Sep 1, 2026 · 43 min · 8 segments
This week, Huw has a new coach and a hundred-miler on the calendar for the first time in two years. He gets into why he picked this one. Alice went under 39 at a 10K in Battersea, fuelled by half a…
Huw EdwardsHost
Alice PennHost
So yeah, so like I said, with those couple of runs, I mean, the big news is I officially hired a new coach.
I've been looking for a coach and trying to find the right one I was thinking about that I thought I could vibe with.
And really, as we've had so many discussions, it's really to, I want to, I don't feel like I'm adapting at the rate, the best rate.
And it's a fine line between doing too much and too little and doing enough to your doubt, not too much that you, you know, are causing too much stress.
And I really wanted a coach that I could sort of work with, with a long term time horizon.
So looking not just for the, you know, the goals of the next year, but over the next, you know, five to 10 years.
And in the end, I, you know, a friend of mine was being coached by this guy who's a, you but is a good coach.
I've seen how she's progressed in that period, but also heard her talk about him and how they interact.
There's no sort of like, oh, you can only email once a week or some kind of like super limit.
And it's not part of a big, you know, sounds kind of similar in a way to your coach, Alice, in that I think he might have a couple of other coaches, more junior coaches, but it's not one of these big coaching setups where it's like whole teams or whole things, which feels very, very obviously tailored, not too overwhelming in that one.
So yeah, so like I said, with those couple of runs, I mean, the big news is I officially hired a new coach.
I've been looking for a coach and trying to find the right one I was thinking about that I thought I could vibe with.
And really, as we've had so many discussions, it's really to, I want to, I don't feel like I'm adapting at the rate, the best rate.
And it's a fine line between doing too much and too little and doing enough to your doubt, not too much that you, you know, are causing too much stress.
And I really wanted a coach that I could sort of work with, with a long term time horizon.
So looking not just for the, you know, the goals of the next year, but over the next, you know, five to 10 years.
And in the end, I, you know, a friend of mine was being coached by this guy who's a, you but is a good coach.
I've seen how she's progressed in that period, but also heard her talk about him and how they interact.
There's no sort of like, oh, you can only email once a week or some kind of like super limit.
And it's not part of a big, you know, sounds kind of similar in a way to your coach, Alice, in that I think he might have a couple of other coaches, more junior coaches, but it's not one of these big coaching setups where it's like whole teams or whole things, which feels very, very obviously tailored, not too overwhelming in that one.
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