What to expect from coaching

We'll start with an opportunity for you to ask me any questions you have about coaching. And I’ll ask you about your running experience, your long-term goals, injury history, how much time you wish to dedicate to training, and what other sports or physical activities you regularly take part in.

This can be done in-person, or via video. The running assessment will be different for each runner depending on what I’ve learned about you from our conversations. It will involve looking at your running form and performing a series of balance, coordination and strength exercises.

Based on your running assessment, together we will choose a technical goal to work towards during the training block. The purpose of the technical goal is to improve a specific element of your running form, leading to better running efficiency.

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We will also choose a fitness goal  - a time or distance-based benchmark - to work towards. If you are training for a goal race, the training is broken down into a series of 8-week blocks with a new fitness goal for each block, building towards your race goal.

Each week, you’ll receive a training programme specifically geared towards attaining your technical and fitness goals.

Once a week, we will have a 30-minute call to discuss how your training is going. This is an important part of the process, making sure you get the right balance of training load and recovery time, while keeping track of your progress.

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I'll also be available for feedback and advice via text at any time during the week.

You can choose how to record your training. I use the Final Surge app to send workouts to runners, but if you don’t want yet another app on your phone, we can use Strava, a spreadsheet, or whatever works for you.

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After each 8-week training block, we repeat the process with a new running assessment to track your progress.

If you are training for a specific race or event, we will also do specific preparation, working on a nutrition plan, race strategy, etc.