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Simone Plourde wrote an excellent training plan for me that got me a Boston qualifier at the Eugene Marathon. My college friends set out to qualify as a group and I knew that I would need some professional guidance. Simone was able to help me build fitness and stay healthy to reach my goals. I would highly recommend using her as a coach.

I started running for fun in July 2019 and did a few 5ks and half marathons with just using the treadmill to train. I eventually moved on to tackle a full marathon in October 2021 and had a finishing time of 4:28. I was self motivated with my training and had no problems with injuries but still didn’t really know what I was doing. I was just running with no guidance but I knew I wanted to do better. Then I found RunDoyen! I took the quick survey and was matched with coach Dr. Jeff Messer. I was at first intimidated because of all his accomplishments and impressive resume but my fears were shortly forgotten after getting to know him. He truly cared about me and wanted me to accomplish my running goals while staying healthy and injury free. With just 1 year of training, I shaved 30 minutes from my marathon time and ran a 3:57 in December 2022!! I couldn’t believe it! I would have continued training, but I became pregnant in 2023 and 2024 and had to cut my weekly mileage and therefore training unfortunately. Once I’m ready to resume training I will without a doubt contact Coach Jeff because I still want to improve my marathon time and I know he will help me do that. I’m so grateful for RunDoyen for connecting me with the best coach ever!!!

I've been working with coach Jeff Messer for 2 years and he's been an invaluable resource. Whether it's helping me improve my marathon time or coming back from an injury, he is always supportive and open to discussion on how to proceed. He's also been great about answering my questions on racing nutrition.

I've been using Sean Henning from Run Doyen for about 10 months. He is accessible, responsive, and super steeped in coaching running. He has years of experience training elite athletes, lots of whom are high level collegiate standouts. I am nothing close to that--just your average dude looking to run fast--but the principles Sean is steeped in translate to normal folks like me. I've been very pleased with the level of fitness Sean has taken me to. Also just FYI that I'm no spring chicken. So even though Sean spends a ton of time with whipper snappers, he's able to tailor the training to, shall we say, more "seasoned" or "veteran" runners. Achem. Highly recommend.

Coach Jeff helped me to accomplish my marathon goal! He was always available to answer questions and offered loads of encouragement.

Working with Carrie Elwood has been a great opportunity! She is such an awesome coach and is really great at communicating and answering any running questions that have come up in training. She is also so supportive and has helped me pr every distance from 400m to marathon and since working with her I have been able to complete 5 marathons and lots of short distance events. Before working with her I had frequent injury issues, but the structure of how I train now has reduced that significantly. Would recommend to anyone looking to improve their running or who just wants to be able to focus on the nutrition and recovery while you can just trust the training plan to work.

Working with Coach Sean has been the best decision I’ve made for my running journey. He’s incredibly patient and genuinely takes time to understand my challenges then adapts my training to fit what works best for me. Every week feels like a plan built for me, not just a generic template. What I appreciate most is how encouraging and motivating he is, exactly what I was looking for when I joined RunDoyen. Despite the time zone differences, Sean always makes time to communicate and provide thoughtful feedback. His guidance has not only made me stronger as a runner but has helped me fall in love with training again. Ina

I have had a great experience with Coach TJ on RunDoyen. I have worked with him for nearly 2 years and have seen incredible progress in my running at multiple distances. He is prompt and thorough in his training plans and helps me plan out my race season to make the most of my training. I’d highly recommend RunDoyen if you’re looking to take the next step in your training!