Why thank you for asking! ;)
The great thing is that having a run coach can look a little different for everyone. But I’ll share some basics to give you an idea.
A run coach will take a look at your big picture.
Running does not happen in isolation. I know that there’s a saying out there that running is the easiest sport because you can just go. But I’m pretty sure we all know it’s not that simple. A run coach understands how to look at your health, your sport/exercise history, injury history, current life, goals and more.
While not a nutritionist (unless you find one that is both) a run coach will help you understand that integrating running into your life also requires you to take a look at how you fuel, hydrate AND recover.
A run coach will write you a very detailed training plan AND help you to understand it.
An educated run coach will take all of the above pieces and give you a personalized plan. This will include a detailed weekly plan of your runs and how to execute them. If you’re planning for a race or a PR your coach will guide you with the types of runs and schedule that will help you attain your goals. Running lingo can take a while to understand, and a coach is here to help you learn what tempo, repeats, VT, LR and all of the things mean - and how they should look for you as an individual.
If you are newer or coming back after a hiatus, a run coach will help you ease back into running in a way that fits into your life and body.
A run coach will help you find, and reach goals.
Not sure what your goals should be? Just know that you think there is something out there for you in the running world? Or did you just sign up for a race because a friend convinced you, but you have no idea what this should look like for you? A run coach is here for all of that. A coach will help you set realistic goals for training and racing.
A run coach will talk you through whatever comes up in your journey.
As I like to say, life is messy and running is messy. A coach knows that running is not linear, and that it’s going to get messy at some point. Realistically, more than one point. A 1:1 coach will edit your training plan and mindset accordingly. Just because running is a “solo” sport does not mean that you need to go at this alone.
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