PERSONALISED

ONLINE COACHING

TO RUN A P.B

Training for a goal race takes meticulous planning, constant feedback and monitoring of every session.

We learn about your goals, lifestyle and running strengths and weaknesses and tailor a custom program to reach your goal.

LET'S RUN

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Meet

our coaches

Be coached to a

new P.B from 5km through the ultra marathon.

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1 x Olympian

8 x Australian Representatives

1 x Great Britain Representative

4 x National Champions

8 x State Champions

100 + Marathons

100 + Race Wins

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Learn

from the

best

Personalised Online Coaching from an Olympian, Australian Representatives, National and State Champions.

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Meet Our Coaches

Kate
Avery

Kate has earned a GB vest 19 times across indoor, outdoor, cross country and, most recently, mountain running. She has 14 European medals and 2 World team medals, a 4th place finish in the 10,000m at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and is currently the only British woman to have ever won the NCAA cross-country title. These experiences have taught Kate the value of a strong coach-athlete relationship - one that is built upon communication and a shared drive towards the goals of the individual.

Elise
Beacom

Elise loves coaching because she believes in the transformational power of movement. She thinks the best performances come from a sense of curiosity and fun, which she brings to her coaching approach. Elise gains so much inspiration seeing her athletes grow in confidence and surprise themselves with what they can achieve.

Andy

Buchanan

Andy Buchanan is one of Australia's leading distance runners, representing Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Marathon, finishing 7th. He has a marathon P.B of 2:12:23. On the track he has personal bests of 7:55 for 3km, 13:42 for 5km, 28:26 for 10km. Andy Buchanan has coached a number of athletes to P.Bs.

Madeline

Heiner

Madeline won the 2016 Olympic 3000m steeplechase trial, gaining selection as well in the 5000m. In Rio Olympics Madeline progressed to the final for both the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m, finishing 7th and 10th respectively and clocking personal bests in both races. She represented Australia at the 2017 London World Championships in the 5000m and 10,000m, and again at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

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Josh

Harris

Josh is a 3 x Australian Representative , most recently at the 2017 World Championships, where he qualified with a 2:17 Marathon. Inspired by the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Josh has been king of the track and roads of Tasmania, Australia for the past 20 years.

Josh has a degree in exercise science and loves helping runners of all abilities.

Gemma

Maini

Gemma is a 5000m and 10,000m specialist with many years of personal experience under her belt. Gemma has been a 2-time Australian Representative in the World Cross Country Championships in 2015 and 2017.

James

Hansen

James’ running career had a familiar beginning – as a participant in Little Athletics, his mother wisely recognising that sport was an important developmental tool for children, and running was her first choice for her son. James showed immediate talent, winning numerous races early in his career.

Eliza
Howard

With experience completing degrees in Exercise Science, having her level 2 Strength and Conditioning qualification, and working within a sporting environment at the AFL, Eliza appreciates the importance of running for people, and how meaningful it can be, outside that of just hitting PB’s. Eliza believes in the power of running for the mind as well as the body and loves the social aspect of the sport.

Karinna

Fyfe

Karinna understands the challenges of juggling study and work commitments and training – having completed a medical degree, PhD and entered full time work as a junior doctor all whilst also training and competing at a high level.

Karinna has a marathon P.B of 2:48 and 16:29 for 5km showcasing her amazing range across all distances from road to track.

John
Cox

John loves to run, race and train athletes across a range of distances. He's completed 100+ parkruns, 5Ks, 10Ks, Half Marathons, Marathons and even a few Ultra Marathons.

Coach Cox's has been helping, supporting and encouraging athletesat all levels from running their first Sub 30 5K through to chasing a Sub 3 marathon.

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Sophie

Fitt

You'd be hard-pressed to find a female distance runner in Australia, with the amount of running knowledge that Sophie Fitt has.

Sophie has been embedded in the Australian distance running scene for more than 10 years and has performed at high level at marathons all over the world.

Isaac
Hockey

Isaac began running as a youngster through school cross country and Little Athletics in Geelong. At age 14, Isaac could no longer lay a tackle at the local football ground and turned his focus to training for track and cross country. His junior athletic career culminated in selection to represent Australia at the World U20 Championships in the 1500m.

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Guy
Walters

Guy has been coached and training partner of Scott Westcott (Australian Olympian - Marathon Representative) since the age of 15 and has learnt valuable lessons that has guided his running and his own personal coaching philosophy

As a senior athlete, Guy has an impressive range of P.Bs across 800m through to the half marathon, including

1:53 (800m), 3:46 (1500m), 8:20 (3km), 14:14 (5km), 29:50 (10,000m), 30:04 (10km road), 1:06:10 (Half).

Ben
Stolz

Ben has been running for 15 years and has completed 20+ marathons including Boston, Chicago, Brooklyn and numerous locally. Ben has 5+ years of coaching experience, training beginners through to masters athletes, in distances from 1500m up to the marathon.

Jack

Davies

As a junior prodigy, Jack is a 2x Australian Representative, competing at the World Cross Country Championships, transitioning to the senior ranks he has lowered his 10km P.B to 29:12 adding to his impressive 5km and 3km P.B.

Ned Buckell

Running has been part of most of Ned's life. He is currently is studying a Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science in Bendigo.

Ned is an Accredited Level 1 Recreational Running Coach with Athletics Australia & holds a Working With Children Check (WWCC)

Ned is available to coach Junior and Senior Athletes

Sam

Mclean

For the past two decades Sam has been a passionate running and triathlon coach utilising his academic study, personal experiences and learnings from previous coaches and mentors.

Matt Buckell

Matt started running Little Athletics in Bendigo, in Grade 6 , he met Andy Buchanan, who has been his coach ever since, and now under his mentorship and through completing Level 1 Rec Running Coach Course,

Matt is now coaching Juniors and Senior athletes.

Brady

Threlfall

Brady has impressive P.Bs in the 3km (8.20), 5km (14.09), 10km (29.34), Half Marathon (1.06.16) and Marathon (2.19.53). He is currently one of Australia's elite marathon runners.

Matt

Davy

He started specialising in marathon running in 2014, where in his debut at the Melbourne Marathon finished 12th in a time of 2hours 24 minutes. In 2017

he won the Auckland Marathon.

Zac

Newman

Zac's success has been on the road, collecting state titles across the half marathon and full marathon distance. As well as wins at the Run Melbourne, Great Ocean Road Half Marathon, and Townsville Marathon Festival.