Personalized Running Coaching

Personalized coaching for runners preparing for a first race, chasing a personal best, returning after time away, or building toward a half marathon or marathon. Your training is built around your current fitness, goals, schedule, injury history, and available training time—not a generic plan.

Who Running Coaching Is For

Running coaching is available for athletes of different experience levels, from newer runners who want structure and accountability to experienced athletes pursuing faster race performances.

  • Preparing for a first 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon

  • Chasing a personal best or qualification goal

  • Returning to running after an injury or extended break

  • Struggling with pacing, consistency, recovery, or race execution

  • Balancing training with work, family, and travel

  • Looking for direct feedback and ongoing training adjustments

What Your Running Training Will Address

Effective running preparation requires more than increasing mileage. Your training should develop endurance, speed, durability, and race-specific fitness while giving you enough recovery to absorb the work and remain consistent.

  • Weekly mileage and long-run progression

  • Easy, steady, threshold, and interval pacing

  • Race-specific workouts based on your target distance

  • Strength and mobility work that supports consistent running

  • Recovery planning and adjustments when fatigue builds

  • Fueling and hydration for longer training and race day

  • Tapering, pacing, and race-execution strategy

  • Training modifications around work, family, travel, or setbacks

For pricing, communication, TrainingPeaks, and full coaching details, view my Coaching Services page.

Coaching for 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, & Marathons

The structure of your training depends on the distance you are preparing for, your current experience, and the areas that will make the biggest difference to your performance.

5K and 10K Coaching

Develop speed, threshold fitness, pacing control, and the ability to maintain faster efforts without neglecting endurance and recovery.

Half Marathon Coaching

Build the endurance and sustained pace required for the distance while developing fueling, pacing, and race-specific strength.

Marathon Coaching

Prepare for the durability demands of the marathon through progressive mileage, long runs, fueling practice, pacing strategy, and recovery management.

Returning to Running or Building Consistency

Training can also be structured for runners returning after time away or trying to establish consistent progress before committing to a specific race goal.