Kristen
Working on endurance
I joined in hopes of working on endurance, improving personal bests, and assistance with fatigue. I worked with Cory for about a month. My workouts weren't posted until the day before the upcoming week. His solution for fatigue was to talk to a doctor and run less milage. I was hoping for customized workouts and they were anything but that. They read as such "run 35 minutes" at a pace suggested that was 30-60 minutes slower than my moderate runs. This was every day. Feedback on workouts completed were lacking.
Response from Run Your Personal BestAug 21, 2025
Kristen, Thank you for the candid review, and I’m sorry I fell short. After coaching for over 10 years, I do not take feedback like this lightly. Detailed responses, customized training, and timely delivery are the core of a successful coaching relationship. Your experience isn’t the experience I aim to deliver—nor is it typical—but that doesn’t change your outcome here. For context, when an athlete reports persistent fatigue, I often suggest checking labs (e.g., iron) and temporarily reducing volume first to rule out any potential medical issues. In these situations, I also tend to keep a tighter leash on releasing new runs and workouts because what we do next depends on how the client is feeling, and this may change rapidly. Still, I should have explained the why better. That's on me. I've issued you a full refund. This has allowed me to reflect on how I can enhance my coaching service. Because of this, I've embedded my pace and heat calculator into the app, where it will automatically sync each workout to your GPS with your custom paces. If you’re open to it, I’d like to offer two months of coaching at no charge and review it with you to ensure it matches your goals. You can reach me at [email protected]. Thanks again for your feedback, and best of luck on your September 6th half-marathon. Cory