How much would you pay for a running coach....?

I'd be willing to pay $10-12 per coaching session which prisumably would be around 1 hour each.

Get a good group to train with, that will do you better than having a great coach and training on your own

Coaching is not exactly rocket science, just some old git holding a stopwatch

ukathleticscoach wrote:

Get a good group to train with, that will do you better than having a great coach and training on your own

Coaching is not exactly rocket science, just some old git holding a stopwatch

You are a ass hold guy!

I was exploring online coaches and the one I was interested in was about $100/month. This is for him to review your running history, injury history, past training logs, etc. then he writes you a general plan, then checks in with you each week to see how it's going. He'll modify things based on your response to what he's written so far. But basically he'll take it a week at a time. This is the former high school coach of a Foot Locker top-10 finalist.

I was kind of hung up on the price and I talked to my wife about it. Her response was that $100/month is a hell of a bargain. When she used to go to a personal trainer at the gym, it was $50 an HOUR. Likewise, if you hire a music coach or a tutor, or really anything where you get personal attention from an expert, $100/month would be a great deal.

I did not end up taking the plunge because things have been going well this year as I coach myself, I'm running pr's. But if I stagnate I'll probably try for a coach, and $100/month sounds reasonable given the context of other personal coaching.

I know a good online coach that charges $60/month. She's had a waiting list for years.

looked around wrote:

I did not end up taking the plunge because things have been going well this year as I coach myself, I'm running pr's. But if I stagnate I'll probably try for a coach, and $100/month sounds reasonable given the context of other personal coaching.

Same here. I've been contemplating this past month about getting an online coach and have checked out several. I think for me, I don't mind paying the price of a good coach, I just want to make sure he/she is a "right" fit for me before I make the plunge.

What about 1200 for a year? Is that reasonable if you've met the coach, they have a good reputation, and he/she is very committed to their athletes?

Yes.

If you break this down to 25.00 per week it is a huge value. That could equate to 25.00 per hour approx per week. It is very reasonable that a coach would spend approx 1 hr per week on a client. If that is the case, 25.00 per week is a steal!

I do some private coaching and would be happy to give some of you folks a free month trial! Pricing afterwards would depend on how much contact/interaction you want (50-100 a month).

My clients (not sub elite) were paying between $79 and $129 per month.

Individualized training plans to fit their needs, abilities and goals.

What are your creds?

luv2run wrote:

My clients (not sub elite) were paying between $79 and $129 per month.

Individualized training plans to fit their needs, abilities and goals.

I use a online coach based in the UK...the cost to me is £100 per month. For that I get the following:

* Unlimited email contact with my coach

* Weekly phone catch-up call

* Weekly bespoke training plan tweaked to current performance etc.

* Basic Strength Programme

Interestingly enough, the coach I use isn't a qualified coach in UK however to me, the experience of the coach is much more valuable than a piece of paper saying you have a basic understanding of coaching principles. The coach I use is also a currently elite level athlete and has been to both the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games.

It's money well spent...like someone else mentioned, people will happily spend £50 per hour for a gym PT session and I've certainly noticed an improvement in my running since I started.

There is SO much information available via forums, other online resources, books, magazines, etc. I would exhaust all of those resources, and then check into a local running club that would likely include others who can mentor a newer runner. Only if I turned out to be elite and in need of more would I contemplate paying someone to coach me. Of course I also think that grown adults who pay for personal training are nuts, so I'm biased. It's just not difficult to find good info otherwise, without having to pay for a coach/trainer.

Lastly, most of what runners can learn about running comes through hard work and experience. It's an iterative thing, running is, and it takes months/years to figure out your own capabilities and needs. No coach can conduct that discovery for you.