Jānis Višķers
Bachelor's degree in sport and health, professional master's degree. Co-founder of SK Tērauds.
My story
I am Jānis Višķers, a running coach and a Latvian long-distance runner. In the Latvian Athletics Association register I have been a coach at SK Tērauds since 2018. I still race: on 17 May 2026 I finished the Riga half marathon in 1:12:50, the fastest Latvian in the field.
My approach rests on proven training principles and individual adjustment rather than one-size-fits-all plans. I work both with beginners taking their first steps and with experienced runners chasing the last few percent of their potential. Wherever you are right now, the plan is built around your life, not the other way round.
My athletes' results – Vadims Marinecs' half marathon 1:10:49, Eva Žilde-Rudzīte's 1:24:29 – are on the home page. I have talked about training on the Cilvēkjauda podcast (#195, 2024) and in an LSM article on marathon preparation (2021).
Personal bests
Marathon 2:16:59
Berlin, 2019
Half marathon 1:04:56
Tallinn, 2019
10,000 m 30:32.65
European Cup, 2021
Other personal bests
- 10 km road – 31:05 (Saldus, 2019)
- 5000 m – 14:29.99 (2013)
- 3000 m – 8:20.22 (Jēkabpils, 2013)
- 1500 m – 3:54.01 (Valmiera, 2013)
Verify the records on the World Athletics and Latvian Athletics Association (athletics.lv) profiles.
Running is not just a sport. It is a discipline that teaches you to reach goals off the track too.
– Jānis Višķers
Next step
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