MARCO AMSELEM
The adventure behind the coaching.
An athlete’s experience.
A teammate’s approach.
One of the world’s leading adventure racers, Marco Amselem is a Brazilian endurance athlete and San Diego coach. For more than two decades, he has built his life around performance, endurance, and adventure.
His adventure-racing record includes 11× AR World Series champion, 3× AR World Championship runner-up, and 3× ranked 1st in the World. He competes with Team Vidaraid, recognized in the Adventure Racing World Series Hall of Fame, bringing world-class racing experience to every coaching relationship.
Mountains, sleepless nights, fatigue, uncertainty, victories, and setbacks have taught him that performance is more than physical strength. It’s how you prepare, think, communicate, adapt, and respond when things don’t go to plan.
His multisport background spans running, cycling, hiking, swimming, paddling, surfing, climbing, and navigation. Today, those lessons shape purposeful training for people with very different starting lines — from everyday fitness to a new personal challenge. His whole-person approach includes general guidance on nutrition, fueling, hydration, and recovery, with discussion of supplements where appropriate.
Marco trains alongside his clients and helps them step outside their comfort zone with curiosity, not intimidation. You don’t need a race on the calendar to discover you’re capable of more than you think.
Adventure racing brings people together under pressure. Navigating unfamiliar terrain and managing effort over long days have shaped the way Marco coaches: with preparation, honest communication, and the ability to adapt.
Beyond local coaching, that experience can support longer rides, treks, tours, traverses, and multi-day expeditions. The scope and setting begin with a conversation — not a fixed itinerary.
KEEP THE PACE is the philosophy that connects it all: Precision, Attitude, Communication, and Efficiency, in preparation, execution, and recovery.
THE REASON BEHIND THE WORK
STRONGER FOR
WHAT LIFE
ASKS OF YOU.
“My mission isn’t just to help people become better athletes. It’s to stand alongside them as they build the strength, confidence, and habits to face challenges—in sport and in life.”
MARCO AMSELEM
Not every challenge comes with a finish line.
Sometimes you’re pursuing a performance goal. Sometimes you’re navigating loss, a major life change, or a difficult chapter—and looking for something meaningful to move toward.
Marco’s mission is to support people beyond their physical goals. Through purposeful training, time outdoors, and shared challenges, he offers encouragement, accountability, and opportunities to discover what they’re capable of.
You don’t have to arrive with a race on the calendar. You can start with a desire to move forward.
FIND YOUR NEXT STEPCoaching supports fitness and general wellbeing; it is not mental health treatment or a substitute for professional care.