Meet Coach Taryne

UK Athletics qualified Running Coach for East London and the surrounding areas

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“I love seeing the progress made my by clients – when they achieve their goals like being able to complete a desired distance or smashing a new PB. I feel like a proud mum!”

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MEET COACH TARYNE

How did you get into running?
“Track and cross country running was part of the school PE lessons, and I can honestly say I enjoyed my PE lessons (apart from Netball!) I left running behind until about the age of 20 when I started going to the gym. The gym held a weekly running club which I joined because I didn’t really enjoy the indoor classes, I much prefer being outdoors! The rest is history; I became a competitive club runner 10 years ago when I was approached my running club Eton Manor.”

What’s your coaching history?
“I’m a Qualified UKA Road Running Coach. I have experience designing training plans and leading coaching sessions to groups of runners who are returning back after injury. I also coach those new to running at my local running club. My main coaching experience is from working with private 1-2-1 clients, training them for a range events from 5k up to marathon distance.”

What’s your proudest coaching achievement?
“I had a client who was plagued with injuries (due to not training smart!) Their goal was to complete a half marathon training plan and to compete in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, injury free and strong. We both raced the Angkor Wat half without any injuries sustained by my client.  In fact, that client still remains injury free and continues competing in international races to this day.”

Coach Taryne coaches runners of all ability levels, and is available across East London and the surrounding areas.

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What do runners commonly neglect?
“Strength, cross training, sports massage and rest! These are a big bugbear with me – far too often runners focus their training on only running and forget that running for long periods of time can cause a depletion in muscle strength. Runners need strong muscles (which includes core strength) to prevent injuries. Strength training workouts can help with this, including cross training. The impact on running for our joints can be detrimental over a long period of time which can also lead to injury. Cross training such as cycling, pilates or swimming allows us to use different muscles and joints allowing the muscles we use in running to rest and repair. I wish more runners understood that rest should be seen as part of our training too. With rest you will return back to your session stronger, fitter and fresher. Tired, fatigued muscles lead to ineffective training; another common cause of injury.”

What’s your favourite thing to eat after a run?
“If it’s after a hard speed/interval club session my partner will bake me scones – my favourite! If it’s a long run my favourite is a toasted bagel with peanut butter or vegan chocolate spread with sliced banana.”

Part of We Run’s UK-wide Coaching Team, Coach Taryne helps runners across East London to improve their running

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