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Runners Typically Come to Me for These Reasons:
If you need a more personalized approach to training
You have trainined with a standard plan before but you want your training more flexible and tailored toward your work/life/race schedule, runner type, and age group.
If you have hit a performance plateau
You have made progress in the past but now reached a point where further improvements are difficult. Hence, you are uncertain how to break the stalemate.
If you are struggling with injuries
You have a history of recurring running injuries and you want to break free of this vicious cycle that hinders you from consistent training and racing.
If you’re aspiring to reach elite or sub-elite levels
You have decided to compete at the highest level as a professional (or as a serious age group competitor) and need expert guidance that you can't access locally.
My 1-on-1 Online Coaching Service
Free assessment
Before we start, I will thoroughly examine your training log. Then we discuss your general sports background, running history, runner type, and injuries you suffered in the past.
Season planning
I plan your running season months in advance and categorize your events into A, B, and C races. Then, I will lay out the training phases to achieve peak performance for the events that really matter to you.
Constantly updated training
I contact you every Sunday to check in how your training is going. I monitor and analyze your workouts, keep your training zones up-to-date, and make informed decisions about your upcoming training weeks.
Rapid support to all questions
Are the latest running shoes a good fit for you? Should you do tomorrow's workout despite a sore throat? At what pace should you run a particular tune-up race? I will answer all your questions within 24 hours.
Why Me? - Coach Sandro Sket, CSCS
NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist®
NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They design safe and effective training programs.
Lifelong endurance athlete
I ran my first half marathon at age 17 and participated in Olympic distance triathlons as a teenager. I take pride in my masters results on low mileage training (25 miles/week): 400m in 53.8 seconds and the 10K in 34:32 minutes.
Hands-on experience as a strength & conditioning coach
I have hands-on experience as a strength and conditioning coach. Whether you have a gym membership or prefer bodyweight exercises, I'm familiar with all the running-specific strength, plyometric, and mobility routines.
Seasoned track coach
I have coached runners in group settings since 2013. I have always had a knack for interval and repetition training on the 400m track. You will benefit from this experience, even if you prefer your intervals on the road.
What I Expect from You
At least 4 training runs per week
For performance training I expect you to run at least 4 times per week, ideally with addtional strength and cross-training. Otherwise your potential to improve is unnecessarily limited even with excellent coaching.
Motivated by challenging goals
Motivation is the starting point for any achievement. While I can guide you to set new goals—and perhaps even inspire you, the core motivation to improve has to come from you. I can't do that for you.
The discipline to follow through
In performance training one adaptation piggybacks on another. That means without consistency there is no meaningful progress. My most successful athletes are the ones without excuses.
Openness to change
You can't expect getting different results by doing what you've always done. That doesn't mean we have to put your entire training routine upside down, but you will have to be open to change .
Hi, I’m coach Sandro Sket. I’ve been an endurance athlete since a young teenager and ran my first half marathon age 17. Over the years, I have competed in distances ranging from the 400m sprint to the marathon. Hence, I know what it means to push through fast track workouts and monster long runs.
I help competitive-minded distance runners of all ability levels to set new PRs and age group records—without risking overtraining.
As an NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with 11 years of coaching experience, I can help you, too, to set new personal records from the 5K to the marathon. Contact me via email if you have any questions or are unsure which plan or coaching option is a good fit for you. Read more…
Sandro Sket, CSCS
NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Hi, I’m coach Sandro Sket. I’ve been an endurance athlete since a young teenager and ran my first half marathon age 17. Over the years, I have competed in distances ranging from the 400m sprint to the marathon. Hence, I know what it means to push through fast track workouts and monster long runs.
I help competitive-minded runners of all ability levels to set new PRs and age group records—without risking overtraining.
As an NSCA-Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with 11 years of coaching experience, I can help you, too, to set new personal records from the 5K to the marathon. Contact me via email if you have any questions or are unsure which plan or coaching option is a good fit for you. Read more…
NSCA-Certified S&C Coach
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists® (CSCS®) are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention. Recognizing that their area of expertise is separate and distinct, CSCSs consult with and refer athletes to other professionals when appropriate.
NSCA-Certified S&C Coach
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists® (CSCS®) are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCSs) are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs.
What Athletes Are Saying
Sandro’s expertise and attention to detail has helped me improve more than I had thought possible. Through his online coaching, I broke my 20 year 5K PR by 21 sec to 15:48. And with his plan, I was able to break my HM PR by almost 4 min to 1:14:29.
Shai Birmaher
United States
Sandro’s very well thought out coaching has assisted my running greatly, being able to fit my runs around the changing hours I work with my job. I am certain I would not have managed a 2:58 marathon PB at 45 years old without Sandro’s coaching.
Richard Leary
New Zealand
Following the competitive marathon plan helped me reach a new PR with a first place overall finish in 2:39:37 on a hilly course. Sandro’s scientific approach ensures that every run and workout has a purpose, arriving at the starting line fit, healthy, and fresh.
James Mount
United States
Coaching Explained
Get started in 3 simple steps
1. Tell me about your running goals
Send me an email about your running background and your goals.
2. Get a free account on FinalSurge
Create a free account on FinalSurge and add me as your coach.
3. Get coached like a pro athlete
Enjoy flexible and personalized training under my expert guidance.
Amateur
Up to 7 runs per week
$
125
/Month
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Free onboarding and assessment
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Custom plan built around your life
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Upload plan to your smartwatch
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Unlimited email coach support
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Unlimited plan adjustments
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Weekly coach check-ins
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Cancel coaching anytime
Contact Me
Limited coaching slots available.
Professional
More than 7 runs per week
$
175
/Month
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Free onboarding and assessment
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Custom plan built around your life
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Upload plan to your smartwatch
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Unlimited email coach support
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Unlimited plan adjustments
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Weekly coach check-ins
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Cancel coaching anytime
Contact Me
Limited coaching slots available.
All coaching and communication is exclusively done by myself, Sandro Sket. You won’t have to talk to an assistant – ever! It’s my philosophy that knowledge work and expertise can’t be outsourced without compromising the quality of coaching. Hence, I can’t compete on price with some of my competitors. But I can assure you that you get the attention to detail you deserve to become the best athlete possible. For that reason 1-on-1 online coaching is strictly limited to 20 runners.