Coaching for runners who play the long game

Train for the big days. Build a body that lasts.

One-on-one running coaching for people chasing ultras, big mountain days, and long-held goals. We'll build your plan together, drawing on medical training, twenty years on the trail, and the belief that the strongest athletes are the ones still running a decade from now.

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Read the long story ↓

Smiling and running along a high alpine ridge with snow and mountains behind

BackgroundPA-C, neurology

Running sinceHigh school varsity

RacingRoads to 100-mile trail

Coaching lensLongevity, fuel, fun

The long version

I've run this course before

Every coach has a training philosophy. Mine came from actually living through the parts of the sport nobody puts on a race poster — and finding my way back to running I actually love.

High school

Where it started

Varsity cross-country and track, and the first taste of what it feels like to be genuinely good at something that also happens to be fun.

College

Chasing times, losing the plot

Collegiate running raised the stakes — and quietly taught me that a finish time can start to matter more than it should.

The dip

An eating disorder, and a body that stopped cooperating

For a stretch, training stopped being about the sport and started being about control. Recovery was slower and less linear than any training block I'd ever done — and it's the part of my story I talk about openly, because I know I'm not the only runner who's lived it.

Rebuilding

Learning to run for reasons that could last

Recovery meant relearning fueling, rest, and what "strong" even meant. It also meant a first injury — and the humbling process of coming back from it without rushing the return.

Standing on a trail beside wildflowers and a small stream in the mountains — Somewhere above treeline, on the way back to loving this.

Ultras

Finding out how far "enough" goes

Once running was mine again, distance stopped being a threat and became an invitation — trail marathons, 50Ks, 50-milers, and eventually 100 miles, run from a place of curiosity instead of punishment.

Now

Coaching, from the other side of all of it

I became a physician assistant along the way, and I practice in neurology now — a lot of my clinical work is helping people rebuild strength and function when their bodies have stopped cooperating. Steady Miles is where that meets the runner in me: coaching we build together, grounded in medicine, aimed at going far for a long time.

How we coach

Four things we build training around, together

Play.

If training stops feeling like something you want to do most days, that's information, not a failure. We talk about it and adjust the plan together.

Fuel.

Eating enough is a training principle, not an afterthought. We keep this conversation open throughout, so it's never something you have to bring up on your own.

Whole body.

Strength work, mobility, sleep, and recovery get the same attention as mileage. I bring a clinical eye, you bring the lived experience of your own body — we read the whole picture together.

Horizon.

We train for this block, this season, and the decade after it. If a plan gets you to the start line but breaks you for next year, we'll call it and change course.

Who this is for

Built for the big outing you've been circling

Any distance, any experience level — the common thread is a goal that matters to you and a willingness to train for it the right way.

Your first 50K, or your first hundred miles

A comeback marathon after time off or injury

An FKT attempt or a big self-supported mountain day

The ultra you've been almost-signing-up-for for two years

Rebuilding a healthy relationship with training and food

Someone brand new to structured training who wants to start right

How coaching works

Simple to start, built to evolve

Intro call

A free 20-minute conversation about your goals, your history with training, injuries, and what "strongest self" means to you.

Assessment

We look together at current fitness, movement, schedule, and life logistics — so the plan fits your actual life, not a template.

Individual plan

We build a training plan around you: mileage, strength, fueling, and recovery, sequenced toward your goal outing.

Ongoing check-ins

Regular contact and plan adjustments as training — and life — actually unfolds. Nothing is set in stone; we adjust it together as we go.

Good to know

Questions people usually ask

Do you only coach ultrarunners?

No. We can work together on any distance — 5K to 100 miles — as long as the goal matters to you and you're open to training in a way that protects your health along the way.

Will you actually ask about my relationship with eating and training?

Yes, gently and as an open conversation, not an interrogation. It's a normal part of how we build every plan together, not a special track for people who "need" it — and I'll always point you toward a therapist or dietitian when that's the right next step.

I'm coming back from an injury. Can you help?

This is a lot of what I coach. My clinical background is in neurology rather than sports medicine, but the same core skills carry over: reading how your body is actually recovering, staying in the loop with your physical therapist or physician, and building a return-to-running progression together that respects where you are, not where a generic plan assumes you should be.

I've never had a coach before. Is that a problem?

Not at all — a good number of the runners I work with are structuring their training for the first time. We start wherever you are.

What does coaching cost?

Pricing depends on the level of support you want, from plan-only to full ongoing coaching. We'll cover the details on the intro call so you can decide what's right for you.