Joanne Watson
Area of Coaching Interest:
Beginners - 5k – 10k – half marathon – marathon – ultra marathon.
Adults and juniors
Strength and conditioning
Experience as a coach:
- LiRF
- CiRF
- Level 1 and 2 Lydiard coach
- Coaching experience in all distances from beginners to marathon
- Active coach at Cleobury Mortimer Running Club
- Level 2 gym instructor
- Level 3 personal trainer
- Qualified teacher/QTS
- (Currently studying) Event group – Endurance coaching
Experience as an athlete:
- 5k – 10k – half marathon – marathon – ultramarathon
- GFA achieved
- BQT achieved
- Championship time achieved
Coaching Philosophy:
I love running. And as a coach, I love nothing more than helping other people learn to love running too! I enjoy working with people and helping them to set and then achieve, goals they previously only dreamt of.
I found my love of running as an adult, after managing to avoid sport for most of my childhood. After the birth of my children, I needed something that would help me get me fitter, and give me some ‘me’ time, and I quickly fell in love with running. My passion took me on a path from social running to competitive running, and then on to training as a running coach myself.
Since qualifying as a running coach, I have worked with a wide range of people from complete beginners, to improvers, to seasoned marathon runners. I coach both individuals and groups of athletes, and still regularly compete in all distances myself. I work in schools coaching children, and making sure they have a different experience to me and find their love of sport much earlier on!
Running makes everything better - I have achieved goals I previously wouldn’t have dreamt of and I am passionate about sharing that with others. I haven’t yet found anybody who I haven’t been able to help!
Other Credentials:
- Lydiard II Certified Running Coach
- ASM Certified Personal Trainer
- First Aid CPR AED – License CO-01352
Accomplishments:
- GFA achieved
- BQT achieved
- Championship time achieved
- Coached many athletes to PBs in varying distances
For more information, please visit my website: RunWell