06/10/2026
Some of the best proof of good coaching isn’t a finisher's photo.
It’s an athlete choosing to stay for years.
Several athletes have now been with Optimal Performance Training for years, not just a few weeks or months.
That matters because coaching should be more than just sending someone a programme and leaving them to get on with it.
It's building their training around their current capacity and goals.
It's checking in regularly, listening to their feedback and adjusting the plan when their performance, recovery or circumstances change.
It's explaining what they’re doing and why, helping them make better training decisions and preparing them for how to execute on race day.
Over 1.5 years, an athlete’s fitness develops, their goals change and life occasionally gets in the way.
Their training should change with them.
The aim isn’t to make every week harder.
It’s to keep giving them the right work at the right time so they can train consistently, recover and continue progressing.
Now we get to see how that consistency shows on race day.
