Ben Russell Fitness Coach

I am an everyday runner who doesn’t run everyday. I wanted a training plan to train for the Great North Run 22. Ben devised me a plan which fitted into my life. He devised me a three month plan and chatted to be about my goals. We had two goals as in life sometimes life doesn’t go to plan. Everything was going great in my plan sticking to the routine and improving. Then injury happened and struggled to stick to the plan in the last four weeks. Ben gave me some advice how to manage and I...

I have been a recreational runner for a while and picked it back up in lockdown. I worked with Ben on a running MOT ahead of a half marathon and even after one session I was amazed with the results. Ben gave me the confidence and the right cues to help me achieve a personal best half marathon time. I cannot recommend his services enough. Friendly, professional and gets results. Great work Ben, thank you look and I look forward to our next session!

I had an MOT session booked in with Ben as I wanted to check my running form was correct and how things could be tweaked to improve. So glad I did as I came away from the session with so much more knowledge then I was expecting. Correct warm up and drills, what muscles need to be strengthened, what will prevent injury and ease my very achy shin splints. All this as well as correct running form and things to implement. Ben has a great way of teaching and explaining everything with such a frien...

I decided I needed a running coach and Ben got me back running again after having a baby. We took it slowly and built up the miles gradually. I loved running before having a baby but I'd never really trained properly I just used to run. One speed, one gradient and the same routes. Ben incorporated speed work and tempo sessions into my training and started adding weekly strength workouts. The variation was fun and made running exciting! This new way of training made such a difference to my per...