Most of the runners who call me when they are inured have hired a running coach. Some of them don’t realize they have a running coach.

A coach is someone who one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a sport and directs strategy.

When you sign up for online coaching, and get a marathon training plan, you hired a coach.

When you go to the doctor and ask for help with a stress fracture you hired a coach.

Both of them are supposed to be helping you (in different ways) get to the finish line.

Today on the Don On The Run podcast, we’re talking about how to pick your running coach wisely.