Why buy this plan?
Improving as a runner takes time, months, even years. And it isn’t a straight line.
You’ll improve, then you’ll get worse; you’ll have good runs and great runs, then the next day you’ll feel like your body just won’t run. You will get injured, whether because of over-training, because you didn’t notice that pot-hole or root, or just because running is a physical activity.
And you’ll probably take part in different events at different distances, each with their own unique challenges, some of which you’ll love, others … you won’t.
Which is why I’d like ongoing power-based coaching provides more than just a training plan for an event.
We’ll talk about your goals and aspirations, what comes easily and what you’re struggling with, and the commitments that you have both in your running (e.g. running clubs) and outside of running.
Then each month, we’ll build you a personalised plan (matched to your ability and to your upcoming goals), including Strength & Mobility workouts, drills and running cues, and accompany the plan with lots of training advice, somewhere to ask your questions, and ongoing coaching and monitoring.
All designed to make your running journey an ongoing process of improvement and an enjoyable part of your life.
It starts with an assessment
We are all different – different abilities, different running experiences, different knowledge and understanding of the most effective way to train and race with power.
The assessment reviews your running goals, your exercise history, upcoming events, your recent activities and a few other things that may influence any running plan.
The assessment also reviews your experience of using power, your knowledge of the core power-based concepts and whether you’re starting from a pre-prepared plan (that we can fine-tune), or need a plan built from scratch.
We agree a personalised, power-based plan each month
Based on the assessment, I’ll put together a plan for the first month.
The plan will include some running drills and cues (to improve how you run) and Strength & Mobility workouts – if you move more easily, your running is easier.
It will also include recovery time, so that your body has time to adapt to the changes in stresses and strains – recovery is where the “magic” happens (ask me about the “magic”).
I coach you through the monthly plan
This is the part where you complete the workouts – the running workouts, the drills and the strength & mobility workouts.
We monitor your progress using online running platforms (like TrainingPeaks), and through DM/email. If needed, we can Zoom/Facetime.
If you have any questions, you can ask them in the from1runner2another Facebook group (which is full of helpful runners), or if you prefer, you can DM me privately.
And if “life happens”, we can adjust your plan (and perhaps your goals) to suit.
Leading up to the event, the plan will taper to deliver you to the start refreshed and ready to go, while a race-day strategy will give you what you need to avoid starting too fast and reduce the chances of “bonking”.
Throughout, I’ll be using an advanced analysis tool (WKO) to monitor and suggest adjustments to your plan based on your power-based workout data.
As we near the start of the next month, we’ll review the month nearing completion, then I’ll put together a plan for the next month. And we keep going like that.
Along the way, we celebrate!
No plan would be complete without reviewing how well it went and asking “what’s next”?
And of course, celebrating your successes, no matter how large or small.
We’ll build these reviews and celebrations into our monthly cycle.
*All plans are subject to Our full Terms and Conditions (PDF)