

Head coach & founder

Bala
Sankaran

RRCA-certified long-distance running coach

Long distance running is all about developing the mindset to take on big hairy audacious goals, breaking it into small pieces and executing well those small pieces.
2006Running since
16Full marathons
60+Half marathons
2Marathons a year, the current plan

World Marathon Majors

Five run in person, plus Boston as a virtual race. Sydney is still open.

TokyoDONE
BostonVIRTUAL
LondonDONE
SydneyNOT YET
×2
BerlinDONE
ChicagoDONE
×2
New YorkDONE

The path to RHWB

  1. 2006 · early 30sStarts running

    Overweight, dealing with lower back pain and a job with no personal time, he takes up distance running after a friend suggests it.

  2. The next 10 yearsSelf-coached, and struggling

    Training from whatever he could find online. In his words, the early runs were “exercises in pain management and attrition.”

  3. Turning pointFinds a coach

    RRCA coach Sheri Lubinewski introduces structured training, nutrition and rest. Running goes from painful and injury-ridden to fun.

  4. 2019 · Season 1Starts Runners High With Bala

    He starts coaching neighbors so others don’t have to learn the hard way. Twelve runners sign up.

Read Bala’s full story

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Most of our coaches started as RHWB runners. If you want to give back as a coach, engineer, organizer or storyteller, tell us.

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