Coaches

Tony Fong
Tony Fong has several years of coaching experience and has been involved with the Asha marathon program since its inception. He has coached runners at the West Valley Track Club, one of the largest clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area with the most diverse runners in terms of running capabilities. Tony has competed in cross country at the high school and college levels. He has completed more than 50 marathons over the past 15 years. Tony has been running in the Boston marathon for several years and his personal best time in a marathon is 2 hours and 37 minutes.

Rajeev Char
Rajeev Char loves the land and the water. He swims, he bikes, he runs. Since 1991 he has participated in over 30 triathlons including 6 Ironman races and 8 half-Ironman races. Rajeev is currently training for the Vineman Ironman distance race to be held in August'09. Rajeev has done the Alcatraz swim 3 times, the 4km Fahal Island Swim in Muscat, Oman and various open water swims in Oman and the US. He has participated in several 100 mile bike rides and runs a few marathons every year. Rajeev also played hockey for his college and for Bombay Gymkhana in the Bombay Hockey League. Rajeev is a finance professional and works in San Francisco. You can read more about him in his blog.

Ramanjit S.Rajpal
Raman Rajpal has been running marathons for 15 years, and competes in 4-5 races each year. He has completed the Rock & Roll Grand Slam, when he ran in the Rock & Roll marathons in San Diego, Nashville, Virginia Beach and Phoenix in one calendar year. He has also run 3 ultra-marathons. In his spare (non-running) time, Raman is the President of Horizon Telesys and a consultant for several companies that are using WiMAX technology as their base for future development. He is a published author, keynote speaker, life coach, and a wealth creation specialist. He is also a scoutmaster at a local Cupertino troop.

Martina Koldewey
Martina Koldewey started running Marathons in 1999. Since then she has completed 18 Marathons including Pikes Peak and the Boston Marathon (3 times). She has also been involved in triathlons and completed Ironman Canada in 2002. She has several years of coaching experience with Team in Training as the head coach for cross country skiing. Her winter spare time is split between trail running and cross country skiing.