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Based in Cumbria, we give every runner the opportunity to become stronger by building confidence, knowledge and experience through our individualised running and S&C programmes.

30/09/2026

🏅 Berlin Half Marathon 🏃🏼‍♀️

Huge congratulations to for completing the Berlin Half Marathon! 👏🏼

Ange has taken the approach of using the winter months to get stronger and faster and she’s kicked it off with a bang! 💥

After spending the summer focused on mountain races, she’s now shifting gears and dedicating the next few months to building strength, improving her speed and getting fitter on the roads, starting with a half marathon in Berlin 🇩🇪

Coming away from the racing season, we’ve identified a few key areas to work on, giving Ange the perfect opportunity to build a stronger foundation over the darker months 💪🏼

And what better time to put the work in than now? This phase will set her up to transition back into the mountains stronger and more prepared for the 2027 season 🔥

Well done, Ange! Jumping from mountains to roads isn’t easy, but this work will pay dividends when you’re back on the trails next year! 👊🏼

29/09/2026

🏅13 Valleys race weekend 🏅

What a weekend to support my athletes running various distances around the Lake District…. Swipe ⬅️ to read about their accomplishments

Marie-Louisa Raeburn took on the 7 Valleys Ultra which covers 110km/3,800m from Ambleside to Keswick 🔥

Louisa took on this distance after completing the 5 Valleys last year as her first ultra and absolutely loved it! She wanted to challenge herself more but was worried she wouldn’t be strong enough…. I told her she would be fine but we needed to build her strength more than her fitness to increase her muscular endurance

So a big focus on specific strength training was built into her run coaching with a weekly 1:1 S&C session with me and a home session with more loading 💪🏽

This was a game changer for her, whilst she is dedicated, mentally strong and will push herself, she felt she wasn’t able to move uphills well and struggled to maintain the consistency of running due to high fatigue in her legs….. since building in the strength work all her recces felt better, she moved uphill feeling stronger and wa able to keep pushing through the race with mininal fatigue

She said “ my body was absolutely fine, no fatigue and was able to keep moving but I struggled with enegy due to nausea effecting me eating as much”

What a legend! This was a huge jump in distance and elevation but she worked hard in training, learnt more, built more strength and fitness to achieve her success of finishing this race

Massive well done! Super proud of her for getting this done and achieving what she thought was impossible

🔥 Connor Smith – 5 Valleys | 58km / 2,500m

Connor took on the 5 Valleys and finished in 8:14hrs, smashing his goal of 8:30hrs! 💥

After completing UTS50km in May, Connor wanted to push himself and see what he could achieve over this distance.

We focused on making his training more specific, with longer hill intervals, more tempo work, increased use of poles and, most importantly, moving from bodyweight strength into the gym so he could start lifting heavier. 💪🏽

Connor noticed a huge improvement in his fitness, but the biggest change was his ability to run uphill consistently. His aerobic bas

25/09/2026

🏔️ UTMB Wildstrubel 55km | 3,300m+ 🏔️

Massive well done to Corky Westwood for completing the Wildstrubel by UTMB® 55km with 3,300m of elevation and finishing inside the top 80 women! 👏🏼🔥

This race has been a bucket list race for Corky, and since coming onboard with my run coaching, she’s been working hard to improve her uphill fitness, strength and overall resilience.

Previously, climbs were a real challenge for her, and longer distances could also bring on some hip pain and stiffness. But this time… none of that! 🙌🏼

In fact, Corky said this was her strongest race ever and that feeling of strength has given her the confidence to push herself a little more in future races. 🚀

The focus on building her running fitness alongside prioritising S&C has really paid off. It’s fantastic to see her finish feeling strong, confident and no longer worrying about the elevation of future events.

Instead, she knows exactly what she needs to keep working on with her hills and we’re already building that into the plan.

