Hardloop Endurance

Hardloop Endurance Run Coaching: Performance-geared personalized training for athletes of all abilities, beginner-to-elite, for any distance. Online and Houston-area.

Hardloop Endurance is a team of running coaches and additional athlete services including performance nutrition and physical therapy that work together to best serve our athletes around the world. Our strength comes from the multitude of backgrounds, education, qualifications, and individual experience as both athletes and coaches. Above all, each coach is very passionate about running and helping the community of athletes of all abilities. This international experience, personal experimentation as athletes, and understanding of multiple training philosophies & approaches bring a unique perspective that continues to adapt and improve each day. This allows for smart, efficient, customization, and applicable training for any athlete. We utilize an online training and communication platform to work with athletes remotely in addition to in-person training in the Houston/Katy area and pacing at races around the world. Services include:

Training Plans & Workouts

- Marathon & Half Marathon
- 5k/10k
- Ultra Running
- Mountain Running
- Track
- Cross Country
- Youth Development

Specializing in:

- Run Coaching (RRCA, USATF, USTFCCCA trained and certified)
- Group Training
- Performance Nutrition (Registered Dietician)
- Sports Psychology
- Physical Therapy: Injury Prevention and Recovery
- Informational & Motivational Speaker
- Training Camps and Supported Long Run's
- Altitude Training and Racing
- Athlete Management (elite athlete assistance)

"Our best one yet!" Episode 4 is out, grab a gel or two for this extended version. Our second half features a guest coac...
09/02/2026

"Our best one yet!"

Episode 4 is out, grab a gel or two for this extended version. Our second half features a guest coach, Gary Wilson, retired from the University of Minnesota program talking about the NCAA system and a heartfelt remembrance for Brave Like Gabe

Athletes, those deep into marathon training, working with coaches, or dealing with the heat of summer - we have some messages for you!

Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple

https://youtu.be/iDTg7fgu1Ek?si=amXTxpgOGGyjmLJg

In this extended episode, Cal Neff and Kirk Elias are joined by leg...

What can today’s endurance athletes learn from world records, classic training methods, and modern performance trends?In...
07/29/2026

What can today’s endurance athletes learn from world records, classic training methods, and modern performance trends?

In the latest Hardloop Endurance newsletter, we break down Episode 3 of the podcast: Lydiard vs. the Norwegian Method, why racing must count toward your total training load, adapting workouts to your environment, sodium balance, and why elite-level fueling strategies aren’t automatically right for every athlete.

There’s no single perfect training system—the key is understanding the purpose, then applying what fits the individual athlete.

Read the newsletter and listen to Episode 3:
https://hardloop.run/so/7cP_fA4D-

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🎙️ Episode 2 of the Hardloop Endurance Podcast is live!This week, Coaches Kirk Elias and Cal Neff discuss why recovery m...
07/06/2026

🎙️ Episode 2 of the Hardloop Endurance Podcast is live!

This week, Coaches Kirk Elias and Cal Neff discuss why recovery may be the missing piece in your training, lessons from The Norwegian Method, proper pacing, race tactics from the Prefontaine Classic, bicarbonate supplementation, and the story behind the name Hardloop.

Plus, we share practical coaching tips you can apply to your very next training week.

📖 Read the latest newsletter: https://wix.to/EbvL55l
🎥 Watch Episode 2: https://youtu.be/K_FwG99aoRg?si=MEsdFT1x41T027yU
🎙️Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5O06n93JG5cqAx2E4bdSC0?si=IFlcElYcQXy-RladE5jQQw

The Hardloop Endurance Podcast 🎙️ We're excited to launch something we've talked about for years...The Hardloop Enduranc...
06/30/2026

The Hardloop Endurance Podcast 🎙️

We're excited to launch something we've talked about for years...

The Hardloop Endurance Podcast is officially live!

Join coaches Kirk Elias and Cal Neff as we sit down to talk running, coaching, racing, and life. In Episode 1, we discuss how The Norwegian Method is reshaping our thinking around threshold training and recovery, share our takeaways from Western States 100, follow the latest Diamond League action, and dive into the conversations that happen between coaching sessions.

If you're passionate about becoming a smarter runner, we'd love for you to give it a listen—and if you enjoy it, please subscribe and share it with a friend.



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The Marathon Project Weekend!Give it up for our athletes wrapping up a busy year of marathons for the Hardloop team. DFW...
12/19/2025

The Marathon Project Weekend!

Give it up for our athletes wrapping up a busy year of marathons for the Hardloop team. DFW runners Brent and Samantha are getting the elite treatment, complete with bottle service at, Gold Wave Saturday and Coach Cal lines up for the pro race on Sunday!

Good luck and thanks to everyone who’s trained with us this year. Reminder we have a free and open workout on Tuesday next week, Coach Cal will lead a session in preparation for the Houston Marathon and Half. See Strava Club for details.

Welcome to the Hardloop Endurance coaching team, Coach Kirk Elias!Bringing over 50 years of coaching experience, we are ...
07/29/2025

Welcome to the Hardloop Endurance coaching team, Coach Kirk Elias!

Bringing over 50 years of coaching experience, we are honored to have the most passionate, enthusiastic, and charismatic join the team. Technical knowledge and practical experience combined to bring the individualized training approach all levels of athlete deserve. Coach E is available now to coach you to your next personal best.

📧 [email protected] for information


Track Tuesday Tonight & Fall Marathon TrainingWe are on the track at Memorial Park tonight with Coach Cal Neff learning ...
05/20/2025

Track Tuesday Tonight & Fall Marathon Training

We are on the track at Memorial Park tonight with Coach Cal Neff learning the dynamic warmup drill routine & option for form evaluation, warmup starts at 6:30 PM.

See the list of our current athletes Fall marathon plans, you might want to join them and the training starts now.

Designate Hardloop Endurance when you renew your Houston Area Road Runners Association membership and score some points for the team in the Spring/Fall series.



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Hardloop Houston 🖤A record amount of incredible performances from all of the Hardloop athletes this past weekend in Hous...
01/23/2025

Hardloop Houston 🖤

A record amount of incredible performances from all of the Hardloop athletes this past weekend in Houston (and one in Louisiana). Huge congrats to each and every one of you who trained and raced with Hardloop! It was PR and BQ city!!! Hopefully we were able to include everyone here as we continue post race reviews and planning out training for the remainder of 2025.

The next few big events on our athlete schedules include Austin, Woodlands, Cowtown, Boston, Grandma’s Marathons and many more events.

Best of luck to the over 50 Hardlooper’s at the  and half tomorrow!!!The coaching team is proud of all the hard work put...
01/19/2025

Best of luck to the over 50 Hardlooper’s at the and half tomorrow!!!

The coaching team is proud of all the hard work put in and excited to see it pay off 👊

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