$167/month an ok price for a coach?

If you run 3 times a day, that's less than $2 a run. Sounds reasonable to me.

Does that come with free shoes? Seems ridiculously expensive to me unless you are super competitive and feel like you've exhausted what you can get out of various training books. Check out Hudson's training plan if you haven't already.

oregongrinder wrote:

Does that come with free shoes? Seems ridiculously expensive to me unless you are super competitive and feel like you've exhausted what you can get out of various training books. Check out Hudson's training plan if you haven't already.

So you think that a coach should live on less than $167 per month? You ever try to live on that kind of pay?

Piano_Man87 wrote:

This coach:

- has run 2:19

- will run with you a few times a week

- has a group you can run with

- will have you run at his place every now and then so he can closely observe mechanics

He actually charges $1000 for a 6 month block, but that makes sense to me as you'd stay committed and not back out early.

That sounds about right for what you are getting.

not a lot to live on wrote:

oregongrinder wrote:

Does that come with free shoes? Seems ridiculously expensive to me unless you are super competitive and feel like you've exhausted what you can get out of various training books. Check out Hudson's training plan if you haven't already.

So you think that a coach should live on less than $167 per month? You ever try to live on that kind of pay?

Are you kidding me? Youre and idiot. The coach probably has other athletes that pay him the same amount of money and i bet he has another job. He has never attempted to live off of that, you are very stupid.

Toasted wrote:

not a lot to live on wrote:

So you think that a coach should live on less than $167 per month? You ever try to live on that kind of pay?

Are you kidding me? Youre and idiot. The coach probably has other athletes that pay him the same amount of money and i bet he has another job. He has never attempted to live off of that, you are very stupid.

I sincerely hope that you were typing on a smartphone.

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What's up with people's obsession to correct someone's grammar on this site? Does it make you feel better? Is your life so low that you get satisfaction out of correcting someone's grammar?

Childish... wrote:

What's up with people's obsession to correct someone's grammar on this site? Does it make you feel better? Is your life so low that you get satisfaction out of correcting someone's grammar?

Yeah, I dont get it either. This aint a d@mn term paper. It's a message board. If someone mistypes an for and, good god, dont act you dont know what was being said.

"A foole and his money be soone at debate: which after with sorow repents him too late."

Truthfully, the only one who can determine if the price is OK is you. If you find value in it, then it's worth it. If you don't, it's not.

Piano_Man87 wrote:

This coach:

- has run 2:19

- will run with you a few times a week

- has a group you can run with

- will have you run at his place every now and then so he can closely observe mechanics

He actually charges $1000 for a 6 month block, but that makes sense to me as you'd stay committed and not back out early.

That seems like a great deal. I know many coaches who charge that and more and rarely run with the people they coach. Some never ever see the runner in person.

The only thing that is somewhat worrisome is that he wants all the money up front. As a coach, I just people pay me by the month. Sometimes their job gets in the way or they get injured. I would feel bad if they paid me and couldn't do the training. Other coaches simply want the money up front and if you get hurt, that is too bad for you.

I think the most important factor is how much has the coach helped their other runners. There are some people who have run incredibly fast times but have no clue how to analyze what is holding a runner back and how to make them improve. Look at the other runners who are being coached by this person. Are they all improving? Are they stuck in a rut? If the coach has run 2:19 but all of their 2:55 marathoners are stuck at 2:55 year after year, that coach isn't as useful as a beer guzzling 5 hour marathoner who has helped someone go from 2:55 to 2:35. Look for a coach with a good track record of helping people improve. Don't care about your coaches best times. Worry about how much faster his runners are running after a few marathons under the coaches guidance.

$60 a session with coachup.com in NYC. I'll charge $20.

I couldn't care less about how fast a coach has run. Maybe he was a 2:12 talent but couldn't get it done because of improper training? I'd ask for at least 3 references of people that have accomplished similar goals as yours. For instance, if he can refer you to someone that was stuck for years as a 2:50 guy and in 18 months had him running 2:35 all while staying healthy, I'd gladly pay $167/month for that. Otherwise, grab a couple of books, study the sport and find your motivation from within.