Make 2023 your best year yet!
Read on to learn how...
Don't let the cold temperatures and short days impact your running this Winter...
Now is the time to start training in a way you've never trained before.
Most people find it harder to stay motivated, let alone improve through the Winter months.
The days seem shorter and running just feels less important when you've got a nice warm house to relax in.
If your last Winter was anything like most people's, you scaled back the running to once a week, at best.
The thought of leaving home or work to run when it's bitterly cold just didn't appeal.
You spent more time at home and as a result, ate more food.
By New Year's day you had not only lost all of the fitness you'd built the previous year but you added back all of the weight as well.
Is this what you want to happen again?
Of course it's not!
This Winter can be different...
Make a plan to not only sustain your current ability but achieve something you've rarely done before.
You're going to use your New Year motivation, not to crawl back to a half decent state, but to push for your best ever Spring running speeds.
Just think of what this will do for your health...
What it'll do for your confidence...
What it'll set you up for in the Spring of 2023...
Introducing: The Winter Squad
Winter Squad is a group of inspired runners who have committed to not just entering events but training for them with the guidance of a coach and personalised programme, the education of an online course and the support of their peers.
Here’s What Happens When You Join
We'll ask for the information needed to personalise your programme such as:
- longest recent run distance and speed
- any events which should influence your programme like races, holidays, etc.
- details on any injuries or weaknesses you know of
- common obstacles which prevent you from staying consistent with fitness
- what you'd like to achieve over the 3-month programme.
You'll soon be:
- running with friends who have a similar running ability to yourself
- sharing your challenges and wins with your personal running coach
- learning from our online Expert Runner Transformation Course
- invited to join our online community where members discuss training and celebrate wins
- warming up and getting medal pics at running events around the country.
You'll gain full access to your personalised running programme with session plans detailing what distances, speeds and duration you should run at over the next 12-16 weeks.
A second programme will be supplied in the New Year with updated details which take into account your new found abilities since joining.
Personalised Programme
Peak for every event with session plans you can use when running with the club or alone.
Unlimited Coach Guidance
Contact your coach any time to discuss new events, challenges, niggles, illness or target speeds.
Expert Runner Transformation Course
Learn everything you need to progress from intermediate to expert in just 12 weeks. It's not who you know but what you know that will get you success.
Unlimited Member Support
Become inspired by other Squad members who want you to achieve and hear about your progress. Over forty members await your inclusion.
Unlimited Coach Guidance
Have you ever just wanted to ask one person what you should do about a running related issue?
The internet has loads of information about running but getting an answer specific to your situation is practically impossible, due to the vast array of moving parts in your life.
Whether you need guidance on a particular run you're struggling to fit in, a niggling left knee or which events to enter the correct answer will depend on what came before. Conor will take the time to understand your goals, strengths, weaknesses and dig up what lead up to any situation which has left you uncertain about next steps.
Unlike a blog post or running forum, quality coaching happens best when you learn how to solve problems by yourself.
Conor will help you figure out the answers by working through the facts so you can become an independently knowledgeable runner.
What do we mean by "Unlimited Coaching"?
Anytime you find yourself with a question simply message, email or set up a call to discuss your situation in depth.
Conor will typically reply within a couple of hours on weekdays and in between family and coaching commitments on the weekend.
When you're getting answers from one source which knows your exact situation you can bet it'll be more effective than any blog post, book or forum.
Applications close on the 10th of February
Registrations are through application only. Click the button below and pick the best time to discuss your application.
Your Truly Personalised Running Programme
Generic programmes fail to prescribe speeds which reflect your ability and contain distances which neglect the multiple events you've entered.
Your programme can be designed with speeds based on your ability and distances which peak you for multiple events.
Our first job will be to find where the hidden potential lies when compared to previous race build ups:
There are so many things which can go wrong in training and on race day but with your own running coach, a personalised programme and other squad members cheering you on you can set yourself up for a year of personal bests in 2022.
Still Have More to Learn about Running?
