Coach Claire has helped hundreds of real runners chase their dreams and conquer what they never thought possible. Her coaching philosophy combines science-based training, plant-based running nutrition, and proven mindset techniques to unlock every runner's true potential. She's a certified vegan running coach, sports nutrition specialist, mom, and borderline obsessive plant lover. As an athlete herself, she went from a 4:02 first marathon all the way to a 2:58 finishing time at the age of 42, entirely plant-based. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners to achieve the same dramatic success, from those on a walk-run program, general fitness, up to high-level athletes
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The Planted Runner
Coach Claire has helped hundreds of real runners chase their dreams and conquer what they never thought possible. Her coaching philosophy combines science-based training, plant-based running nutrition, and proven mindset techniques to unlock every runner's true potential. She's a certified vegan running coach, sports nutrition specialist, mom, and borderline obsessive plant lover. As an athlete herself, she went from a 4:02 first marathon all the way to a 2:58 finishing time at the age of 42, entirely plant-based. She coaches vegan, plant-based, and plant-curious runners to achieve the same dramatic success, from those on a walk-run program, general fitness, up to high-level athletes
"Runners should lift heavy!" This is something I've said a lot (along with many other running coaches). But unfortunately, it's not a good idea for every runner. Lifting heavy can be a great way to build strength and speed. The only problem is that your tendons might not be ready to pull their weight. Studies have shown that after 2 months of weight training, your muscles will get significantly stronger while your tendons have yet to get up off the couch. Compounded over years of training,...
Just like there is no one-sized runner, there are no one-sized answer to running questions. In running, most questions should be answered with "it depends." Except for the one every runner wants to know, which is how to run faster. There are only two ways to run faster: take quicker steps take longer ones Ideally, you want to do a combination of both, but it's not as simple as me just telling you to do it. The problem with longer strides is that you increase the chance of "over-striding"...
One of the most confusing terms we runners have is "tempo." Tempo can be anything from 5k pace to half marathon pace and can feel anywhere from a medium effort to just about all-out. With a pace and effort range like that, no wonder runners are confused! In the simplest terms, a tempo isn't a race pace. It's used to describe the pace you need to run to cross the line from medium to hard effort over a certain period of time. At first, it's not so hard. But by the end, it's really tough....