Stop Blowing Up
After Mile 20.

1:1 marathon coaching for busy parents. Custom plan, custom playlist, built around your actual life. Hit your time goal. Keep showing up.

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Who This Is For

You Have
Kids and a
Race Goal.

Your schedule is unpredictable. Some weeks are perfect. Some weeks the kids are sick and you get two runs in. A generic plan falls apart the second real life shows up. This one doesn't.

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Built Around Your Life
Early mornings, nap windows, lunch runs. The plan fits wherever you can fit it.
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Music That Keeps You Going
Custom playlist for every phase. When motivation is low, the right song gets you out the door.
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A Real Time Goal
Not just finish. Every run is built around the pace you're actually chasing on race day.
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Watch Sync
Plan loads to your Garmin, Apple Watch, or Coros. Open your watch and go.

The plan. The music. Built around your life. 🤘

1:1 Online Coaching

The Plan.
The Music.
The Miles.

3–5 runs a week, synced to your watch, built around your goal time and your schedule. A custom playlist for every training phase. When a week blows up, we adjust. That's what the coaching is for.

🔶 Full & Half Distance · 12–16+ Weeks · $149/mo
Run Coaching
  • Custom run plan built around your goal time, current fitness, and schedule
  • Synced directly to your watch via V.02
  • Custom playlist built for every training phase, including race day
  • Bi-weekly 1:1 call plus messaging anytime something comes up
  • When your week falls apart, we adjust and keep moving
  • Race strategy, pacing, and mental approach included

Good fit if: You're a parent with a real time goal and need a plan that actually works around your life

🔶 Full & Half Distance · 12–16+ Weeks · $299/mo
Run + Strength Support
  • Custom run plan synced to your watch via V.02
  • Simple strength work that fits into a parent's schedule, no hour-long gym sessions
  • Weekly 1:1 call plus priority messaging, reach out when the week goes sideways
  • Built around drop-offs, bedtimes, work, and whatever else your week looks like
  • The plan adjusts. Your schedule is never the same week twice and neither is mine.
  • Race strategy, pacing, fueling, and mental approach included

Good fit if: You want the full system and a coach who's also figuring out how to fit all of this into a parent's life

Get Started →

Initial communication starts via email. Derek will reach out to set up a conversation before onboarding.

How It Works

Here's How
It Works.

From the first conversation to race day. No complicated onboarding, no systems to learn.

Step 01
We Talk
  • We go through your schedule, your race, your goal, and your current fitness
  • I ask what you train to. The music matters as much as the mileage.
  • I build the plan and the playlist off this call. Nothing comes from a template.
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Step 02
Your Plan Goes Live
  • Plan loads into V.02 and syncs to your watch
  • Open your watch, see what's on the schedule, go
  • No prep work. It's ready when you have five minutes to lace up.
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Step 03
We Stay Connected
  • Regular calls to check in on how training is going
  • Kid got sick and you missed three days? Just message me. We figure it out.
  • The plan changes when your life changes. That's part of the job.
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Step 04
You Race.
  • Race week plan built around how training actually went, not how it was supposed to go
  • We cover warm-up, fueling, pacing, and what to expect
  • You show up to the start line knowing what you're doing
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About Derek
"I'm a dad. I run marathons.
I get it."

I'm Derek. UESCA Certified Run Coach, marathon runner, dad to a two-year-old, metalhead, lifter. My training happens at 4am before anyone wakes up, during lunch, or squeezed into whatever window I can find. I know what it's like to have a race on the calendar and a toddler who didn't sleep.

Most parents blow up at mile 20 because the plan they were following didn't account for any of the real stuff. The missed weeks. The inconsistent months. The fact that you're not a full-time athlete. I build plans that work inside that reality.

I also build a custom playlist for every athlete I work with. Because I've been on enough long runs to know that the right song at mile 17 does something a training plan can't. Every phase gets music built for it. Easy, tempo, long, race day. The plan and the playlist. That's what this is. 🤘

👨‍👧 Dad ✓ UESCA Certified 🏃 Marathon Runner 🤘 Metalhead 💪 Lifter
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"Derek was very easy to work with. It was my first time having a marathon coach and it was an awesome experience. He had the whole training plan tailored for me and all I had to do was show up and run. There was daily check ins to see how I was feeling which helped near the end of the training plan when I felt minor aches in some areas. That's just part of training for the marathon! Definitely recommend Derek!!"

Travis, client who ran a marathon

Get In Touch

Let's
Talk.

DM me on Instagram or send me an email. Tell me your race, your goal, what your schedule looks like, and what you train to. I'll take it from there.

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@metal.runningcoach
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All coaching and guidance provided is for general educational and fitness purposes only and is not medical advice. Strength work and training recommendations are intended to support general running performance and overall fitness and are not individualized strength or rehabilitation programs. Always consult with a qualified healthcare or fitness professional before beginning any new exercise program. By participating, you acknowledge that exercise carries inherent risk.