Newcastle · North East · Online
Coaching that builds performance and belief
Science-backed endurance coaching for committed runners, cyclists and triathletes. In person in Newcastle and the North East. Online wherever you train.
- 20 yearscoaching endurance athletes
- Beginner to eliteathletes reaching UCI World Championships
- Run · Bike · Trischolarships, PBs and age-group podiums
- BSc · EA L2Applied Sports Science, England Athletics coach
Rob Foster has been my coach for over six years now, and has helped me achieve goals I really did not know were possible, including over a dozen marathons and two full Ironman races. Rob is someone who will push you to achieve your best while also recognizing that for most of us, training and racing is a hobby that needs to be aligned with work, family, and other responsibilities. He somehow makes all of his athletes feel like we are each his top priority.
I have been with Rob for as long as I can remember. His commitment to improvement, mine and his, is a key part of why I enjoy working with him. Also his outstanding knowledge on fitness elements. Best of all, he makes it easy to understand, and easy to be inspired.
The problem
Hard work isn't the problem
Lack of structure is.
Most athletes don't struggle because they lack effort. They struggle because they lack clarity, honest feedback and a plan that adapts to real life.
You don't need more volume. You need direction.
The solution
Train with method. Progress with purpose.
I combine proven sports science with real conversation to build training around your life, not against it.
Individually structured
Every session written for you, around your work, family and the races that matter.
Adapted weekly
Data-informed and context-driven. The plan moves when life does, so the progress doesn't stop.
Built to last
Long-term progression that builds confidence as well as performance. This is not guesswork. This is process.
Where I coach
Train in the North East or anywhere
In person across Newcastle and the North East. Track, road or trail.
In personFilmed and broken down in person, with drills that fix what we find.
In personTrain with the InnerFight Endurance crew. Session times go out in the group chat.
In personTrainingPeaks plans, weekly adaptation, WhatsApp and monthly calls.
Anywhere
The community
Better at life through endurance
I coach with InnerFight Endurance: crews in the UK, Dubai, Australia and New Zealand, plus a global online crew. Whoever you are and wherever you train, there's a group to train with.
Next step
Tell me what you're training for
Twenty minutes on a call. Your goal, your week, what's getting in the way. No sales pitch.