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James Thie
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Transform athletic principles into business excellence with James Thie, speaker and elite performance coach. James works with organisations to develop resilience strategies and high-performance cultures, delivering championship-level results as Team GB endurance coach and four-time World Masters champion.
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James Thie is an elite performance coach and former international middle-distance runner who transforms athletic principles into practical business strategies. His expertise bridges competitive sports achievement with organisational excellence.
As Athletics Performance Director at Cardiff Metropolitan University and current Team GB endurance coach, James has guided 15 Great Britain internationals to success. His own athletic career includes finals at World, European, and Commonwealth championships, multiple British titles, and four World Masters championships.
James helps organisations develop resilience and performance strategies drawn from high-stakes athletic environments. His approach combines scientific training methodologies with psychological techniques that enable teams to maintain focus under pressure, adapt to changing circumstances, and consistently deliver results beyond expectations.
Audiences gain practical frameworks for building sustainable high-performance cultures, specific techniques for mental toughness during challenging periods, and actionable methods to identify and maximise individual and team strengths within organisational contexts.
Book James to give your team the competitive edge that transforms potential into measurable, championship-level results.
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James Thie shares his coaching journey, emphasizing physical and mental running aspects. Talks inspire goal achievement and holistic running approach.
Drawing from his experience as an elite performance coach and former international athlete, James Thie translates championship-winning strategies into practical business frameworks that build resilience and maximize team potential. Book James today to give your organization the competitive edge that transforms ordinary performance into measurable, championship-level results.
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James Thie draws on his own competitive athletic career — including finals at World, European, and Commonwealth championships — alongside his work as a Team GB endurance coach to frame business performance principles. He structures talks around scientific training methodologies and psychological techniques, translating these into practical frameworks for resilience, mental toughness, and high-performance culture within organisational settings.
James Thie covers coaching philosophy, physical and mental aspects of running, and goal achievement in athletic performance. He is Athletics Performance Director at Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Team GB endurance coach, having guided 15 Great Britain internationals and competed in finals at World, European, and Commonwealth championships.
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