Success Stories

Kim approached me with a well thought out series of marathon goals, not knowing quite what she’d be capable of over 6 months of working together. Strength training and nutrition were big keys to progress that Kim had identified, and we started making changes there in the early weeks, this included factoring in her scoliosis…

Dani got in touch after several of her friends pointed her in my direction after working together. Her goal was to run the Manchester marathon with a PB under 4 hours. Strength was an area Dani identified as a big potential help before we started. After assessing her strength and running style, we added this…

London 2025 would be Nicky’s third marathon working together, and he’d run a PB in both previous marathons. Nicky had already taken 19 minutes off from his pre-coaching PB to Manchester, then a further 6 minutes in Valencia despite a virus hampering his performance. Although we knew the Valencia time wasn’t a fair reflection, many…

Jo and I worked together two years ago, resolving a recurring problem before moving on to PBs over 5k, 5 miles and 10k. Jo carried the torch with more PBs and enjoying her training. Unfortunately, Jo then had a big health scare requiring surgery and on-going treatment which had complications. Understandably, this knocked Jo’s confidence,…

Mark and I have worked together on and off for the last 18 months. Firstly through a training plan which was a big departure from what Mark had been used to, then adding a weekly 1-2-1 strength training session on top. After his first training plan, we went to just the weekly strength training so…

I first started working with Kyle in mid-2022 when he got me to the starting line at my first Run Norwich in October, when I was forever injured. At that time I was only a social runner with no great aspirations, with 10k my confirmed maximum distance. Having realised the benefits of a regular sports…

Jon’s come on leaps and bounds in the last 18 months working together. After a rough Manchester marathon in 2024 with food poisoning he cracked on with training for an autumn marathon, progressing his PB by over 15 minutes. Setting his sights on another PB, Jon selected the Barcelona marathon. A short speedwork block resulted…

Following a fantastic progression during his speedwork and subsequent marathon training, Adam chose to continue our work together, targeting the Great Eastern Run in Peterborough. His recent marathon PB of 3:16 suggested he would run 1:34 for the half, and a 5k test run at the start of this new block backed this up. Through…

Tom had originally approached me looking for help with calf and shin pain. Within 6 weeks this improved significantly, even with no real reduction in training, but the addition of strength and mobility, alongside some focused massage. Tom then wanted to run his first official half marathon a few months later, so we began a…

Following Jon’s Manchester marathon experience which was scuppered by food poisoning, he knuckled down and set new targets, knowing this was unfortunate, but wouldn’t determine his long term success. Jon wanted to complete the London Classics series with the London 100 mile ride and Serpentine 2 mile swim following on from his previous London marathon….

Tom came to me after being referred by several of his friends who’ve worked with me before. We started with a Runner’s MOT looking at lower leg pain that had stopped Tom running, tweaking the exercises a few weeks later as pain had subsided. A few months later Tom looked to start training for his…

After his 19-minute PB at the Manchester marathon, Nicky took a well earned rest before starting his next block of training. The target this time was the Valencia marathon with an ambitious goal of running under 3 hours, a PB of another nearly 20 minutes. A big target, but with time on our side and…

Having been referred by a training plan client, Tom got in touch to get some guidance to the Edinburgh marathon, his first marathon in 14 years.  With his PB of 3:36:27 from the 2008 London marathon, and his last running of the marathon distance being over 4 hours, the goal was to run under 4…

Simon was referred to me by our mutual physiotherapist Fiona Cressey-Roberts, as well as knowing him from the club I coached at. He’d had a rough 6 months with injuries to his foot and knee, as well as a gall bladder operation a few weeks before we began. Having secured a place to run the…

A mutual friend introduced me to Rachel, to help her prepare for her marathon debut in London in 4 months’ time.  It would be a big jump up in both training and distance for Rachel, but from our first meeting it was clear she was very driven and willing to put in the hard graft needed….

I met Paul several years ago through the club I ran with at the time. In 2022, he approached me for a package of 3 Runner’s MOTs but before the first one, he sustained an injury and subsequently didn’t manage to finish the Southampton marathon. I recommended a physiotherapist and some exercises to work alongside…

Nicky was running 10k as the maximum distance in any run at the start of his 6 months of coaching, so we needed to build this up as well as adding speedwork to achieve the sub 3:20 marathon he wanted to work towards.  In January, Nicky twisted his ankle, swapping runs for other cardio and…