Private Coaching

I set up calls with a few coaching candidates to detail my history, my goals - running first marathon, and the amount of time I could devote to achieving my goal. From my initial conversation with Amy, I found her to be knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and supportive of my goals and I made the decision she was the right coach for me.

I started by sending her details of my runs before she put together a running program tailored made to better help me achieve my goals. My knowledge of running before I met Amy was extremely limited and she taught me different types of runs and the purposes behind each one. I’m 3 months in and I can say I feel very confident running my first marathon next month. I have run at speeds and distances I never thought were possible if it wasn’t for her coaching. Another part of the coaching I like is the weekly phone call, where we go over last weeks program before she explains the upcoming week. She is very personable and will give you many tips from stretching to nutrition.

Another part I like is that you get 10% off any store purchases which makes the cost of coaching even more affordable. I highly recommend private coaching to anyone looking to achieve their running goals!

My husband introduced me to Blacktoe when he bought me private coaching for my birthday. It was the best gift ever. It has been such an amazing experience for me and has 150% made a huge difference in my running. I only wish I lived in Toronto or that there was a Blacktoe in the Niagara region so I could better take advantage of the running groups and the store as well.

Going to do this in a two part format..first the store then the actual coach
When I contacted Black Toe looking for private coaching I had may questions which I sent via email. Less than one hour later Mike Anderson gave me detailed answers to each of my questions and a few more that I emailed after. You knew that the store had a solid relationship and trust with their coach. (On a side note... the staff really know their stuff concerning all aspects of running!!)
It was a pretty easy yes for me!!
Not long after setting up the coaching I received an email from Phaedra Kennedy(coach) to set up a personal call to get to know me and vice versa. Right off the hop I could tell she was excited as I was about hitting my goals. She really gets to know you, what has worked for you in the past and then goes to work on what changes might be necessary to reach your goals. The one thing she stresses is communication and she really means it. It's been over a month now and she really does communicate quite well.. always asking what's working, what's not and with that information tweaks things to get the best out of you. You can really tell that your workout schedule is customized for you, not some generic "one size fits all". The last and most important point is that you can not only tell she has some really good experience/knowledge about coaching but she really cares about her athletes and wants them to succeed.
Honestly I can't say enough about my experience with both the store and the private coaching. I know I am going to reach a new level of running because of them.