Have you ever asked yourself why it is advisable to rely on a professional trail running coach who “prescribes” a correct training table for you? It is no coincidence that we used the word “prescribe” because the certified professional coach, in some ways, is comparable to a doctor. Would you get a medical prescription from the grocery store? If the answer is no, why should you rely on unqualified people without experience of demonstrable sporting successes?
Trail running is a challenging sport that should not be underestimated. A good trail running coach should avoid developing standardized training plans, already available in magazines or on the internet (here is an example of our Standard Trail Running Tables). The coach should offer added value not obtainable through standard trail running plans. For example, by asking the athlete to perform several test to evaluate training effect (some can be found here: Athletic Assessments), discussing race results, recommending the best sports products, suggesting correct planning and race strategy. It doesn’t matter if the athlete is a beginner or a professional, each trail running training plan must consider many personal parameters and be developed to progressively improve performance both in training and racing.
Training is a serious matter and the coach must be equally serious.
Here is the list of the 5 main reasons why you should rely on a professional coach:
Finally, if and when you decide to rely on a certified coach meticulously check these 5 aspects:
Ask many questions about his “long” professional history. What really matters is that he continues to train many successful athletes and that these athletes, beginners or experts, are improving their performance.
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Digital Strategic Marketing Director – certified Innovation Manager – in multinational companies, she is still today the only Italian female athlete to have ran 900 km and 55,000m D+ in the mountains in a single stage race (Transpyrenea 2016, 3rd women overall). She counts numerous Podiums and international Victories on races over 100k. She holds a SNaQ CONI certification as a Trail Running Coach, Athletic Trainer and in Nutrition and Sports Supplementation. Since 2014 she is President and sports executive of innovative technology startups and companies, including Trail Running Movement and Digital Sport 360. She trains elite trail running athletes and she teaches in trail running coach certification courses. She is an author of sports articles on training, nutrition and supplementation in trail running and running, both in Italian and in English and Spanish. She manages relationships and collaborations with Federations and Race Organizers.