The Process
TAKING THE FIRST STEPS
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Get in contact here or on +64 225405735 and ask as many questions as you like about us and our services
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We schedule a time for a 60-minute consultation either face-to-face or on Zoom
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This is an opportunity for us to ask you questions about your training and medical history, the priority running has in your life, your current circumstances, future goals and begin to establish your training plan
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You will be sent a link before the consultation to sign up to the Training Peaks training platform as an athlete
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We schedule a time for your first formal coach call to review the first week of training
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The first 2 weeks of your programme are then loaded onto Training Peaks
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We prescribe a benchmark test in those first 2 weeks to begin to refine your heart rate training zones and corresponding rate of perceived exertion (RPE)
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Now you are up and running we will provide regular feedback on your workouts through Training Peaks
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We expect you to provide us with feedback from your sessions. This helps us to refine your programme
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We will schedule a time with you once a week to formally review the previous week's training and make adjustments
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Informal communication and support via your chosen method is unlimited during regular office hours (Monday-Friday) if you choose the Daily Integration plan
HOW YOUR TRAINING PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED
At Run Light we use the Training Peaks Platform. Coaches from around the world use this platform to create a training plan for their athletes. As an athlete with Run Light you will have a Premium Account with Training Peaks as standard. This allows for a seamless flow of communication and for you to interact with your training calendar and make adjustments to your training plans as your commitments change.
You will need a modern GPS watch, which once connected to the platform will automatically synthesize your previous training history and all future workouts instantaneously. There are endless data points and metrics that can be used to monitor your performance. However, we will work from the ground up using your subjective Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), which is a measure of how you feel during your training sessions, in conjunction with other more objective measures.
If you are an athlete that is more data driven, then we suggest that you also use a chest strap or arm band heart rate device in addition to your watch. This is because modern GPS watches that use wrist based heart rate data can often be inaccurate.
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