I have been thinking for quite some time that maybe I should consider hiring a running coach. What do I need one for? I have a training plan, goals, nutrition, and experience? Well after pondering and researching coaches for a long time, I reached out to Zach Bitter this weekend for a chat consultation. He offers a free 15 minute chat to help you decide if it’s a good fit for you. After my 15 minutes, I decided he was the coach I wanted to go with.
For those of you who don’t know who Zach Bitter is, he set the World Record in 2018 at Tunnel Hill 100 in 12:08:36. Additionally he holds an American Record, 3 time National Champion and 3 time Team USA World 100km. I chose Zach because we seem to share some similar philosophy’s: I started using the Keto Diet in May after listening to one of his podcasts. I follow him on Strava and have been impressed with his workout structure. He has a background as a special educator which I do as well. I also loved that fact that when I saw him while I was running at Tunnel Hill, he was running WORLD RECORD PACE and he told me good job! I was impressed that such an elite runner who was going for a record was telling other athletes good job. That gave him bonus points in my opinion.
So today, I had my first hour coaching consultation with him. I am excited to have him as my coach and looking forward to what opportunities this may offer me. He will be supporting me with my training plan, goal setting, and nutrition. Today’s consultation left me with a lot of things to think about. I am mostly interested in this opportunity to learn new information, have conversations with someone so experienced and such a successful a runner.
“There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.” Roy Bennett