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.

An in-depth analysis of your running form and gait will allow us to set technical goals that reduce injury risk and improve running performance.

Based on your running analysis, together we will choose a primary 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 longer 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.

I use an 8-week training cycle. This allows enough time for the athlete's body to make adaptations to the training stimulus, giving measurable results and visible progress.

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

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