Cost effective running coach
Looking for a training plan or a running coach but keep finding they are too expensive for your budget in mind?
The great thing about running is that it is fairly easily accessible, all you really need is comfortable running attire and some running shoes. But when you want to achieve a specific goal and keep improving your fitness while staying injury free, having a training plan is very useful to have as well.
Training plans can vary in costs. You can get personal running coaches which very often are brilliant but can be expensive and on the other end of the spectrum you can get free static pdf training plans.
We have listed a few options below for you:
Static PDF Training Plans
Online training plans are very cost friendly as most of the time these are free. These can be very simple and straightforward. However, pdf training plans do come with a few drawbacks as these training plans are not geared to your current ability.
They are also bad for the environment as these most often have to be printed off. And just imagine the amount of paper runners will use when printing out 16- 24 week training plans.
Another negative side of these plans are that they do not adapt to you as a runner. For example, if you (touch wood) get injured and must miss a few training sessions, your training plan will not update accordingly. Or on a more positive note, when you are overperforming your current training plan, the plan would not adapt and update your paces to faster ones, and therefore you will unlikely be training to your full potential.
Group coaching sessions
Another way of accessing coaching is joining a running club. Depending on the club and membership you join and choose, it could vary quite a bit. Groups and clubs can vary on frequency of training together, what training is offered and the price to join.
The thing I love about being part of a club or a running group is that you are part of a team and your fellow runners are on the journey with you. You may meet up once a week or more for a run session together.
To read more about running clubs in London, read our recent blog article - Running Clubs in London. (insert link - Coopah’s Blog)
Some running groups may run together but runners would not receive a specific coaching during their time together. They all might have different training plans or no training plan.
Some may focus on other areas but running is still a big aspect to their community, for example 261 Fearless. As well as getting some physical activity into your day these offer an array of different benefits including creating new connections, sharing new ideas, networking, building your confidence, meeting new friends, discovering new running routes and seeing new places.
This could be anything from your local Parkrun to your organisation's running club.
Coopah is not just a digital running coach, we are also a running club. The Coopah Community based in Hong Kong, London and Munich, meet up, have a chit chat and run some enjoyable km's. This is for all types of runners but the event is social, no speed sessions, just recovery and a social environment.
Runners on our app who live in the same area can chat to each other if they wish and even meet up and run together too.
To read more about joining a run club, read Is it worth joining a run club?
Digital Running Coaches
Every runner is unique and to get the best out of your training we recommend getting a personalised plan. Coopah members are able to get personalised plans tailored to them at the fraction of the price of a coach.
Our digital coach will create a training plan specific to your target race and goal time. As you train, our plans adjust based on your progress, giving you the right sessions at the right time.
Personalised training plans created instantly
Adapts to your training performance accordingly
Plans your training specifically to your event day, distance and desired goal time
Opportunity to chat with Strength and Conditioning coaches, qualified nutritionists, professional physios as well as a wider community of runners
Integrated with Garmin
Always accessible via our downloadable app (Apple and Android)
All for just £7 a month.
Download the Coopah app today!
You can download the Coopah app for Android devices from the Google Play Store. Users of iOS devices can find it in the App Store.
To read more about coaching and training plans see our recent blog; What types of running coaches are there? (insert link to blog)