Personal Description:
David, a partner at **Web Address Removed** at is a runner of nearly 30 years experience, with a focus on longer distances. As a coach qualified to Level 3 (Performance) within UK Athletics coaching system, he has covered a range of practical and technical modules. As a runner he achieved a 2.32 marathon and 10 sub-2.35s. In a professional capacity, he has picked up much best practice from working on Sport England’s and UK Sports World Class Programmes that support elite British sport. He currently works in Sports Development for Lee Valley Park Authority with a focus on the new Lee Valley Athletics Centre and also developing Lee Valley Park as a running centre for North East London.
To complement his coaching commitments, he has managed numerous elite runners, both African professionals and GB internationals, at big city marathons such as Berlin, Istanbul and Seville, as well as other championship races in Spain.
Coaching Experience:
I started coaching because I am much more excited by contributing to other runners' improvement than dwelling on my own slowing down after my better running has become history. Since starting coaching I have learned that many runners focus too much on volume as an indicator of progress whereas an informed coach will offer a programme with the suitable balance of volume and intensity without necessarily worrying about any ‘magic’ mileage figures. I stress variety across the programme so that, whilst one can never avoid doing the underpinning volume and regularity to make progress, there are an infinite range of different ways of structuring the training sessions to achieve the required physical challenge.