What to consider in a personal running coach When searching for a personal running coach, there are several important factors to consider, including experience, connection, customisation, costs, proof of results, and communication, among others. With so many one-to-one running coaching programs available online, finding the best option can be challenging. Experience: Prioritise a personal running…
Completing a marathon is a formidable challenge. Runners must navigate three distinct marathon training phases to successfully tackle this physically demanding task, which requires careful preparation and commitment. With the guidance of a personal running coach, and following a program that ensures all the stages are completed at the proper time, a good race day…
At around the 29K mark, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo smiled. The gap between him and Kenya’s John Korir was beginning to look significant. The two had been running side by side, some 25 seconds inside Kelvin Kiptum’s world record of 2:00:35. The first 5 km of the race were incredibly fast. They crossed it in 13:58,…
Here are six essentials you’ll need to enhance your experience while watching the 2025 Chicago Marathon at home: The 2025 Chicago Marathon App As a devoted marathon enthusiast, having access to a comprehensive app is essential for tracking real-time stats, splitting times, and viewing live leaderboards during the race. This app should not only provide…
They say, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” This saying aptly applies to Kenyan runners, who often face challenges that eventually make them world champions. The creative innovations they devise to remain in their training harden them and make them able to navigate the different challenges that a race day could throw at them….
September, October and November have often been my joyous months as an online coach, with most of my clients hitting their goals in the road running season. Two of my clients registered massive PBs in different races, on the same day What a weekend it was for me in November 2012 when I had a…
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir had an almost similar desire to Beatrice Chebet, who had won gold in the women’s 10,000m the previous day at the ongoing World Championships in Tokyo. She had won almost all the world’s major titles, from the Olympics, the World Cross Country, the World Half Marathon and the World Road Running gold…
Multiple world record-breaker Joyciline Jepkosgei is the leading attraction in a star-studded women’s field for the fifth edition of the tRUNsylvania 10K on Sunday 5 October.
I have read volumes of running publications on Eliud Kipchoge. I have also seen documentaries, heard podcasts, songs, lectures and watched videos of Kipchoge’s inspiring stories from his long career in running. However, the feedback I got from a couple of runners I coach online who ran the Sydney Marathon this week, on the 31st…
With less than a week to the 2025 Sydney Marathon, one of the seven world Marathon Majors, it is not too late to take in some last-minute coaching tips from me. Coaching is a continuous learning process, and I appreciate working with runners who I coach online. Two of my online runners will be running…
Online coaching comes with its own set of challenges as one seeks to foster strong relationships, keep clients engaged, and ensure their success in a virtual setting. Key aspects of these challenges include building rapport, assessing techniques, giving personalized feedback, and maintaining client engagement. Additionally, technical difficulties, managing time zones, and ensuring accountability from clients…
“I think you might want to use the Zebra-crossing a little further ahead,” while attending the 2016 Ottawa Marathon, a random Canadian citizen had offered advice after seeing me waiting for traffic to slow down so I could run across the street to a shop to buy a charging adapter for my laptop. It was…
