So in the 7 days since her last 10k race - when she should be both recovering from a balls-out effort that made her sick (a 10K takes a good week to recover from at her level), *and* freshening up for the "A" race marathon in less than a week, she has done THREE sessionsBut she still ran a progression run even though she was going to race easy
I believe it. I wrote a comment once that wasn't a complete arse kiss. I got deleted within a minute as well. With the amount of likes and story reactions she must get, she is on her phone all the time to be able to respond that quickly. Get a life. I wonder if Harri even knows what his mum looks like without a phone in front of her face
What does he charge for coaching? I'm always curious what these influencers charge for their copy/paste plans.
When i enquired I'm sure it was 70 quid a month
Oh that’s cheap, I was quoted £100 when I was being nosey and had no interest in joining.
Most charge £60-100 - PMG was £100 when I looked at hers in 2018 or whenever it was. Team Project Run charge £75 with a £25 admin fee accordingly to their site. Admin fee….banteeeer
Completely agree. WR and PMG are indisputably very naturally talented. There's a massive irony that WR's marathon PB is only a few seconds faster his first marathon in his first year of running and he hasn't been able to improve on it more in the 4/5 years since yet he's convinced he knows how to help others improve...
100%.
A fast runner doesn't equal a good coach, nor does a running influencer make you a good running coach. The reason why PMG, WR and Jemma are able to charge a extortionate amount is because of their Instagram following. The bigger the following, the more people will pay, which is what these Influencer idiots know and prey on. Take away social media and these people won't have a business. I'm happy to donate to a gofundme for Instagram to remove their accounts permanently hahaha
If you described the way WR coaches Kelly and the way he speaks to her during races etc, anyone would think she is in an abusive relationship. I understand the concept of being pushed by your coach, however I can't see things being changed behind closed doors. I bet he is so controlling of her in real life
Yes! What's going to happen when she is mentally/physically done with these extreme and never ending training cycles? I can't imagine he'll take that well. I used to enjoy following her when she was clearly enjoying running (pre-WR obviously).
I’m going to disagree here I’m afraid. Yes, they will be knowledgeable and have lots of experience being coached, and will be better than these insta runfluencers. You could argue that a pro doesn’t have the understanding of the everyday experience though - how to fit running around a career, kids, social life etc. And there’s no reason a non-elite can’t be a good coach. The one I’ve been working with has been a coach for 15 years and is one of the most brilliant and knowledgeable coaches out there - and he’s nowhere near an elite.
I’ve also thought this about him
When she’s done and no longer being ‘coached’ aka shouted at by WR, she’ll focus more time on the kids and realise she’s missed out on some of the best days of them growing up
This! Absolutely true. Also, incidentally, true of some elite athletes who turn to coaching (much like being a great footballer player doesn't make you a great manager, being an elite doesn't make you a good coach...)
