I have always been a lover of the great outdoors and ran my own mountain guiding and rock climbing business for many years. Having struggled to find a coach to help me with my running, I decided to re-train myself as a Running Coach!
I’m Rob, the Highland Running Coach.
I have always been a lover of the great outdoors and ran my own mountain guiding and rock5 climbing business for many years. Then back in 2017 a friend asked me to support her on the West Highland Way race, and run the final section with her. This was where my love of running strated. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good and was constantly getting injured, so I decided to find myself a coach. This was problematic, as there wasn’t a coach within 150 miles of me that I could find, so I decided to re-train as a coach myself.
I went to University and studied in Coaching & Developing Sport, did an online diploma in Personal Training, during covid, and I’m just finishing the UESCA Running Coach Award. Over this time I changed my running style and training, and have been injury free for over 2 years. Most of my own running is trails and mountains and a few
of the races I have participated include, the Ring of Steall Race, Moray Coast Ultra, The Highlander Backyard Ultra and most recently the Glencoe Skyline.
I started Highland Running Coach in 2021 to pass on this new found knowledge and give people the confidence to take on these epic challenges themselves.
The majority of my clients are online, though I do offer the opportunity to work face to face, including a Road to Trail option where I help people transition from road running to trail runnning. Most clients sign up for the 4 weekly bespoke training plan which I design specifically to suit your
lifestyle and fitness level. It includes a strength and conditioning program and 7 day a week advice and guidance. I am aware of the differences in male and female training requirements and can program your training to match your physiology.
A new offering for 2023 is Mentoring. This is for people who just want guidance and advice once in a while. This comes in the form of a video call lasting as long as it needs but approximately 2 hours. Topics covered can include everything running related, such as: race prep; designing your
own program; advice on specific events; coming back from injury; how to run injury free; nutrition for ultras; how to start trail running; running kit; how to improve form etc…
Feel free to contact me directly or connect through the community pages in TrueSapien’s member area. I look forward to hearing from you!
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