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ABOUT COACH SIMON

Hi, I’m Coach Simon, owner and creator of PB Runner. I was never any good at running, not at school and then again when I took it up at 35 years old! Having spent a year running 30 minute parkruns I was ready to quit. That was until I discovered training plans.

Everything changed, most notably my passion for running, which has now seen me venture into coaching. I have gone through the 3 stages of England Athletics coaching qualifications and now hold the highest level, specialising in endurance running.

I started out helping friends for free but quickly realised this was something I wanted to pursue as more than just a hobby. I’ve built my own coaching platform here at PB Runner which allows my clients to login and easily following their training sessions.

In a time when training apps are dominated by AI, I pride myself in my hard work and the fact I offer feedback on every single session my runners complete, assuming they leave feedback first that is.

This helps me create a much stronger relationship with my runners and I’ve come to learn just how powerful my words can be. To lift runners spirits when they are down and to give them a kick up the arse when they’re need one.

I’ve entered the world of coaching to help as many runners experience the journey I’ve been on and I feel like I’m doing that at a very affordable price whilst still offering a first class service.

To date I’ve worked with around 150 runners creating over 300 bespoke training plans. I feel like I’m just starting my journey and learning all the time.

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MY philosophy

Not all running coaches are the same and it’s important to find one that suits your ambitions and level of running.

It’s also important to understand there isn’t necessarily a right way or a wrong way of training, just different methods and approaches to achieve similar goals.

So how do you know who is the right running coach for you? Well you need to explore their coaching philosophy and methods and ask yourself if they fit in with your own personal goals.

Generally we seek out the advice of a coach to improve and in running terms that means to get faster or run further. For me, as a coach, I believe that is a consequence of two factors. Staying injury free and enjoying your running.

Unless you’re an elite athlete do you really want to get quicker as the expense of enjoyment? Some coaches will work their runners really hard, pushing them to the edge time and time again to maximise their potential.

I prefer to focus on ensuring my runners stay injury free, enjoy the sessions I set and from there I believe improvement will follow. It might take a little longer than adopting an “All In” approach, but if you enjoy the journey then it’s a much better way of training in my opinion.

I believe it’s very important to set realistic goals and often I have runners that need to reign in their ambitions and actually train less. If you have a family and full time job, a marathon might not be for you. We don’t all have to run marathons just because other members our club are doing them.

I believe in constant feedback between myself and my runners. Without that offering from a coach you may as well grab yourself a generic plan off Runners World. Every session and run you do, if you leave feedback, I will always respond.

I’ve devised an original method for creating my plans based around training points. I feel simply running more miles is an outdated method that will lead to injury. I have a vast library of training sessions, each with their own training points score, which is based on total effort, much like training load.

The higher the training points, the harder the session. When a new runner joins the team I work out their recent average weekly training points total across the past 10 weeks. Then I will look to progress that in a safe manner to ensure progression.

The fitter and more ambitious the runner, the higher their training points targets will be. Since switching to this approach the results of those on my team have been excellent. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

If you like the sound of my coaching philosophy and would like to discuss to possibility of a training plan then fill out the enquiry form on this page.