About Coach Miguel
Coach Miguel works with endurance athletes who want to perform at a high level without sacrificing their health. He has raced across nearly every major endurance discipline, completing 10+ ultramarathons, multiple HYROX events, over five Ironman 70.3 races, the ITU Long Distance World Championships, and Ironman Mont-Tremblant. As a coach, Miguel has guided athletes to Boston Marathon qualification, Ironman 70.3 World Championship finishes, and top-level ultramarathon performances. Miguel originally founded Anselmo Performance Coaching, where he became known for working with athletes dealing with complex cases involving repeated bony injuries such as stress fractures, mental health conditions, eating disorders, menstrual dysfunction, and other signs of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). His approach focuses on rebuilding trust in training, restoring durability, and helping athletes progress again, often for the first time in years.
Behind the scenes, Miguel is a PhD student at the University of Minnesota studying how low energy availability and hormone disruption affect cardiovascular function, nervous system regulation, and performance in endurance athletes. That background shapes how he coaches, but his athletes experience it as smarter training decisions, better communication and understanding, and fewer dead ends. Miguel recently joined Outpace Coaching to be part of a team that values long-term development, collaboration, and athlete education. He believes the best results come when training fits the athlete—not the other way around.
His coaching philosophy is simple: “Every athlete is more than a training plan. When we understand the full picture — training, recovery, fueling, stress, and life — we create performances that last.”
Coaching Experience
300+ Endurance Event Finishes (Athletes Coached)
Coach Miguel works with athletes across all experience levels, from first-time endurance athletes to national- and international competitors. His roster includes working parents, professionals, students, and elite amateurs, spanning a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Many athletes come to him after setbacks such as injury, burnout, or chronic under-fueling, and progress to durable, sustainable performance.
Athlete Results & Disciplines
Multiple Ironman (140.6) finishers
Multiple Ironman 70.3 finishers (including World Championship Qualifiers and Finishers)
Olympic Distance/Sprint Distance Triathlons (including World Championship Qualifiers and Finishers)
USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship Qualifiers
Multiple Marathon finishers (including Boston Marathon qualifiers and finishers)
Multiple Ultramarathon finishers (50km, 50mile, 100mile+ finishers)
Other Cycling/Swimming endurance events
Racing Experience
100+ endurance race finishes including:
1x Ironman Finisher: Ironman Mont-Tremblant
8x Ironman 70.3 Finisher (2019 ITU World Championships Qualifier)
2019 ITU World Championships Finisher; Pontevedra, Spain
2019/2020 Team USA Triathlete
10x Ultramarathon Finisher
4x USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships Qualifier
2x Hyrox finisher (PR 1:20; Las Vegas, NV)
Passion
My passion for coaching comes from a deep respect for what endurance sport can give, and what it can take away if done poorly. I’ve spent years as both an athlete and a coach navigating the highs of big performances and the lows of injury, burnout, and underfueling- even leading to being diagnosed with an eating disorder two years ago, which I have since then healed from. Those experiences shaped how I view training: not as something to survive, but something that should enhance your life. Endurance sport is rarely just about race day, it’s about the habits, resilience, and self-awareness built along the way. I’m driven by helping athletes pursue ambitious goals while staying healthy, curious, and engaged in the process. Whether an athlete’s goal is to finish their first race, qualify for a championship event, or rebuild after setbacks, I believe success comes from understanding the whole person, not just their training data. At its core, endurance sport is a long-term relationship with effort, patience, and growth. I’m passionate about guiding athletes through that journey in a way that leads not only to strong performances, but to longevity in sport and confidence beyond it.
Education
B.S. Human Physiology and Neuroscience - University of Minnesota
M.S. Exercise Physiology and Biological Science - University of Minnesota
Thesis: The Influence of Menopause and Early Menopause on Autonomic Blood Pressure Regulation During Exercise
Ph.D. (Pending) Rehabilitation Science - University of Minnesota
Thesis: Influence of Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea on Autonomic Blood Pressure Regulation in Female Endurance Athletes