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Looking for a running coach

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Autumnleaves Jun 2013 8:24pm, 10 Jun 2013 2,212 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves My Personal Trainer having moved out of the area I feel somewhat bereft - I'd quite like to find a running coach - but so far google and Run England have drawn a bit of a blank. Ideally it would be someone willing to come to me or near me Warrington/Wigan/St Helens area. Do any local Fetchies have any suggestions or recommendations?
Lee Wren Jun 2013 8:27pm, 10 Jun 2013 233 posts	Quote Pin Lee Wren Are there any running clubs near you who would take you on board? they would obviously have their own coaches and would prob love the new custom.
Autumnleaves Jun 2013 8:33pm, 10 Jun 2013 2,214 posts	Quote Pin Autumnleaves There are a couple, but their sess.ions aren't terribly convenient in terms of times unfortunately.
HappyG(rrr) May 2016 11:55am, 26 May 2016 25,676 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) I'm going to hijack AL's thread (just don't want to create my own and then find 0 replies! ) What proportion of Fetchies do or would use a coach? (I might do a vote thing to go with this, but I want to sort out my question first!) I am always surprised at the number of people who pay for a PT or coach (40 pounds an hour? Even at only 1 hour a week that's 2k a year. Seems a lot of money to me. Though I guess if you get online coaching, just an email/phone call and a plan it might be less?) Do you feel that what you get from it is worth 2k? What do you get that you couldn't get from a book? Obviously while a book can give you great information, it's not tailored (though most of them tell you how to tailor to your needs to) and a book can't check up on you and motivate you. But if it is mostly motivation, 2k seems like a lot of money to pay just to kick yer bum? Anyhoo, very interested, because I could potentially get a coach. But I'm really struggling to justify the cost (I'm a right tight git!) Input gratefully received! G
HappyG(rrr) May 2016 1:35pm, 26 May 2016 25,678 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) Here's the poll, btw http://www.fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=5423 Thanks to those who have voted so far. Come tell me your reasoning here, pls! G
stuart little May 2016 1:56pm, 26 May 2016 1,121 posts	Quote Pin stuart little Happy, it's an interesting question. As a club coach, I'm always amazed at the amount of folks who tell me about their new program their pt has developed for them when they've never come and even explored the free advice available from me. I think, though, that it comes down to perception of value - people feel they are getting a 'better' service because they are paying for it than they could get for nowt. As for whether you should get a coach, if suggest that it depends on your goals in the longer term. If there are targets you want to hit, then it's definitely worth it to get a structured program specific to you and your goals. If not, then just run. As to finding a coach, I'd start in your local club(s) then look towards paid coaches if there's nothing suitable locally. In these parts, asking gobi or tom craggs for advice would be a good starting point...
Sharkie May 2016 2:03pm, 26 May 2016 9,234 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie Just noted the date of AL's post.... Three years on she's a coach herself! I reckon she joined a running club
Sharkie May 2016 2:06pm, 26 May 2016 9,235 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie For the record I agree with Stuart. I have had wonderful free coaching from both my first and second claim clubs and would be nowhere without them - but have currently moved on to a personal coach ( who also coaches at a big London club)
Sam Vimes Boots May 2016 2:11pm, 26 May 2016 538 posts	Quote Pin Sam Vimes Boots I get a personal trainer for free.
HellsBells May 2016 2:31pm, 26 May 2016 21,037 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells I pay a PT - we do weights once a week. He is not running specific, indeed his background is rowing, and he doesn't give me any running/coaching advice. His role for me is to get me doing stuff that keeps me strong and able to run uninjured. I pay him for his knowledge regarding weights etc and his equipment - I would never go to a public gym, but his converted industrial unit with no-one else there and no mirrors is "safe". Running trraining plans - I invent my own and then fail to stick to them!