About Damian

Damian Stoy is the founder of Wholistic Running. He is a renowned coach and biomechanics specialist and has coached hundreds of runners since 2010. As a professional runner he raced injury-free for over 11 years in over 40 ultra marathons winning 8 of them and is on the prestigious list of Greatest Vegan Athletes. He is also a nutritional coach with a certification in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell. Damian was an academic all-conference athlete at the University of Massachusetts and has been featured in Endurance News, UltraRunning and Trail Runner magazines. Damian also coaches for and designed training programs for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Damian found his passion for running over 12 years ago. But chronic running injuries in 2002 kept him from running for over two years. After years of trying just about everything conventionally used for recovery, nothing helped. A few doctors and physical therapists even told him he would never be able to run again!

Damian learned it wasn’t running that was causing the injuries but how he incorrectly ran, ate and trained that caused injuries.

Finding this solution changed Damian’s life. It allowed him to run pain-free and eventually enter the world of ultramarathon running. Even running up to 100+ miles a week, Damian ran injury-free for over 11 straight years while running faster with less effort and more fun.

Damian travels extensively to teach, coach and give talks. His passion is teaching his unique approach which has had tremendous results for thousands of runners of all abilities.