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Coaching & event support

Are you looking for someone to support you through your marathon or half marathon journey?

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Runners I’ve coached

I’ve supported runners training for events including London, Chicago, Richmond and Brighton marathons, as well as the Big Half marathon. Many have achieved times beyond the goals they originally set for themselves, but just as importantly they’ve enjoyed the training process and arrived at the start line feeling prepared and confident. My aim is always to help runners get the best out of themselves while keeping running sustainable and enjoyable.

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Coaching built around you

Every runner arrives with different goals, experience, time constraints and motivations, so coaching is always tailored to the individual. Together we shape the right training structure, adjust it as life and training evolve, and focus on the areas that will make the biggest difference for you.

Coaching packages are flexible and priced according to the level of support and frequency of interaction you’d like.

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About Mary

I’m an England Athletics running coach and a long-time runner myself, with experience ranging across road and trail marathons, half ironman triathlons and long distance swims..

I've coached groups and individuals from my base in Hilly Fields, South East London for many years.

Alongside coaching, I’m also a sports massage therapist, which gives me an additional perspective on injury prevention, recovery and sustainable training.

I offer highly individual coaching packages on a monthly subscription basis. Each programme is shaped around your goals, experience and the time you have available for training.

Support typically includes some of the following, although the exact mix is tailored to you:

  • Understanding your motivations and what you want to achieve

  • Identifying and adapting the right training plan

  • Setting realistic time goals

  • Ongoing monitoring of your training and adjusting the plan as needed

  • A weekly stress and recovery questionnaire to assess training readiness

  • Event strategy and preparation advice

  • Ongoing support throughout the plan, including scheduled calls, weekly emails and availability on WhatsApp for ad hoc questions

If you’d like to explore whether coaching together would be a good fit it would be great to hear from you.

"What is difficult is to try and narrow down just what it was about working with Mary that made such a difference…and I can’t. It was everything.

I felt that I was in safe, experienced hands, that I was being pushed and challenged just as much as I need to be, and when there were hiccups (and there will be in any training block!) she was calm, wise and sensible. All the way through the training she motivated and supported me. I felt that Mary was as excited as me when I hit a goal or a target that we had agreed together. 

I arrived in Chicago feeling nervous as hell but ready! As I ran the course I had a huge sense of doing it as a team and when I finished she was the first person I messaged. ‘We’ did it. I absolutely LOVED working with Mary and simply couldn’t recommend her enough. "

Helen, Chicago marathon 2025

07909 551191

Brockley: The Sunflower Centre, 81 Tressillian Rd, Brockley, London SE4 1XZ

Hilly Fields Run Sessions: Hilly Fields 

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