STU MITTLEMAN is a world
record-setting endurance athlete, sought-after fitness coach, corporate
spokesperson, and motivational speaker.
With degrees in Sociology, Sports Psychology, and
Exercise Physiology, Stu initially settled in to a career in higher
education, teaching college in and about the New York Metropolitan area (
In 1982, after a successful 5-Year carrier as a college
Instructor Stu and winning the US National 100-Mile Run Championship for the
third consecutive time (setting an American record in each successive
victory) Stu became the first National Spokesman for Gatorade
Thirstquencher.
With support
from Gatorade and eventually NIKE Sports - Stu entered the most successful
phase of his running and media career. From 1982 1986, Stu set five
additional National records,
most notably American records for the 100-Mile Run (12 hours 56 min), and
the Six-Day Race (578 miles). In 1983,
Stus carrier
reached a peak in 1986 when he shattered Siegfried Bauers (
He has appeared on ABC News'
Nightline, Good Morning America,
The Today Show,
CBS This Morning, CBS Sports
Saturday, the CBS Evening News,
Good Day New York,
ESPN, and CNN.
Soon after the completion of his 1,000 Mile World Record
Run, Stu put a hold on his competitive running career and started his
fitness training business.
By 1988, Stu had a huge following as a health and fitness
coach, and opened up the Fitness Evaluation Center in downtown Manhattan. Soon, Stus evaluation and training methodologies
became the talk of the town in
At Equinox, Stu had the honor and pleasure of working
with such notable celebrities as: actor Billy Baldwin, model Elle
Macpherson, and the late great sports journalist Dick Schaap.
During this period of time, Stu met the incredible
Anthony Robbins. Stu and Tony
instantly became friends and within months were working together at the
newly designed
Stu finally completed his book, Slow Burn (Harper
Collins) in 2000.
Slow Burn
details specific training, food choice, and mind set strategies that
maximize energy, performance, and the ability to remain alert, focused, and
productive for extended periods of time. Stus book, in its second printing,
extols the virtues of training ones body to burn fat, reducing acidity and
toxicity within the body, and developing an empowering mind set for success.
Stu did
return to competitive running in 1994 and became the first and only American
ever to win the prestigious 6-day race in
His "Journey
Across America" (See:
www.journeyacrossamerica.com) raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of
causes that promote fitness and health for
Stus company,
WorldUltrafit, was founded in 1987, and continues to provide world-class
training for the athletes and would be athletes of all ages and
abilities. Stus core beliefs about what is possible rests on a certainty
that EVERYONE has the potential to be extraordinary.
Stu lives with
his wife Mary Beth and three children, Beau, Mackenzie, and Alana Fayth, in
1,000 Mile
World Champion
1,000 Mile Run Queens, NY
New World Record
11 days 20 hours 36 min. 56 sec.
April 26-May 8, 1986
National Champion
and American Record Holder
100 Mile Run
1980, 1981, 1982
3 Consecutive American Records
12 hrs 56 mins 34 secs June 6, 1982
American Record Holder
6-Day Race Boulder, CO 577.75 miles
Dec 27, 1984 - Jan 2, 1985
World Indoor Six-day Race
Championships
1994 first place: 536 miles
1983 second place: 571 miles
La Rochelle, France
Ultramarathoner of The Year
NY Road Runners Club
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993
Ultra-Performance of The Year
Ultrarunning Magazine
1982, 1985, 1986
Metropolitan Athletics Congress
(MAC) 50-Mile Champion
(1981, 1987, 1993)
Central Park, NYC
First Multiple Winner in 22 year
history of the Event
best time: 5 hours 24 min (1981)
Long Distance Championship
of The World
The New Astley Belt 6-Day Race
San Diego, CA (1985)
first place: 534 miles
Ultraman Endurance Triathlon
Kona, Hawaii Dec 29 -31, 1983
6 mi Swim/ 235 mi Bike/52.4 mi Run
place: 2nd
Overall Time: 23 hrs 31 min 29 sec
Ironman World Triathlon Championship
Kona, Hawaii Sept 1983
1.2 mi Swim/ 112 mi Bike/26.2 mi Run
place: 73rd out of 1000
Time: 11 hours 8 Minutes
Hall of Fame
1986 ESPN’s Running and Racing
Sports Illustrated Award
Faces in the Crowd (1980, 1982)
- "Stu Mittleman demonstrates that
by understanding how to condition both the mind and body, one
can produce results. I copied his strategy and got into excellent
shape."
- Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
- “…one session with you has made an immeasurable effect on my over all life. I love the confidence that having been trained by the best in the world gives me. Your keeping in touch with the Ultrafit Newsletter has now probably changed my life so dramatically that no dollar amount would be able to equal the benefit. I cannot say enough about the advantages of having been exposed to you and then you sharing so much with me through your Ultrafit Newsletter and tape program.”
- Kenneth C. Knudsen, President Sybaris Hotels
- “Stu Mittleman’s Running Program has enabled me to burn fat and keep it off, increase my energy and stamina, and have more self-confidence than ever before. The lessons I learned from this course have enabled me to nourish and support my body in a way that promotes optimal health, while maintaining a consistent training regimen.”
- Scott Duffy, San Francisco, CA
- “I want to personally thank you for all your help in coaching and mentoring me in accomplishing my goal in running a Marathon. You were a consistent positive reinforcement and gave me a solid training plan that paid off tremendously.”
- David K. Sanderson, Sales Executive, Charlotte, NC
- “Thank you for your kindness and encouragement, and the special gifts you have shared with us. I am excited about increasing my endurance at a lower heart rate and grateful for your tapes and coaching. You are truly down-to-earth, congruent, and informative.”
- Pamela Theonnessen, Educator, Chatham, NJ
- “Thanks to your conditioning program and the influence that it had on my self-discipline. I couldn’t believe the incredible feeling I had for the first 20 miles. The marathon was a spectacular event and I certainly thought about all of the strategies on your tapes. One of the key phrases that is now a part of my life, I appreciate completely…’Life is an endurance event’…and definitely for the distance.”
- Tom Crais, M.D. F.A.C.S. Mandeville, LA
- “The longer you listen the more you want to hear about his opinions on human potential, nutrition and training. You see, Mittleman is America’s best ultramarathoner and one of the top personal trainers.”
- Metrosport Magazine
- “The best American Ultramarathoner”
Sports Illustrated- “Stu Mittleman is passionate about the importance of right thinking and good technique, and he knows whereof he speaks.”
- Vogue
- “One of the country’s finest coaches.”
- Outside Magazine
- “Whether as an athlete or, now, as a successful entrepreneur, Mittleman knows about endurance.”
- Success Magazine
- Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within