Running will provide endless benefits for the mind, body, and soul.
Running will provide endless benefits for the mind, body, and soul. It’s as easy as just popping on some running shoes and getting out the door, it’s something we can do on our own, or with a friend. Just a half hour belting about or just twice round the park will be enough. So, why work with a run coach?
We live in a world with ever adapting technology that allows us to record data, post our runs, share our pictures. What do you do with the data and information? Why do we make these records? Your run coach can help you understand the data, and how you can run faster, longer or with better technique, avoiding any potential injury risks all of which can make running way more fun, with much greater benefits.
Here is our break down of the top five most popular reasons for hiring a run coach:
1, Goal setting and health benefits: you may want to just get up off the couch and out the house, or you may want to run your first marathon under a certain time. It’s important to set an achievable target in a space of time that will keep the momentum going. Under and overachieving are all possible, however your running coach will suggest goals and targets for you on a daily and weekly basis that amount to being able to hit your running grail.
2, Accountability. Getting out for any run can be tough, and often we need a reminder, a nudge of encouragement, about sticking to the program. A coach will reinforce the objective of the goals that have been agreed upon between yourselves, and why you have to perhaps do incline intervals rather than going for a nice easy run.
3, Building of a customised training program. A customised training program should be designed to your level and needs. It’s not a case of ‘one size fits all’, and to safely challenge each individual without going too strong, is vital to maintaining a progressive structure. Often life can interrupt our training week, so having a coach there to adapt and adjust your training program will keep all elements in check.
4, Cost (time and financial). Being the member of a gym, the membership, the travel time, the fuel, it all mounts up. Working with a personal trainer can also be a costly affair. The beauty of online run coaching is, that you fit it into your schedule, it can be done from home, and it has a much lower investment of time and money but with a significant impact, and also the addition of a community.
5, Performance improvements: Distance and speed. You may want to go faster, or further with our running. There are certain training techniques that can be introduced to your program and gradually built up alongside your current training. A coach can assist you with aerobic/anaerobic threshold work, stretching advice, perhaps a small tweak in running style, or even suggesting a day off if required. Having someone look at your data and providing analysis will optimise the effectiveness of your training and ultimately helping you achieve your goals.