Amazing work, Corky! Super proud of you and so excited to see what the next one brings! 🙌

12/09/2026

Massive well done Lepha Mccartan ! 👏🏼

43km at the Maverick Race Kielder Gravel Marathon and what a day out! 🏃🏼‍♀️🔥

This race was purposely added to Lepha’s training as a training run ahead of her next goal, giving her the opportunity to test how her body was handling with the increase in running volume and the S&C work supporting it.

I’ve been coaching Lepha with S&C for well over a year, and more recently we’ve been working specifically on a high hamstring injury. Through consistent strength work, adapting to new exercises and trusting the process, she’s built a much stronger and more resilient body 💪🏼

This race was a brilliant opportunity to put all that work to the test and she absolutely smashed it! 🙌🏼

Even better, she had the best day out, running around 23 miles alongside another runner, chatting and laughing the whole way. She even got comments from other runners about how comfortable they both looked! 🥰

As Lepha put it:

“I am actually pretty proud of what the body has tolerated these last few weeks, just need to look after it for the next couple now!!” ❤️

And she absolutely should be proud.

After injury, it’s not just the physical side that needs rebuilding, confidence and trust in your body are huge parts of the process too.

This was a massive confidence boost for Lepha and another important step towards continuing to build her training and prepare for what’s next.

Strong body. Strong mind. Trust the process. 🔥

10/09/2026

🏔️ Ultra Monte Rosa — 171km / 11,600m / 4 days! 🏔️

Huge well done to for completing the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa stage race! What an incredible achievement 👏🏼

This race had been on Jess’s bucket list for a while, and her goal was simple: get stronger. 💪🏼 She wanted to move through each stage feeling confident that her body could handle the continuous loading from the terrain, elevation and long descents.

I’ve been working with Jess for over a year, focusing on S&C to build a more resilient body after years of hip weakness. Improving her strength and stability was a big priority, particularly with the amount of descending involved in this race.

And it paid off! 🙌🏼 Jess had the best time, felt strong throughout and absolutely smashed every stage. Most importantly, she listened to her body, allowing her to move well and recover between each day.

171km and 11,600m of elevation over 4 days…. bucket list ticked! ✅

Well done Jess, what a race! Now it’s time to rest, recover and get ready for the next adventure 🏔️💜

09/09/2026

🏔️ Huge shoutout to Kristjan for absolutely smashing his first HOKA UTMB® Mont-Blanc CCC!

13:46hrs. 88th place. 💥 And, most importantly, he managed the elevation with ZERO quad cramping.

I’ve been coaching Kristjan for the past few months after he reached out about S&C. He’d been struggling with quad cramping during races, which had previously caused him to struggle and, in some cases, DNF.

Our first step was understanding why. After an in depth consultation, I recommended some lab based testing to look at his force production, loading capacity and areas of weakness. The results gave us some really useful information to work with. 🧪📊

From there, we got to work with:
🏋🏼‍♂️ Heavy compound lifts
💪 Run-specific isometrics
⚡ Plyometrics & landing work
🎯 Targeted accessory exercises

Over the following months, his consistency and dedication started to pay off, less cramping, improved strength and the confidence to start winning races again. 🙌🏼

Fast forward to CCC… the goal was simple: enjoy the experience, manage the elevation, avoid the cramping and, if possible, sneak into the top 100.

Well… 88th place says it all! 🤘🏼🔥

I’m absolutely buzzing for him. This is exactly why we use testing and bespoke S&C, to identify the weaknesses, build the right foundations and then apply it specifically to the demands of the sport.

And with another year ahead, the work starts now… let’s see how much stronger and more robust we can get! 💪🏼🏔️

30/08/2026

Huge congratulations to for absolutely smashing the HOKA UTMB® Mont-Blanc ETC with a 1hr PB 🎉

This punchy 15km course starts and finishes in Courmayeur, Italy, with 1,200m of climbing 😰⛰️

Ange raced this last year and came back with one clear goal: get fitter and stronger so she could complete it without poles. She smashed it 💪

Months of hill specific training, more loading and force production in the gym, and regular time in the mountains to put it all into practice…. it all paid off on race day 🙌

One challenge we worked through together was cramping in the heat. Working alongside her run coach Jon , we identified she needed to drink more and on race day? No cramps