Everything you need to know is contained within our Expert Runner Transformation Course
As a Winter Squad Member you'll be able to help us shape our latest online running course. Gain lifetime access to all lessons and suggest new topics to be included.
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Module 1: Getting Setup
Learn the way around your very own running programme, get the tech set up so you know what speed you should be running and how to know whether you're actually keeping to the speeds. Learn to plan your own race calendar and ideal training week to ensure the best Summer of your running life.
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Module 2: Preparing to Run
Address niggles before they become an injury, fuel yourself depending on the run you're about to face, teach your body to adapt for the benefits you need to conquer each event. This module will prepare you to prepare your body for faster and longer runs than it's ever been capable of.
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Module 3: The Run Itself
Mental strategies for coping with stress, technical cues to hard wire and knowing when to change the race plan are all vital if you're going to succeed in every run. The biggest failure of most intermediate runners is removing the options they have available when adversity hits part way through a run.
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Module 4: Learning and Recovering
Each run offers us an opportunity to fine tune our next one. To make vital decisions about our next events and maximise progress. Learn to recover effectively and your body can cope with far more physical stress than you ever thought possible.
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Module 5: Racing
There's nothing worse than training well and racing below expectations. Fact is that just one bad decision can turn our race upside down and not only waste your entry fee but months of preparation.
Bonus
Say NO to Pain and Injury
Your biggest risk to crushing this Winter of training is undoubtedly an injury. Ask anyone on the start line of a 10k, Half or Full Marathon and they'll tell you they've had to manage some kind of pain which they were unable to shake. Many will take weeks to recover from the injury which resulted when they push through the pain to finish in a time they knew could have been better.
Check out these bonus lectures...
How to Use Your Feet for Running
How to Use Your Glutes to Run Faster and Avoid Injury
Prevent and Fix Foot and Lower Leg Pains
Prevent and Treat Back Pain as a Runner
How to Identify and Fix Runner's Knee
How to Assess the Good and Bad Pains of Running
Applications close on the 10th of February
Registrations are through application only. Click the button below and pick the best time to discuss your application.
About The Coach,
Conor Graham
Conor teaches intermediate level runners how to maximise the benefits from every run. He's helped hundreds of runners complete first time distances and achieve a steady series of personal best results.
Over 15 years as a fitness proffesional and running coach have enabled him to grow as a coach, investing time and money in the latest methods utilised by runners.
Clientele vary from those who run regular Half and Full Marathons to many who wouldn't run to catch a bus.
Stop Wasting Money on Races
Invest it in Yourself
Each race entry costs you £18-£50 so it's important that you actually get the experience you hoped for when you entered the event.
This is rarely the case with many runners:
- struggling to finish in a time they're proud of
- cramping up during the race
- or not even reaching the start line due to injury or a complete lack of training.
Some people pay £400+ for a course of private sessions with a health professional only to find they've lost all of their running fitness. Others wait months for an appointment with the NHS only to be told they should stop running as "it's bad for your joints"...
Why put your body and your family finances through this process when you could invest just a fraction to prepare correctly? There is so much value to be gained with a process proven to reduce injury rates. Just learning to run injury free could save you hundreds of pounds.
But what about the actual experience of training? Uninterrupted, consistent runs with small and regular personal bests which get you in the habit of winning. You'll win every race against previous best times if you can stay injury free and stick to your programme.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee for 14-Days
We're confident you'll feel the improvements in your training experience just days after your first run but if you're unsatisfied with the level of support then we'll refund your registration fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does my programme start?
Why should I join this instead of a standard club membership?
Do I have to live near Cheltenham?
What if I'm injured while training for the event?
How can I get a refund?
Didn't find the answer you're looking for?
In case you were wondering...
I am incredibly proud of the progress we've made in preparing and educating runners. Thanks to this squad and others like it, there are less people who destroy their love of running due to a bad race or training experience.
There is still so much to achieve though. Thousands of runners sign up to events on a whim only to fail their own expectations thanks to a lack of knowledge and support.
Please don't let this be you. Whether you join this squad or another programme like it, you want to make running enjoyable, rewarding and sustainable.