Get better.
Enjoy every
kilometre.
Personalised coaching for runners of every level. All terrains, any goal — from your first 5k to your first hundred. I build the plan around your life, your body, and the finish line you're chasing.
A life spent running. One job: to help you get better — and love every step of it.
I'm Jason — a run coach and lifelong ultra runner. I've spent decades on start lines all over the world, from local road races to alpine hundreds, learning what actually works when the plan meets real life.
I coach runners of every level. Beginners chasing their first 5k. Marathoners hunting a PB. Ultra runners taking on their biggest race yet. Same coach, same care — the plan just meets you where you are.
No cookie-cutter templates. Just a partnership built around your goal, your body, and the life you actually live.
"Hour eleven. Headlamp beam and your own breathing. This is where the training shows up."
How I coach.
Three non-negotiables that shape every plan I write.
Consistency beats heroics
The magic isn't in one perfect week. It's in three years of showing up when you don't feel like it. We build a plan that lives inside your life, not on top of it.
The body writes the plan
Your data, your feel, your recovery — every week I rewrite what's next. No copy-paste blocks. Coaching that listens.
Train the mind first
Ultras are decided at hour ten, not week ten. We work the pain cave, pacing, fueling, and the stories you tell yourself when it gets ugly.
Pick the level.
I'll build the rest.
Every plan is 1-on-1 and hand-written. These tiers set the depth of support — not the depth of thinking.
For runners chasing their first big goal — marathon or first ultra.
- Personalised training plan, updated weekly
- Structured build with strength & mobility
- Weekly check-in via voice memo or email
- Race-day fueling & pacing brief
For experienced runners hunting a PB, first 100k, or a specific hard race.
- Everything in Foundations
- Weekly 30-min video call
- TrainingPeaks daily plan adjustments
- Full data review (HR, power, sleep, HRV)
- Race recon & pacing strategy
For runners taking on 100 miles, multi-day, or an audacious FKT.
- Everything in Performance
- Two calls per week + Voxer access
- Crew, gear & nutrition planning
- Mental performance sessions
- On-course support consult
Coaches are common.
Coaches who've bled for it aren't.
Lived experience
I've raced what you're training for. The advice comes from the trail, not a textbook.
Truly personalised
No templates. Every session is written for your week, your body, your goal.
Data-informed
HR, power, sleep, HRV — analysed, but never worshipped. The feel still matters.
Mindset work
The last 20% of an ultra is 80% head. We train it as seriously as the legs.
Accountability
Weekly touchpoints. Direct messages. You'll never wonder if I noticed.
Global perspective
Athletes in NZ, EU, US, UK. Multi-terrain, multi-climate, multi-race-format.
Charted on foot.
A partial field log.
- Races
- 4
- Kilometres
- 389
- Vert (m)
- 18,107
- N° 01ROU
Transylvania 100
Bran, Romania · MayBucegi mountains. Start and finish in the shadow of Dracula's Castle.
StartMountainFinishDist103kmVert6,307m - N° 02SVN
Julian Alps 120
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia · SeptemberA high traverse of Slovenia's Julian Alps. UTMB world series.
StartAlpineFinishDist124kmVert5,000m - N° 03MAR
HAUT 120
Imlil, Morocco · MayThe High Atlas. Toubkal massif, Berber villages, thin air.
StartHigh altitudeFinishDist120kmVert6,700m - N° 04HUN
Budapest Marathon
Budapest, Hungary · OctoberThe Danube, the bridges, the flat fast heart of the Pearl.
StartRoadFinishDist42.2kmVert100m
+ decades of start lines across NZ, Europe, and beyond.
"A medal is just paint on metal. What you become chasing it — that's the point."
From the first call to your finish line.
Discovery call
A free 30-minute conversation. Your goal, your history, your calendar. We decide if we're the right fit.
Deep assessment
Training history, injuries, life load, race calendar, testing data. The full picture before a single session is written.
Personalised plan
Your first block, hand-built for the next 4 weeks. Delivered in TrainingPeaks with clear intent behind every session.
Weekly coaching
I rewrite the plan every week based on your data and how you're feeling. Voice memos, calls, message threads.
Race day
Pacing plan, fueling plan, kit list, mental cues. Then we debrief, and start building toward the next one.
