About Proper Running Co.
I create personalised running training plans around your goals, current fitness, lifestyle and the reality of everything else going on in your life.
I'm Lucy, the founder of Proper Running Co. I started Proper because I wanted to create the kind of running space I believe every runner deserves, somewhere you can work towards big goals, improve your running and be pushed to achieve your best, without feeling like you have to be the fastest person in the room.
Whether you're a running novice training for your first 5K, chasing a new PB, preparing for a half marathon or marathon, returning to running, or simply trying to become more consistent, your running should work for you.
That's what Proper is about.
About Lucy…
I'm Lucy, an England Athletics certified running coach, marathon and ultra marathon runner. I went from couch to 5k to running a 3h 42 marathon and I absolutely live and breath running.
Running started for me because of my dad. I used to watch him head out for runs around our local country park and, wanting to be just like him, I'd try to run alongside him. Years later, running became something much bigger in my life.
I've gone from simply enjoying a run to completing multiple marathons, chasing PBs, discovering trail running and taking on challenges I once never imagined I'd be capable of.
I've also experienced the other side of running.
I've had periods where life got in the way, my training disappeared, my motivation changed and running didn't feel like the version of it I knew and loved. I've learnt that progress isn't always linear, and that sometimes finding your way back to running is just as important as getting faster.
That experience is a huge part of why I became a coach.
I don't believe you need to be the fastest runner in the group, have a perfect training schedule or know exactly what you're doing to have ambitious running goals.
I believe good coaching should meet you where you are, understand where you want to go and help you figure out how to get there.