Coaching
Coaching options
Two options, both ongoing, for runners of any level. Not sure which suits you? Get in touch.
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Monthly Coaching
Early bird
£50 per month
Full price £75 per month
Ongoing coaching, adjusted week by week.
- Initial assessment: training and injury history, strength and fatigue resistance
- Personalised training, updated weekly
- Feedback on your logged sessions
- Pacing and fuelling strategy
- Email support, reply within 48 hours
1:1 Premium
Early bird
£80 per month
Full price £125 per month
More contact and support for big goals.
- Everything in Monthly Coaching
- Monthly video call
- Strength and mobility programme
- Race-day plan and post-race debrief
- Priority messaging
Early bird pricing for our first athletes: sign up at the early bird price and keep it for as long as you stay with us.
Why no one-off plans?
Good coaching takes time. A plan written once, before we know you, is a guess. To coach you properly we need to understand:
- Your history: training background, past races and injuries.
- Where you are now: current fitness, weekly time available and your target race.
- Your strength: measured through an initial strength assessment.
- Your muscular fatigue resistance: how well your legs hold up late in long runs and on descents. In ultras, this is a key factor in performance alongside aerobic fitness.
From there, we adjust your training week by week based on how you respond. That's why all our coaching is ongoing.
How it works
- Get in touch. Tell us about your running, your goal race and your week.
- Intro chat. A free call to discuss your goals and training history.
- Assessment. Training and injury history, a strength assessment and a fatigue-resistance check.
- Your training. Delivered to your training app, built from your assessment.
- Ongoing review. We adjust training based on your sessions and feedback.
Questions
I've never run an ultra. Is coaching for me?
Yes. Coaching covers all levels, including runners stepping up from 10k, half marathon or marathon. Training load is built gradually.
Can I cancel monthly coaching?
Yes, any time with a month's notice. No long contracts.
Do I need a medical check?
Every new runner fills in a short health questionnaire. If anything in it needs a closer look, we'll ask you to see your doctor before we start. See our coaching terms.
What app do you use?
Sessions are delivered through a training platform that syncs with Garmin, COROS, Suunto, Apple Watch and Strava.