Eddie Raposo is the assistant coach of the Brooks Canada Marathon Project.

Date of Birth: June 22, 1957
Why do I coach: To Challenge athletes to become the best they can be. It is very rewarding when your athlete achieves what seemed unachievable.

Coaching Background:
1983 -1987: Central Technical High School
1987- Present: Michael Power / St. Joseph High School
1983 – 2005: Toronto Olympic Club
2006: Independent
2006 – Present: BCMP

Years Coaching: 24

Previous Athletes: Some notable Athletes

Brian Cupid, Gary Westgate, Wayne Moncrieffe, Dave Mather, Hussein Adani, Abukar Adani, Ricardo Santos, Ryan Thomas, Ryan Smith, Mark Striowski, Jonathan Chenier, Andrew Smith, Paul Moore, Andre Lucas, Matt Lincoln, Justin Duncan, Cerian Sheppard, Angie Graham, Judy Elfassy, Jennifer Handley, Mandy McBean, Kate Van Buskirk, Tara Quinn-Smith.

Most memorable moment as a coach: Too many to mention.
The above list of athletes all bring back special memorable moments – not to forget the importance of those which are not listed.

Running Background:
1972 -77: Central Technical High School.
1977- 82: Memphis State University.
1976 - 2000: Toronto Olympic Club.

Running accomplishments: My greatest running accomplishment isn’t any particular performance. It is how my personal running experiences have helped me become the coach I am today.

Personal Bests: 14:35 (5K) 29:46 (10K) 45:35 (15K) 48:52 (10 miles) 66:03 (half-marathon) 2:22:17 Marathon

Goal for the BMP: To help develop world class marathoners. An Olympian or two would be great.