Marathon Coaching
Online Marathon Coaching
Personalised marathon coaching built around you.
Whether you are preparing for you first marathon, looking to improve your time or are trying to finally get the marathon right, I can help you. I’ll build your training around your fitness, experience, goals and life.
The marathon can be a hard distance to get right but one of my favourite distances to coach. There is defintely not a one size fits all plan for the marathon and this is where a coach can be invaluable.
England Athletics Endurance Coach – 20+ years competitive running experience – 15 years coaching experience – Female running coach – UK wide online coaching
Since starting my journey with Liz I have smashed my PB’s in every distance, including a 21 minute PB in the marathon! I went from an injured runner to completing my first ultra race in less than 3 months. Putting the race times and PB’s aside, I have grown in confidence as a person from my months of consistent training. I always have plenty of questions for Liz, some which I feel silly for asking but Liz is always there to answer them and give me the support I need without judgement. I couldn’t be happier being trained my Liz!
Why have a marathon coach?
Marathon training rarely goes exactly to plan.
Work gets busy – a session doesn’t go to plan – fatigue builds – illness happens – a niggle appears
A coach sees the runner behind the numbers and can help you know when to push, when to hold back and when the plan needs to adapt.
Having a real person to talk to can make all the difference. A coach can be there to not only adapt the plan, but provide reassurance, advice and support to get you back on track.
Who is my marathon coaching for?
I love to coach the marathon and have supported runners of all levels from complete beginners to experienced runners chasing times and even England vests.
First Marathon
Build your endurance progressively, learn about pacing, fuelling and hydration to arrive at the start line confident and prepared.
Looking to improve
Training targeted at the areas that will make the biggest difference to your marathon performance. Refine race strategy, pacing and fuelling.
Experienced runner
Performance coaching to refine your training and race day strategy to find the next improvement.
Whether you’re a first time marathoner or a runners chasing PBs or England representation, I’m here to support you in your marathon journey.
I went to Liz for a training programme for my first marathon. She took all the stress out of training and I followed her plan to the T. During my training I managed to knock 4 minutes off my PB for a half marathon. Going into the marathon I felt confident that I had done everything I could to prepare. The strength training she gave me helped prevent injury along the way and I hit my sub 4 target. I’m incredibly grateful for her expert help and advice and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for running coaching.
Ready to start your marathon training?
You don’t need to know exactly what coaching you need. Book a free discovery call and we can discuss your goals, running background and the type of support that will help you get the most from your coaching. No obligation, just a conversation about your running.
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Liz is the best coach that I have ever had. I have been with her for 5 years now and have only reached PB after PB in all my races. She tailors my running program to my needs and is incredibly knowledgeable with regards to what I need and how I need to train each week. I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a highly experienced coach with a brilliant work ethic. 🙂
I’ve been coached by Liz since the beginning of 2022 and only have great things to say; within the first 6 weeks I’d already achieved a new sub 20 PB in a 5K race and I’m confident that we’ll continue to chip away at my times as the year progresses. I’ve always been really impressed by how Liz listens to the type of runner I am (low mileage) and adapts my training to make the most from that – she also, quite rightly, points out when I might be over committing in terms of back to back races which is exactly what I wanted from a coach. It takes a lot for me to sit back and allow somebody else to plan my training for me (I’m a type-A control freak) but I feel really comfortable with Liz doing this and trust her expertise entirely.
I’ve really enjoyed the support and encouragement from Liz.
Liz has been fantastic for my running. Coming back from a frightening experience I needed someone who understood I needed to retrain slowly but with confidence. I love waking up each day with an email telling me exactly what training is in store and that it syncs to my watch. The accountability means I go out and get it done knowing that I have hit key target sessions. Even the sessions I dread I end up enjoying – try saying that on your 5th hill repeat- but I honestly do even at the time of doing them. She is at the end of a What’s App for any concerns or questions and offers regular training calls if needed. Let her coach you, you won’t regret it
“I have been following Liz’s plans for the past year and have achieved a PB in every race distance. Without Liz I wouldn’t have been as consistent and probably would have given up on running. She is always there to offer advice and pick you up when you are down. I have never felt as healthy and this is all down to my training. I will be sticking to Liz’s plan for the foreseeable future. I still have to crack the sub 3 hour marathon and achieve an ultra
I have now had liz as a running coach for just over a year and honestly never thought I would ever get the results that I’m starting to see whether is half/full marathon PB’s or 100 mile races Liz is the right coach. I was worried that I would just get a running programme and off I go but my experience has been much more personal, everybody is different some people like a lot of interaction and some not so much liz has a great balance and can not recommend her coaching enough.
I have been coached by Liz for nineteen months and I can’t recommend her enough. She has helped me to increase my confidence by tailoring my sessions weekly to compensate for at times injuries/ niggles from my hyper mobility. She is always available by message and zoom calls are brilliant to help with focus and reflection on progress. I have seen increases in pacing and race placing that I have never achieved. Liz’s coaching has helped me incredibly with planning for and prep leading up to races. As a result I am planning for races that I never would have thought possible but now with Liz’s help feel are within my reach. Can’t wait to see what 2022 brings.
Liz is an incredible coach 🙌
Liz has continued to be very personable and professional from the start. From our initial consultation with her about our plans to run a 50 mile ultra in middle age, throughout our training.
I’ve been Coached by Liz for 5 months now, I’ve gone from just turning up at races and winging them to running 260km a month. Every goal we set, I beat and it makes all the hard work worth while. I
Worth every penny! I’ve been coached by Liz for almost 6 months now and really love the support – with a custom training plan to fit around busy work and family life, but also with simply great listening and advice via messaging, phone and email! Overcoming some unavoidable niggles and colds, with Liz’ help, I’m pleased to have progressed and to have banked several PBs in a short period of time.
Since starting my journey with Liz I have smashed my PB’s in every distance, including a 21 minute PB in the marathon! I went from an injured runner to completing my first ultra race in less than 3 months. Putting the race times and PB’s aside, I have grown in confidence as a person from my months of consistent training. I always have plenty of questions for Liz, some which I feel silly for asking but Liz is always there to answer them and give me the support I need without judgement. I couldn’t be happier being trained my Liz!