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Hi, I'm Guy Avery

I help performance-minded and goal-oriented runners improve their times and achieve their goals with my simple, practical, individualized coaching system, without injury or burnout.

We have a group of runners interested in a fun goal of qualifying for World Majors with a PR on a fast Cal International course (Dec), that qualifies them for the World Majors in London (April) and Berlin (Sept). Individualized, sustainable training & guidance with group calls on Zoom each week. Fun target races and fun destination marathons for a group of good marathoners.

6-Week Starter Program is offered at a huge savings -- only $497. Continue with my exclusive 1-on-1 coaching or join our super-fun WORLD MAJOR MARATHON Group training program.

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About Me

Hi, my name is Guy and I help performance- and goal-oriented runners improve their running and achieve their goals, with my practical and highly-successful, individualized training approach, that eliminates the second-guessing of generic training programs, without injuries or burnout.

For almost three decades, I have helped hundreds of runners improve their times significantly, and achieve their goals to become more empowered and confident with a simple and practical, individualized training approach.

My 'Step Back 2 Move Ahead' & ‘One Brick at a Time’ training system has a nearly 100% success rate for those who follow it. If you can simply prioritize two key training sessions per week, you can make steady, measurable progress and transform yourself as a runner.

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What 9 Others Say About Guy

I reached out to Guy as I was returning to the sport of running after having run in high school and taking almost a decade away from training. I have now completed 3 marathons and achieved time qualifiers for the Boston, New York and Berlin Marathons.

David Gilmore

Guy is an amazing coach. I hired him to improve my marathon time and ran back-to-back huge PR’s with a 3:23:10 at Chicago and 3:17:04 at California International, at age 47! More recently, with Guy’s help, I knocked 13 minutes off my previous marathon, to once again qualify for the Boston Marathon.

Denise Piefke

How is your coaching different?

My approach is different in 5 ways:

1. My coaching approach starts with my ‘Step Back 2 Move Ahead’ with all-important individual goal-setting based on your current reality and your realistic training commitment.

2. My approach has a nearly 100% success rate. When runners follow their individualized training with intention, they achieve their goals. Hundreds of runners of all ages and abilities, make significant improvements and achieve their goals, when they follow my individualized training approach.

3. My approach is completely individualized, based on your training background, lifestyle, ability, realistic commitment level, current fitness level and goals.

4. My ‘One Brick at a Time’ individualized training builds a solid foundation using only two key, high-leverage training sessions a week. Whether you run 4, 5, 6 or 7 days a week, if you can prioritize two key moderate-intensity, individualized training sessions each week, you will safely get fitter, make measurable step-by-step progress, grow in confidence, and gradually transform as a runner.

5. Runners with similar shorter-distance times, run 3-6 minutes faster, on average, in a half-marathon, and 6-12 minutes faster, on average in a full marathon, with my coaching than with other programs. Often, they make much greater improvements than this.

How am I sure to avoid injuries or burnout?

Runners get injured or burned out by (1) not setting realistic goals, (2) not doing the right type of workouts, (3) training more or harder than they can handle, (4) cramming their training into too short a timeframe for their goal, and (5) not taking adequate recoveries.

My proven individualized ‘One Brick at Time’ approach eliminates all of these risks, by (1) using my ‘Step Back, 2 Move Ahead’ realistic goal-setting process, (2) simply prioritizing two key training sessions a week, (3) keeping the two key training sessions each week, to a 7.5 to 8.5 effort on a scale of 10.0, (4) flexing the key training sessions as needed, always allowing 72 hours of recovery between key sessions, and (5) patiently stretching out the timeframe for your targeted event.

How long does it take the fully prepare for your best half-marathon or marathon?

If a runner is already fit with a consistent training base, I use a patient 18-week / 4-month program for half-marathons, and a 22-week / 5-month program for the full marathon. This patient approach prevents cramming, injuries and burnout -- and it reduces mental and physical stress and fully prepares you with confidence for race day. The improvements and goal-achievement of hundreds of runners shows that it works!