My Coaching Approach

Personal Coaching Towards Your Running Goals

I work with runners who want more than a plan - they want guidance, clarity, and a coach in their corner every step of the way. When you work with me, I will:

  • Share your running journey with you personally - I’m here to mentor, encourage, and celebrate your wins.

  • Provide targeted advice, structure, and motivation to keep you progressing safely and effectively.

  • Build your training from where you are now to where you want to be in a systematic way - reducing the risk of injury while optimising performance.

  • Help adapt your running training into your life, balancing work, family, and other commitments as they come up.

  • Monitor your progress and adapt your program regularly to reflect improvements, life changes, or unforeseen challenges.

  • Provide a truly personalised coaching partnership, where every milestone, challenge, and decision is guided with insight, expertise, and full support.

How It Works

  • An initial consultation to understand your history, goals, and lifestyle.

  • A fully individually tailored program delivered via TrainingPeaks, with personal notes for each session.

  • Daily comments, weekly check-ins and feedback to ensure you’re on track and progressing safely.

  • Adjustments, guidance, and advice whenever you need it - I provide 100% access throughout your training

Getting Started

Coaching begins with a minimum 12-week block, giving us time to build your foundation and establish our coach-athlete relationship. From there, we can continue in flexible blocks tailored to your needs.

For more information or to discuss your goals, simply reach out - I’m always happy to chat about running!

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ABOUT KATE

I’m Kate Heyward - a distance running coach and long-time runner with a deep love for the process of training, growth, and achievement.

Since 2014, I’ve coached runners all over Australia (and beyond), helping them reach their goals - from first 5k’s to ultra distances.

As an accredited Level 2 Athletics Australia coach and passionate athlete myself (100k & 50k trail races, 3:03 marathon, 1:24 half marathon, 38:38 10K, 18:35 5K), I bring both evidence-based training knowledge and lived experience to the coaching process.

Other qualifications: Graduate Diploma of Education, Masters of Environment (Sustainability), Bachelor of Environmental Science.

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