What is Athletic Performance Coaching?
Athletic Performance Coaching is an umbrella term used to describe a highly personalized coaching service that is appropriate for several types of endurance athletes, including:
- Runners
- Triathletes
- Cyclists
- Open Water Swimmers
- Hikers
We have the experience and expertise to coach any endurance athlete, no matter what your primary sport is. Our most popular Athletic Performance Coaching Services are:
Why might Athletic Performance Coaching be right for you?
True coaching is much more than following a training plan of workouts. With Athletic Performance Coaching, you establish a relationship with an Endurance Coach, who is an expert who cares deeply about your goals and who has the expertise to help you achieve them.
Why should you hire an Endurance Coach?
An Endurance Coach is someone who will combine science with their experience to your unique situation and goals to help you reach your true potential. No matter whether you are a runner, a triathlete, a cyclist, a swimmer, a hiker, or any other type of endurance athlete, your goals are as unique as you are. So, whether you are seeking to finish an important race, to stay active and injury-free, to accomplish a personal endurance goal, or any/all of the above, a caring Endurance Coach can help you chart the course to success.
What are the benefits of working with a professional Endurance Coach?
- Custom training sessions created and prescribed uniquely for you
- Flexibility to adjust/modify training as-needed
- Training delivered, monitored, and analyzed via Final Surge (a Final Surge account is free)
- Effective coaching and training plan development that takes all of the obligations and priorities that are important to you into account to help you include sport in your life in a balanced, joyful way
- An Endurance Coach who is deeply invested in your goals, who will be your biggest cheerleader, and who will celebrate your accomplishments with you every step of the way
- Monthly webinar sessions with other Full Circle Endurance athletes covering various topics pertaining to endurance sports
What will the Athletic Performance Coaching experience be like?
Your workouts/training will be delivered weekly via Final Surge. This allows your Endurance Coach to review your recent training and recommend the best upcoming training for you based on how things are actually going for you. This provides a customized level of service that is not possible in other forms of training plans. All completed workouts and post-workout notes are reviewed by your Endurance Coach within 48 hours of being uploaded into Final Surge.
Communication primarily takes place via Final Surge and via email. If you prefer calls, you have the option of scheduling a weekly call (video or voice - your choice) with your Endurance Coach.
What do you need in order to begin working with an Endurance Coach?
Any athlete can work with an Endurance Coach, whether they are brand-new or experienced in endurance sports. In other words, any runner, triathlete, cyclist, or swimmer - regardless of ability or experience - can benefit from working with an Endurance Coach. A learning spirit and receptiveness to feedback are the main elements that help athletes get the most out of their relationship working with an Endurance Coach.
Who will my Endurance Coach be?
Coach Laura Henry is a full-time endurance coach who has over 12 years of experience coaching endurance athletes and helping them reach their goals. She’s been an endurance athlete herself for more than 18 years and has competed in almost every distance that running and triathlon offers. As a former swing shift worker with a variable and demanding schedule, she understands what it takes to set goals and to train on a non-traditional and/or time-limited schedule, and she is able to develop effective training for athletes who lead busy and full lives.
Coach Laura is currently a USA Triathlon Level II Long Course and Level II Paratriathlon Certified Coach, USA Cycling Level 2 Certified Coach, VFS Certified Bike Fitter, and has successfully completed NASM’s Certified Personal Trainer course. Her background working with athletes in a variety of endurance sports and her passion for pursuing continued education enables her to coach athletes safely and effectively.
