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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 (Queens College, Baruch College, and William Paterson College).

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 Thirst quencher.  

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, Stu successfully competed in the IronMan (Hawaii) World Triathlon Championships (73^rd out of 1000) and the UltraMan (Double IronMan) World Triathlon Championships (2^nd Place) in 1983.

Stu's carrier reached a peak in 1986 when he shattered Siegfried Bauers (New Zealand) record World Record in the 1,000 Mile-Run during the World-Championships in Queens, NY. Stu 11 Days 20 Hours performance broke Siegfrieds record by over 16 hours! Thanks to the backing of Gatorade and Nike and bolstered by his own competitive success, Stu's media portfolio grew exponentially:

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, Stu's evaluation and training methodologies became the talk of the town in New York City and eventually Stu's operation moved into the first Equinox Sports Club, where he became Physiology Lab Director.

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 Life Mastery University. As a faculty member and part of an elite coaching team at Anthony Robbins' Mastery University beginning for 11 years (1991 2001), Stu was responsible for the physical testing and education of the tens of thousands of Life Mastery Participants over the next 11 years.

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. Stu's 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 La Rochelle, France. Six years later, in the summer of 2000, Stu decided to put his principles of endurance to the test, embarking on a 3,000-mile journey from San Diego to New York City. He finished in a remarkable 56 days! That's more than two marathons a day for 56 consecutive days!

His "Journey Across America" (See: www.journeyacrossamerica.com) raised hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of causes that promote fitness and health for America's children.

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. Stu's core beliefs about what is possible rests on a certainty that EVERYONE has the potential to be extraordinary.

Stu lives with his three children, Beau, Mackenzie, and Alana Fayth, in Palm Desert, CA.

Stu can be reached at: stu@worldultrafit.com or accessed via his website www.worldultrafit.com

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