Kike Ríos

He started out in triathlon and won several medals at Spanish team championships in triathlon and duathlon in the youth categories. He left triathlon to devote himself exclusively to athletics, where he has achieved notable results including runner-up in the Valencian Community senior 3,000 m (2024) and third place with his team at the Spanish University Cross-Country Championships (2022). His personal bests are 14’45” over 5,000 m; 8’41” over 3,000 m; 3’58” over 1,500 m; and 31’37” over 10K. He has also moved up to longer distances such as the half marathon, where he has run 1 hour 10 minutes.

Ever since he was small he dreamed of being a coach. “I have always enjoyed the challenge of helping people reach their sporting goals, whatever their age and level”, he says. He now combines several roles as a coach and strength and conditioning trainer: he coaches at Club Atletismo Quart de Poblet and at its athletics school, where he teaches the different athletics disciplines (running, jumps, throws…) to young athletes. He also leads a group of recreational runners at the same club, now more than 60 people whom he prepares to reach their goals and improve their times in road races.