Training Philosophy

The goal: To arrive at the starting line healthy, confident, and fully prepared to run your fastest race.

I think of running as more than a sport and more like a practice or an art. It’s something that you can continually work on to get better at, whether that’s performance or technique.

We’ll take a balanced approach to your training, with workouts structured around percentages of your lactate threshold. Most sessions will target your aerobic energy systems—both fatty acid and carbohydrate pathways—to build endurance and efficiency.

The workouts will be interval-based, incorporating paces ranging from easy aerobic runs to specific race-pace efforts, including:

• 800-meter pace
• 1500-3K pace
• 10K pace
• Lactate threshold pace
• Marathon pace
• Easy aerobic pace

This variety ensures you develop speed, stamina, and race-specific fitness in a well-rounded, sustainable way.

When training with me, you will feel light and springy on your easy days and fast on your speed days.

Strides and springy running drills are simple yet powerful tools to improve your cadence, rhythm, and reinforce efficient running form. I recommend including strides after every easy run and incorporating them into your dynamic warm-up before races and interval sessions. You can also add them mid-long run to reset your form and re-energize your stride.

Efficient running is built through consistent, thoughtful training. Strides are one of the most effective ways to develop that efficiency over time.

This year, 70% of runners will be sidelined by injuries — most from training too hard with inefficient body mechanics. The good news? These are things we can fix.

Efficient movement and efficient running are dependent on stability.  Running is a series of one-legged hops. A stable and strong core, along with good posture, can help keep you injury-free.

Sound nutrition is the cornerstone of optimal health — it’s what transforms you from being simply a fit runner into a truly healthy one. I emphasize quality, whole foods, and a diverse, balanced approach to eating.

Every runner is different. That’s why we work together to experiment and discover what works best for you. A solid nutrition plan fuels your workouts, supports recovery and sleep, reduces stress and inflammation, and ultimately enhances both performance and quality of life.

On the flip side, if you’re bonking in workouts, struggling to recover, sleeping poorly, feeling stressed, moody, or noticing chronic inflammation — your nutrition may need attention.

Together, we’ll create a lifestyle flow where your training, recovery, and daily routines work in harmony — building a strong, sustainable rhythm of progress.