Travis Mahoney.
4x US Olympic Trials qualifier. 12 year professional runner. Coach to Olympic Trials qualifiers and state and national champions.
TR Performance was built on one premise: athletes deserve more than a generic plan. They deserve the knowledge I learned as a pro athlete, high school and elite pro coach, paired with sports science. That understanding is what lets athletes execute and improve in the sport.
I am a 4× US Olympic Trials qualifier, a 12 year professional runner, and I hold a degree in exercise physiology. I have trained under some of the best coaches in the United States and now apply that same standard to youth, high school, and masters national champions. The track. The road. Let's get after it.
How I think about coaching.
Science based
My degree in exercise physiology changed how I see the sport. I read the literature, understand the science, and then apply it with patience. New methods are only adopted when they are right for the athlete, not because they are trendy.
Motivation and the mind
The best coaches I have been around inspire athletes to commit fully to the work. I emphasize support, care, and motivation because training is only half the equation. The right environment is what lets an athlete become the best version of themselves.
Long term development
I have seen too many talented athletes lose time to injury or burnout. My coaching emphasizes patience, a solid foundation, and the discipline to avoid excessive ambition. The goal is to build a career, not chase one race.
Individualized
After two decades in the sport, I know what works for one athlete may not work for another. Every block is built around your physiology, schedule, goals, and feedback. Adaptability is how potential becomes performance.
On the record.
A decade competing at the highest levels of the sport and a decade coaching athletes to Olympic Trials qualifiers and state and national championship titles.
- 3:57.8mile13:195000m7:413000m8:19steeplechase2:16marathon
- 0112x USA Championships qualifier
- 024x US Olympic Trials qualifier
- 033x Team USA Member
- 04NACAC Silver Medalist
- 053x NCAA D1 All American, 2x track and 1x cross country
- 012× USATF Youth National Champion, 1500m and 3000m
- 022× US Olympic Trials qualifiers
- 032× US Championship qualifiers
- 042017 High School National Champion, 800m
- 052021 High School National Champion, 1000m
- 0612× USA Championships and Olympic Trials qualifier
- 07First coach in New Jersey history to guide two athletes from the same high school under 1:50 for 800m
- 08Old Bridge High School, 8 state champions and 2 national champions
- 09Westfield, 17 school records from 2023 to 2024 and first sectional state title in school history
- 10St. Joseph Metuchen, first Meet of Champions berth since 1999
- 112026 Year One High School Online Coaching: 5 of 12 athletes became state medalists, 2 state champions, 16 state medals across 8 states