Why Should I Have a Coach?

Importance of Having a Coach

• Coaching is both an art and a science.  I will provide you with flexible personalized training and coaching based on your needs, running history, goals, and upcoming races to help you be your best!

• Provide specialized training based on your needs

• Progressive training plans from one season to the next to help you reach your goals

• Motivation

• Focus

• Someone that knows and understands what you are trying to accomplish

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Finding Right Coach Tips 

• Do they have experience coaching the events for which you are training?

• Will they motivate you and your personality?

• Are they able to get the best out of you?

• Will they ask you to do something they have not done or are not willing to do?

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My Coaching Philosophy

I have coached athletes from ages 6 to 25 and one thing they all have in common is that they want to have success.  Success means different things to different athletes.  It can mean running a personal best, competing in a conference meet, placing at a conference meet, qualifying for nationals, to becoming a national champion.  In order to achieve that success, one must be willing to put in the consistent training over time, put forth the effort, handle the ups and downs of training and racing, and enjoy what you are doing.  I am here to help you reach your success.  I can’t make you do it, you have to want it, but I can help you reach your success with training, mentoring, helping you through the highs and lows of training and racing, and racing strategies.  I rely on honest feedback to best help you and I provide you with honest feedback.  I will push you when needed and back off when needed.  I understand running is part of one’s life and take that into account among the other facets of life and how that plays into your goals and time to train.  I enjoy helping athletes reach their best!

• I will provide you with flexible personalized training and coaching based on your needs, running history, goals, and upcoming races to help you be your best!

• To do your best in the mid-distance events you need to be fit, have endurance, and have speed.  I do this through Multi-pace training, so you are not only working one energy system on workout days, as that is not how one races to their potential.  Depending on the training cycle, depends on the energy system focus areas, while not totally neglecting any one area.

• I enjoy helping runners reach their potential goals no matter the age or ability

• Have fun as we need to have fun to continue training and to be your best

• Assist you in reaching your full potential

• Provide focus in your training from someone that knows and understands what you are trying to accomplish

• Progressive training plans from one season to the next to help you reach your short-term and long-term goals