But having a running coach isn’t a necessity.
I’ll keep it honest with you, what the vast majority of runners actually need isn’t a 1 on 1 running coach; it’s access to a coach and the support of a team.
Why? Running is all about learning how to change your perspective around your pre-defined limits and redefining what success and failure mean to you.
A running coach will give you a training plan and hold you accountable for your training. Maybe they’ll hop on a call with you and talk you off ledges or help you build confidence.
A GREAT running coach will help you define your process and outcome goals, what your pre-defined limits are, understand the fears and doubts you have, build self-assurance, and redefine your relationship with running. But when you do that with the support of a team? THAT is where real change happens.
Most people really don’t need a running coach. They don’t. You can absolutely get by with free or cheaper running plans you can find online.
But there comes a time in many runners' lives when they plateau, need a change, or sense that what they’re doing isn’t working for them anymore. Running is complicated, and while so many of us can do our best on our own, having someone to guide you towards your next breakthrough and a team you can learn with and support along the way can change your life.
Sounds trivial, but it’s true.
There are so many reasons to hire a running coach, but it’s expensive as hell! And most people don’t actually need one.
But do what’s right for you.
Hiring a running coach can help you break through barriers and build new skills, but your coach isn’t going to run for you. You have to do the work. What you put into it is what you’ll get out of it.
Kickass, take names.
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