It looks like they've double their client base now that high school coaches can't send workouts. They claim credit for some impressive performances. Are they any good?
It looks like they've double their client base now that high school coaches can't send workouts. They claim credit for some impressive performances. Are they any good?
I don't use them but from what I've gathered from this thread is that they're pretty decent but the crazy improvements that they post on ig are a little misleading because that can be attributed to growth and a normal high school progression
It seems like many of the posts against them get deleted.
But they seem great at marketing and would be excellent at selling used cars.
I know of a guy who used them for just one week and set a big PR. Of course they took full credit for it and advertised it online when it was his old training that caused it.
He was a member of a successful program and had individual success. When he joined RunCCG, his volume and intensity skyrocketed. He trained like a post-collegiate athlete and ran amazing workouts, but couldn't reproduce them in races.
Seeing how much his workload increased told me they don't really individualize things and don't really know what they're doing. They just look for talented athletes and throw hard stimulus after hard stimulus at them.
This comes up a every few months of the board. At first glance I don't think what they don't special or different or unique. Their athlete PR's they post are incredibly misleading. They take someone that runs the miles all the time, then have them race a 5k. Boom! 5k PR.
SouthernFriedRealist wrote:
It seems like many of the posts against them get deleted.
But they seem great at marketing and would be excellent at selling used cars.
I know of a guy who used them for just one week and set a big PR. Of course they took full credit for it and advertised it online when it was his old training that caused it.
He was a member of a successful program and had individual success. When he joined RunCCG, his volume and intensity skyrocketed. He trained like a post-collegiate athlete and ran amazing workouts, but couldn't reproduce them in races.
Seeing how much his workload increased told me they don't really individualize things and don't really know what they're doing. They just look for talented athletes and throw hard stimulus after hard stimulus at them.
That's kind of the impression that I got too. It's actually the same thing Tinman does. Do you know how much his weekly miles increased?
Hey, a RunCCG athlete here. I had a really bad 5k time of 20:10 during my sophomore year. After covid hit I took running seriously and started training with them. Over the summer, my PR went from a 20:10 to 18:28 (time trial) and currently am running in the 17 minute range. From my experience, they are pretty good. If you follow the plan and stay consistent with it, you can really see a big jump in your fitness.
A buddy of mine in his mid 30s has been using them for a year or two now and has had great results. From what I can see, it is pretty consistent, week in week out training. A decent long run, a tempo, fairly simple track work, and active recovery runs in between. My buddy does his easy runs pretty fast but that might be him and not called for by CCG.
Certainly not re-inventing the wheel in terms of training. Like anything else, buying into the program and staying consistent is key.
Yeah, I trained under their coaching for about 10 months. It’s true that most of their posts just show the very best athlete improvements, but that’s just the how they market. The training wasn’t anything crazy, just two workouts and a long run most weeks. They weren’t shy about mileage, as I did many 70-80 mile weeks as a high schooler, but it varied a ton by athlete. I think the runners with huge improvements just hadn’t had any half decent, consistent training before joining the program. No magic there, but I think they’re good coaches.
If your kid goes to a HS where the head XC coach was hired based on the subject that he teaches and not his experience, or knowledge of the sport, then you need to find someone to write workouts for them. RunCCG gives my kid the training that he needs to reach his goals. Additionally, Tim gives him feedback on every workout and race and makes adjustments to his plans if something is sore or not feeling right. When my kid is anxious about a race, Tim gives him words of encouragement. Basically, everything you expect your HS Head Coach to provide for your athlete, they provide. I honestly would love to recommend them more, but bc Social Studies coaches get their panties in a bunch for using private coaches, we have to keep it a secret, and do all sorts of work arounds to get the training in.
@LifeIsShort Similar situation with my brother. Personally have guided him down from a 20 minutes 5k to 17 flat 5k shape 5:45 to 5 flat 1600 . In less than 8 months with pretty much low mileage 30-40. Been trying to work around the coaches XC and Track 'training' Would you recommend CCG? I get lots of headaches when trying to figure out what training he'll need and feel I'm in a similar position as yourself. Thanks.
Sorry, I'm not on here much. Yes, I whole-heartedly recommend RunCCG. They have training plans that work and Tim is great with the kids. Try them for the summer and see how your brother does at the first meet of XC.