Bryony came on a running weekend that I ran for the John Lewis running club in 2016. We have always sent out a questionnaire to athletes before the weekend to get an idea of their goals and running ability. Bryony’s came back with information of someone with reasonable running experience who had done high mileage […]
I’ve worked with Richard for the past 6 years. When we got together I was a decent enough club runner but with ambitions to be a little better, and with Richard’s help I’ve really been able to advance. The regular plans have given me structure to my running week, where I would inevitably have done many more unfocused runs [...]
I first approached Richard to discuss the mental side of my running. Although I was a competitive club athlete, I often struggled with pre-race nerves, negative comparisons with other runners and being overly critical of my own performances. Too much of my focus was on things outside my control rather than on preparing to run […]
Emma came to me initially in 2006 as she had run a couple of marathons and ‘blown up’ and had finished well below her potential. I wrote her training programme and actually ran with her on the day. She was quicker than me but my job was to slow her down as her competitive nature […]
I would hugely recommend Richard to anyone looking to achieve a running goal. I had already heard great things about Richard from a friend who has achieved some amazing times thanks to Richard’s coaching and I was keen to see if it would also work for me. Richard put together a 12 week marathon programme […]
I first met Richard back in 2009 when he started coaching a group of junior athletes, including myself, at Epsom and Ewell Harriers. In 2013 Richard became my lead coach and we have worked together on and off ever since. Richard's coaching style is collaborative, rather than directive and the relationship [...]
