Exploring Potential Through Collaboration

PERSONALIZED COACHING FOR TRAIL & ULTRA RUNNERS

My approach to coaching is built around a simple idea: your training should fit into your life, not the other way around.

I believe the best training is flexible, purposeful and responsive. Rather than handing you a rigid calendar months in advance, we establish your goals and use your training, feedback and life circumstances to continually shape what comes next.

I enjoy getting to know my athletes on a personal level and understanding the role running plays in their lives. That allows me to tailor training to your individual goals, experience, schedule and needs.

For me, running is an important part of life, but it isn't my whole life. I believe it can be a place to challenge yourself, explore your potential, connect with others, think, reflect and simply enjoy being outside. My goal is to help you become a stronger, more capable and more confident runner while maintaining that bigger perspective.

I work with a limited roster of athletes so I can provide individualized attention and build a genuine coaching relationship. This is not a cut-and-paste training program. Your training should evolve as you do.

WHAT I PROVIDE

An individualized approach to training and racing built from more than 30 years of personal experience as an endurance athlete
Training knowledge ranging from middle-distance running on the track to 100-mile trail races and everything in between. I also draw on my experience as a triathlete, mountain bike rider and ski mountaineer.
A dynamic training plan that evolves based on your goals, training and feedback
Individualized attention rather than a cut-and-paste training program
Direct and responsive communication throughout the coaching relationship
Race-specific preparation, pacing and strategy for everything from your first trail race to your biggest bucket-list event
Race-day nutrition and fueling planning

COACHING CERTIFICATIONS

Road Runners Club of America (RRCA)
USA Track & Field (USATF)
United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA)

A NOTE ON SCOPE

I’m here to help you train effectively and make informed decisions around preparation, recovery and racing. I bring extensive experience as an endurance athlete and coach, but I also recognize the value of working with other professionals. When something falls outside my area of expertise, I’ll help you find someone who can help.

COACHING RATE

$325 per month

There are no long-term commitments. Coaching is billed automatically via credit card and you can cancel at any time.

HOW LONG DO I NEED TO COMMIT?

While I believe long-term coaching relationships are the most fruitful for both of us, there are no long-term commitments. You can cancel at any time.

WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY TRAINING PLAN?

Your training will be planned on a rolling basis and adjusted based on your feedback and how you are responding to the training. Rather than laying out every workout months in advance, I prefer to establish the bigger picture and then continually refine the details. You can expect to see the framework of your training laid out in advance, but it will remain flexible and may be adjusted as circumstances change.

HOW WILL I RECEIVE MY TRAINING PLAN?

We will use TrainingPeaks as our primary platform for communication and training. Your workouts, training history, feedback and planning will all live in one place.

TrainingPeaks allows us to integrate your training data, review completed workouts and communicate about how training is going. It also provides convenient access to your training from both your computer and mobile device.

HOW WILL WE COMMUNICATE AND HOW OFTEN?

Communication is an important part of my coaching philosophy. I want to get to know you as a runner and as a person, understand how you’re responding to training, and stay in tune with what’s happening in the rest of your life.

TrainingPeaks is our primary platform for training and day-to-day communication. We can use TrainingPeaks messaging and text throughout the week for questions, feedback, quick updates and anything else that comes up. This can be a daily conversation as needed.

My goal is to respond to messages within 24 hours.

I also encourage each athlete to schedule a phone call or Zoom meeting with me about twice a month. These conversations give us an opportunity to step away from the individual workouts and talk about the bigger picture—how training is going, how you’re feeling, upcoming goals, challenges, and anything else that deserves more than a quick message.