Professional distance runner based out of Flagstaff, AZ. Currently training to compete in the Olympics for the marathon representing the Philippines ????????. San Diego Half Marathon Winner (2021) PAUSATF Great Race Winner (2...
Not likely. No IAAF profile and with those times he would 100% have one. Watched a few of his youtube workouts and nowhere near what someone with those times would be running.
Yeah I’ve heard about this guy from former teammates. He’s bounced around a bunch of different training groups in last 5 years. He compulsively lies about a lot of things. (Age, PRs, Jobs) He’ll delete comments off his YT when people call him out. Sad to see he’s trying to profit off of these lies with his “coaching now”.
Jason Intravaia - 2016-17 Redshirted the cross country season and opened the campaign late due to injury. Enjoyed a huge 24:18 8k PR run at the Santa Clara Invitational
Former Chico State alumnus. Decent runner in Division 2, but I don't see him ever running 13:31/28:00 as stated in his coaching bio page. Those indiscretions could hurt his reputation in the future. Nowadays everything is verifiable.
It's America guys - fake it to you make it. He rolled the dice hoping his target "audience" won't even know what a "world athletics bio" is. Good luck to him.
It's America guys - fake it to you make it. He rolled the dice hoping his target "audience" won't even know what a "world athletics bio" is. Good luck to him.
You're right. Hobby joggers have no idea about the difference between 28:00-31:00....
However his credibility is on the line, especially as he's monetising his services as a coach.
no he's not lying, he got mattlondon to hand time them and as we know there is a margin of error when hand timing
The irony is that hobby joggers he'll coach have no idea of the differences between 13:31/28:00, and Jason's actual bests of 14:15/30:48. He lied about his times, but there was no need to lie. Hobby joggers will respect anyone who can run a sub 20:00/5km.
His reputation is on the line here, and it's a pity, because 3:55/8:07/14:15 are still very respectable times, and easily fast enough for coaching credibility. Lying was a mistake.
In my book, Jason should retract his lies, admit his greed in boosting his status, and move on from there.
It's amazing that he thought he could get away with it. I actually had a teammate in college who was a compulsive liar—he claimed he ran some unbelievable times in high school. When we asked for results, he said they weren’t published because he ran them in Canada. Like… come on. You really think Canadians don’t keep track of race results? Turns out, he was a 15:30 guy who never broke 15:00 in college, yet claimed a 14:20 in high school. It’s frustrating because this kind of dishonesty does a disservice to those who actually earned their times. And the sad part is—his real times weren’t even bad. Just own them.
At the end of the day, most people don’t know or care about the difference, but if you want to coach or lead, integrity matters far more than any PR. I’d never want someone like that coaching me. Being honest, even about average performances, shows far more character than padding a résumé with lies.
