MEET TONY

I contacted James earlier this year when he was recommended to me. I signed up for the 2024 Marathon des Sables. I spent the whole of 2023 just running as many miles as I could, going into 2024 the wheels slowly started to come off and I started to struggle with structuring any training.

After struggling for about 2 months, I reached out to the wider community and James was recommended, the good thing for me was that he’d also done the race so he knew exactly what I was up against. We set up a one-on-one and he provided a structured training plan with constant communication on WhatsApp.

He changed my way of thinking from miles to time on my feet (which I later understood why, as you are on your feet for a long time during the race) and he provided good feedback for the race itself. With just under 2 months he got me back on track, following an online structure connected to my watch. I was allowed to adjust it around my work schedule as long as I did the training.

In April I headed out to Morocco to take part in one of the toughest races in the world. 5 of the 6 stages were by far the toughest stages I’d ever taken part in but I completed it and I have no doubt that James’s training gave me the confidence to achieve my goal.