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endurance coaching for ambitious professionals

Boston qualifiers.
Ironman finishers.
Built around your life.

1:1 coaching for marathoners chasing a BQ and triathletes building toward 70.3 and Ironman — physicians, engineers, founders, parents. Coach since 2015. Roster capped at 15. Monday to Friday, replies within 24 hours.

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USA TriathlonRRCATrainingPeaks Level 2

12× Boston Marathon qualifier · IRONMAN 70.3 champion · coaching since 2015 · trilingual (English · Português · Español)

18+
Race wins
12×
Boston qualifier
L2
TrainingPeaks certified
USAT
Certified coach
2015
Coaching since
Not sure yet?

Free 20-minute call. I'll tell you if you don't need a coach.

  • Honest fit check — no pitch, no pressure
  • Race-goal sanity check + timeline review
  • Walk away with a clear next step, whether you hire me or not
choose your path

Three ways to work together.

3 of 15 1:1 coaching spots open Cancel anytime · 14-day satisfaction window

Apex

$4.99 / month
or $49.99/year · 14-day free trial · cancel anytime

Your coach in your pocket — adaptive plans built on Breno's method, for athletes training on their own.

  • Unlimited adaptive plans that rewrite themselves around your real week
  • Multisport-aware (run, bike, swim, strength)
  • Every session explains itself — ask the coach why, any time
most chosen

Coached 1:1

$350
billed every 4 weeks · most chosen

You want a real coach in your corner — custom plan, weekly adjustments, race-day strategy.

  • Fully custom weekly plan, adjusted from your data
  • iMessage + WhatsApp coach access, Monday to Friday, replies within 24 hours
  • Monthly strategy call + race-day pacing & fueling plan
  • Swim/run video analysis, strength programming

Training Plan

From $65
one-time · yours to keep

A finished, periodized block you run yourself — same structure a coached athlete gets, without the feedback loop.

  • 5K to full IRONMAN, 8 to 24 weeks
  • Delivered to TrainingPeaks, syncs to your watch
  • Instant access, no subscription

Compare all three side by side1:1 coaching is billed every 4 weeks (13 payments per year), cancel anytime.

Race-specific

Coaches who know the course.
Not just the mileage.

Boston

Heartbreak Hill is real. So is the strategy to own it.

  • Qualification pacing blueprint
  • Heartbreak Hill prep protocol
  • Race-week Boston logistics
Explore Boston coaching →

Chicago

Flat, fast, and unforgiving. Every second counts.

  • Sub-elite negative-split plan
  • Wind + aid-station strategy
  • Corral start tactics
Explore Chicago coaching →

New York City

Five bridges. Five boroughs. One plan.

  • Bridge surge + recovery blocks
  • Crowd-aware pacing
  • QRF / Staten Island prep
Explore New York City coaching →
how we work together

A week in the life of
a coached athlete.

No mystery, no ticketing system, no junior coach. Here's exactly how the relationship runs — every week, every block, all the way to the start line.

Monday

Week drops in TrainingPeaks

Your custom week — runs, rides, swims, strength — published by 6am Monday with intent notes on every session.

Daily

Every file reviewed

I open your completed workouts inside 24h on weekdays. Heart rate, power, pace, RPE — comments left where it matters.

Anytime

iMessage + WhatsApp access

Direct voice/text line to me. 24h reply guarantee Mon–Fri. No ticketing system, no junior coach — you talk to Breno.

Race week

Pacing & fueling plan

Course-specific pacing, fueling, and contingency plan delivered 7 days out. Debrief call inside 72h of finishing.

capacity & access

A small roster, on purpose.

I've been coaching endurance athletes 1:1 since 2015. The roster stays under 15 so every athlete actually gets a coach, not a content drip.

<15
1:1 roster cap

Hard cap under 15 athletes. When the roster is full, the application becomes a waitlist.

SLA
Reply window

Monday to Friday, replies within 24 hours on iMessage, WhatsApp, and TrainingPeaks comments.

Since 2015
Coaching experience

11 years coaching endurance athletes 1:1 — focused attention on every file.

Athletes

They put in the work.
Here's what came out.

Verified result
Breno took me from a 5K runner to a full Ironman finisher. 5K 16:57, 70.3 in 4:30, and my first full at IRONMAN Arizona in 9:35 at age 39. The plans fit around clinic, the lab, and three kids — nothing was wasted.
Marc Schwartz
Physician-scientist, father of 3 · Boston, MA
IM Arizona 9:35
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Named result · unverified
Two years with Breno: 26 minutes off my 70.3 and a sub-11 full Ironman. The progression was patient and the workouts were the right ones at the right time.
Aadil Faruqui
Age-group triathlete · USA
Sub-11 IM · –26 min 70.3
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Named result · unverified
I finished D2R2 180k — 19 of the 20 climbs are genuinely steep — and I finished it better than I expected. Breno had me ready.
Liying Jiang
Cyclist · Massachusetts
D2R2 180k finisher
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Unparalleled value. Breno builds a methodical plan that actually targets the weaknesses you'd rather not look at — that's why it works.
Jacob Wynkoop
Endurance athlete · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Running faster. Breno taught me how to actually run easy so I could race faster — and now I'm running both faster and further than I have in years.
Jodi Kaufman
Runner · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Busy parent of three with a full-time job. The flexibility in how Breno builds the week is what makes this sustainable for me — the training fits the life, not the other way around.
Dragos Vesbianu
Parent of 3, full-time job · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
Personalized, motivating sessions. Breno meets athletes wherever they are — beginner or experienced — and the work shows up on race day.
Francisco Reis Albuquerque
Runner & triathlete · Portugal
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed
Athlete comment · no measured outcome
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow plan that works for people with busy lives. Nothing feels arbitrary — every session has a reason.
Huong Wolf
Busy professional · USA
1:1 coaching · tier unconfirmed

Evidence is graded, not blended. A verified result is a named athlete with a measurable outcome and an external result link. A named result has the outcome but no public link. An athlete comment is opinion with no measured outcome, and is shown at lower weight on purpose.

Free scorecard

Are you race-ready? Find out in 90 seconds.

A 12-question scorecard that benchmarks your training against athletes who finished — and athletes who podiumed.

The coach

Built by an athlete
for athletes.

11 years on the road, the bike, and in the pool. 500+ athletes coached since 2015, from first finish line to IRONMAN World Championship qualifier. Every plan engineered around your physiology, your schedule, and your goals.

Read the full story and the CORE Method
Breno Melo training in Boston
Head Coach
Breno Melo
Boston, MA · Coaching worldwide
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