RunSpace Cat

RunSpace Cat Running coach, gait specialist and Army PT offering online 1:1 and group coaching, for runners of all abilities! Also, big fan of ducks.

New parkrun ticked off! It’s been a tiring week: four work locations of Cornwall, London, Lowestoft, and now Yorkshire. ...
12/09/2026

New parkrun ticked off!

It’s been a tiring week: four work locations of Cornwall, London, Lowestoft, and now Yorkshire. Lots of driving (and associated aching back and hips), plus miles kept up around 60km, and 2 gym sessions, have made for a Cat who currently needs a nap!

Plus, it’s been a superbly busy work week with 4 new athletes coming on board the RunSpace Club! Loving the enthusiasm from everyone. It’s so inspiring.

And don’t get me wrong, I would get bored if life wasn’t any other way. I’d struggle now to take my eye off the ball in training, or to have a job where every day is the same. Some people need constant distractions. My ability to be totally focussed and enthralled by work, training and my athletes journeys mean I don’t need distractions: the excitement is in the hyperfocus on what I love!

…but I’m grateful to be going into a taper week, and that I’m forcing myself to become stricter on not working weekends. This has been a hard mindset shift for me: accepting that great coaching is education, direction and advice, not the emergency services or 24/7 access. A correct, well thought through, targeted response from an energetic coach with the full focus to be invested in your training will always be better than a response from a coach who’s speaking from a place of fatigue.

And the mental state of this mornings run confirmed that!

We’re all works in progress.

Stasis does not exist in nature: we all have to keep changing in accordance to what our current needs are. Consistency and flexibility are much more interlinked than people give them credit for.

And right now, slight changes on my training intensity, and focussing slightly more on good recovery habits like 8 hours sleep, and working on balance within coaching and within training, are good calls.

But back to the present. How lucky are we that we get to do this?! How grateful am I to tick a new parkrun off, AND (the important thing), find an AMAZING cafe afterwards 😁

Of course Tom flew round in 20 minutes and didn’t look like he had even broken a sweat… some people. Sheesh.

Good luck everyone racing this weekend!

Got to hang out with two of my heroes from the fitness world this weekend - and met a roomful of new heroes, too …And ye...
06/09/2026

Got to hang out with two of my heroes from the fitness world this weekend - and met a roomful of new heroes, too

…And yes, it turns out that what in my head is often a very well thought through question about business and balance comes out as me talking about ducks and helicopter fuelling systems

Maybe not your finest moment, Cat

But life - like running! - isn’t just about finest moments. It’s about finding your place in the chaos, finding your way of expression in the noise, and finding connection in an increasingly isolating digital world

Besides, leaving employment at the track to focus fully on The RunSpace means taking advantage of all the opportunities I can to learn from the best - as a coach, business owner, and duck fanatic

And I’ve come away from this room buzzing with ideas and new connections, and truly excited about the next stage of the journey

I’m away from the whiteboard for a few days but a lot of you have messaged asking for a similar series on 10km like the ...
05/09/2026

I’m away from the whiteboard for a few days but a lot of you have messaged asking for a similar series on 10km like the 5km series I did the other week.

I’ll do some talking head style videos soon but in the meantime here’s the kind of sketches which exist behind the whiteboard anyway!

If the workings like this are useful just let me know, I know it can help having it all written down rather than presented whiteboard style!

No feline interruptions this way tho. Sorry.

Online Club Coaching is my “coaching lite” option here at The RunSpace. It’s run by me and my co-coach Thomas David Barn...
27/08/2026

Online Club Coaching is my “coaching lite” option here at The RunSpace. It’s run by me and my co-coach Thomas David Barnes, an endurance expert. We aim to deliver individualised training plans, to the standard of 1:1 coaching, but communicated within a group environment.

It’s NOT group coaching: everyone’s plan is 100% their own. Individual communication, feedback & accountability is provided. However, group calls and support through a group WhatsApp will back you up. It’s the best hybrid model: individual training with a virtual club in your corner.

I used to coach virtual online run groups. The courses were amazing and anyone who applied themselves got fantastic results. However, it did not account for people who wanted to run less or more than others, people who might have quirky goals and needs, or those who needed more flexibility than was possible within a group. A hybrid model was needed.

So, The RunSpace Club was born.

I am incredibly proud of what Tom and I have achieved through this model, so far helping over 100 athletes run stronger, longer and faster. And it’s still growing and getting better every single month! We’ve had guest speakers on our monthly calls, and from next week, we’re also having live online strength sessions too. Straightforward coaching with plenty of optional extras which you can get involved with!

All this for only £45 a month. Or less, if you book 6 months upfront. I don’t think you can say fairer than that: and I’m never going to be one of those coaches who hides the price. With me, you see what you get, and the more involved that YOU get, the more that you will get out of it.

Places are open for September now. They won’t hang about.

Comment your favourite emoji below OR even better just drop me a message on Instagram or Facebook outlining your goals, and I’ll send you more info. I’ll get back to you with a voice note directly, explaining how club coaching can help you. And don’t worry: if one-to-one is a better option for your goals I will be honest and tell you!

I haven’t set up an AI chat bot for this, so bear with me while I reply. It would be great to hear from you! 🦆

Ps yes I will judge you on your fave emoji.

Tonight! I’m conversation with Sean Headon | Performance Coach & Physio Link to sign up in my current story. Or comment ...
25/08/2026

Tonight! I’m conversation with Sean Headon | Performance Coach & Physio

Link to sign up in my current story. Or comment your favourite pun below and I’ll inbox it to you.

If I told you you’d get that amazing euphoric bouncey feeling and runners high every 6th run, how consistently would you...
23/08/2026

If I told you you’d get that amazing euphoric bouncey feeling and runners high every 6th run, how consistently would you get the other 5 meh, ok, run-of-the-mill and even a-bit-rubbish runs done?

22/08/2026

5km: I e posted videos all week on how to get sub-30, sub-25, sub-20 on 3 runs, as it’s one of the most common training plans I get asked for

But I’d be lying if I said this was what my own training looks like at the moment. It has looked like that in the past but I have spent a long time steering my life into a pattern where I can run more than 3 runs - so I will!

So here’s my training pattern, what I aim for, and how it’s going

And just pre-empting the “but where’s the strength training?!” comments - they’re on a Tuesday morning and Friday morning as standard, and 1-3 more wherever they fit. I used to strength train 5 times a week, and while I’d love to get back to that ratio, I feel it’s probably overkill with my current miles, so 2 sessions as non negotiable and others when they feel fun is what I’ll do

If you’ve any questions, pop them below!

And feel free to follow along for the journey

21/08/2026

Running improvement isn’t a quick fix.

But that’s ok.

Learn to enjoy the journey and the process.

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