So proud of this one. This training block was exactly what Ange needed to build confidence, and I feel so privileged to be part of that journey coaching her S&C and spending time together in the Lakes on a mini training camp, watching her get fitter and stronger in real time 💪🏽

Well done Ange 👏 Enjoy the rest period, here’s to new adventures in new places

20/08/2026

🏔️ Mountain Strong Women’s Run 📍 Kirkby Stephen

New week, new trails 👟 I took the ladies exploring the Upper Eden Valley, soaking up some incredible views and discovering what each spot has to offer. As always, we rounded things off with a well earned social at a local pub 🍻

There are SO many beautiful trails and fells around us that so many women have never explored and that’s exactly what we’re changing, one run at a time 🙌

Watching this group grow in confidence has been amazing to see, not just on the trails, but in exploring new places full stop. Running somewhere unfamiliar as a woman especially alone can feel daunting. That’s why we run together 💪 It gives everyone the chance to discover new routes, build confidence, and fall more in love with running.

Every 5 weeks we switch up our routes, so you always get fresh terrain, new views, different pubs and someone in the group smashing a new goal every single time 🎉

Nights are drawing in but that won’t slow us down, headtorches are coming back out next month and we’ll keep hitting the trails together, having fun, one run at a time ✨

Fancy joining us? Drop me a DM to get added to our WhatsApp group 💬

29/07/2026

⛰️ MASSIVE well done to my athletes for taking in the 50 miler last weekend 👏

🎉 finally ran her first 50 miler and this one was special. After a few years of setbacks and having to push the race back, she finally got her shot. And what a race it was! She went in feeling fitter and stronger than ever, and it showed, she looked strong the entire way round. 💪

🎉 Eve Howard took on this race for the second time and smashed her previous time by 1.5 HOURS! 🤯 This was her first year working with a coach, which gave her better structure, more consistency, and no more burnout from juggling training with a busy job. Better fuelling, better hydration, and a stronger, fitter version of herself…..the result speaks for itself. She loved every minute of it. 🥳

One very proud coach right here, incredible work ladies, here’s to the next one! 🥂🏃‍♀️

25/06/2026

🔥 Huge shoutout to my athletes for getting out there in the heat and absolutely smashing their goals this weekend! 🔥

🏔️ Corky Westwood took on the RunThrough Trails Morzine Trail Race, tackling 25km with 1,343m of elevation gain.

Corky is relatively new to the team but has some big goals on the horizon this year. This race wasn’t about chasing a PB it was a fantastic opportunity to practise key race day skills including nutrition, hydration, pole technique, and, most importantly, learning that not every training run has to be raced hard. Sometimes the biggest gains come from slowing down, enjoying the experience, and working on the areas that will make you stronger in the long run. 💪

I couldn’t be prouder of all three of you. ❤️
On one of the hottest weekends of the year, you all executed your fuelling and hydration strategies brilliantly, moved consistently and strongly, and most importantly, enjoyed the process.

All three athletes have been putting in the work week after week with both their running and strength & conditioning. That consistency builds resilience, confidence, and the ability to take on huge challenges like these.

Now it’s time for the next phase of training… and I can’t wait to see what you achieve next! 🚀

🚴‍♀️ Salka took on the incredible Chase The Sun challenge, riding 200 miles with 3,200m of elevation from Whitley Bay all the way to Ayr, Scotland.
This was an outstanding achievement, especially after suffering a nasty fall just a few weeks earlier that required stitches in her arm. Injuries like that can seriously dent your confidence, but she showed incredible resilience, rode consistently strong, and kept smiling from start to finish. 🙌

🏃‍♂️ Matt Rogerson set himself the challenge of running the Capital Ring in London a 126km circular route that passes through some of the city’s greenest suburbs.
This was set to be the furthest and longest run of his life. While he didn’t complete the full route, he absolutely smashed an incredible 95km, which is an achievement to be hugely proud of. Sometimes success isn’t defined by the finish line but by how far

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