Background
How they coach
Elena ran competitively for eight years — 10k and half marathon — before moving into coaching. That history is why she cannot abide a conditioning class where nobody knows what effort they are working at. Every interval in her sessions has a target derived from your own tested capacity.
She programmes all the HIIT and circuit classes, leads the run club, and re-tests every member's conditioning benchmarks each quarter. If you have ever been handed a pace card at the door, that was her idea.
She is a firm believer that most people run their easy days too hard and their hard days too easy, and will tell you so.
Being tired is not a training stimulus. Hitting a number you could not hit eight weeks ago is.
Specialisms
Qualifications
Credentials
- Level 3 personal trainer, group exercise specialist
- UESCA endurance coaching certification
- Competitive runner, 10k and half marathon
- Metabolic conditioning & testing certified
- Current first aid & CPR certification
On the timetable
Classes they lead
