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From your first 5K to ultra-marathon breakthrough, our run coaching is designed for beginners and ambitious age-groupers ready to train with intent. Every plan is individually tailored to your goals, fitness, and schedule — delivering measurable progress without compromising your busy life.
Built on a proven polarised training methodology, your program balances purposeful low-intensity volume with precisely timed high-intensity work to maximize adaptation, speed, and durability.
And to keep your momentum high, you also get weekly personalized feedback and guidance, so you’re always supported, motivated, and moving forward.
All training plans are delivered through your free or premium TrainingPeaks account. They are normally heart-rate based but for the bike, they are also available power-based. Each workout automatically syncs to your smartwatch or training platform (Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Zwift, Wahoo, etc.), where you’ll be guided in real time to stay in the correct zones. Once completed, your session uploads back to TrainingPeaks for coach review and feedback—making your training more fun, structured, and effective
Here is an example of a weekly plan on TrainingPeaks: The green sessions were completed as planned, the yellow ones were either under- or over-trained, and the red ones were missed. TrainingPeaks then shows the deviations from the plan for each discipline in the weekly summary.
Run Coaching Basic
8 Weeks
- Evaluation of the athlete questionnaire and definition of goals
- Assessment of the current fitness level and definition of training zones
- Detailed, individualized training plan
- Training analysis and feedback via video conference, 20 minutes per week
CHF 310
Halfmarathon and Marathon
16 Weeks
- Evaluation of the athlete questionnaire and definition of goals
- Assessment of the current fitness level and definition of training zones
- Detailed, individualized training plan
- Sports nutrition and race fueling
- Training analysis and feedback via video conference, 20 minutes per week
CHF 390
Ultramarathon
20 Weeks
- Evaluation of the athlete questionnaire and definition of goals
- Assessment of the current fitness level and definition of training zones
- Detailed, individualized training plan
- Sports nutrition and race fueling
- Training analysis and feedback via video conference, 20 minutes per week
CHF 480
Individual Coaching
2 x 1 Hour
- Additional video analyses
- Competition preparation
- Technique
- Tactics
- Recovery
- etc.
CHF 170
Trainingpeaks
Sample Training Plans
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Before you start this Basic Level 5K Run plan you should be able to run comfortably for 30 minutes.
Key Focus Areas
- Develop solid aerobic base
- Improve VO2max
- Improve running economy
Average Weekly Structure
- 3 – 5 run days per week
- Highest volume: approx. 3 hours/week
- 2 interval sessions
Ask for different levels
Before you start this Intermediate Level 10K Run plan you should be able to run comfortably for 45 minutes.
Key Focus Areas
- Develop solid aerobic base
- Improve lactate theshold
- Work on strength-endurance
Average Weekly Structure
- 4 – 5 run days per week
- Highest volume: approx. 6 hours/week
- 2 interval sessions
Ask for different levels
Before you start this Intermediate Ultra Marathon Run plan you should be able to run comfortably for 90 minutes.
Key Focus Area
- Develop solid aerobic base
- Improve tissue tolerance and muscular endurance
- Learn fueling tactics
Average Weekly Structure
- 6 – 7 run days per week
- Highest volume: approx. 11 hours/week
- 2 interval sessions
- Some back to back long runs
Why Polarised Training Works
The Science Behind the Method
Most recreational endurance athletes train at the wrong intensities — making easy days too hard and hard days not hard enough. The polarised method corrects this with a seven-zone framework built on decades of research.
The Polarised Principle
80% of training belongs in Zones 1 and 2 — below the first ventilatory threshold (VT1), where breathing is controlled and lactate stays near resting levels. The remaining 20% targets Zones 5 and 6, above the second ventilatory threshold (VT2). The moderate middle is deliberately minimized.
Why Avoid the Middle?
Zones 3 and 4 sit in the “wasteland” of training intensity — too fatiguing for high volume, yet not intense enough to drive meaningful adaptation. Athletes who train here accumulate chronic fatigue without maximising the benefits of either end of the spectrum.
What Each End Delivers
Low-intensity work drives mitochondrial biogenesis, stroke volume, plasma volume, and capillary density — the structural foundations of endurance. Fast recovery allows the training volumes needed for these adaptations to compound.
High-intensity work in Zones 5 and 6 recruits fast-twitch fibres, elevates VO2max, and improves lactate clearance — adaptations that cannot be replicated at lower intensities.
The 80/20 model is the closest thing exercise science has produced to an evidence-based optimum for endurance development.
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