"The biggest impact of Mag’s coaching has been on my confidence, going from a nervous runner to setting my sights on some of the biggest mountain races in only a few short years. I would never been confident enough to sign up, or feel ready for the Dragon’s Back race without Mags’s incredible knowledge and support. It’s the personal touches that make Mountain Strong Coaching exceptional. The plans are not only structured around my work life balance but take into account my running background, needs and goals. The daily feedback and monthly 1:1 catch-ups are priceless and helps to keep me motivated.”
~ Heather Driscoll
“I have been training with Maggie for several years now. Maggie has brought consistency and structure to my running, whilst also making me realise the benefit of rest days. Maggie is very approachable and is realistic with the training plans she puts in place. I would not be able to run the distances I do without her guidance and support. She is an incredible coach.”
~ Catharine Crossley
“In the initial assessment I felt listened to, and also appreciated that we won’t be fixing everything in one go, but bit by bit and in order of priority. Starting with the basics and building up properly, bespoke to me and in a way that is achievable and measurable. From the start I felt like we are working in a very professional way. Seven months later and I feel stronger, better conditioned and safe that anything I relay back is always listened to and my program adapted.”
~ Mikey Goodman
“We've both been working with Mags at Mountain Strong for around 2.5 years on a mostly 1:1 basis. After very active lives, but not much supporting strength or mobility work, Mags has patiently and skilfully helped us both to both feel confident with strength work, has ensured that we've continued to progress and, importantly helped us to understand the huge benefits of strength work for sports, every day life and longevity.
Although the work with Mags has very much focused on programming for strength and conditioning and mobility, she has always made the exercises appropriate to our lifestyle and sports. As we both run, we have greatly benefitted from the application and tailoring of our strength programs to support our running. We both feel generally stronger, but also much stronger when we run. This greatly helps when it comes to events and races, but also resilience to injury from training.
Mags is an encouraging and supportive strength coach and she'll always try to help more broadly with things like injuries. Her broad knowledge of biomechanics and mobility underpins her approach and, alongside her running based qualifications and running experience, this helps her to provide thorough and excellent coaching.
She's personable, holds you to account and always does her best to support you. She works hard for her business and her athletes. We'd totally recommend Mags as a coach, either 1:1 or online. She has helped us to continue to do the things we love and to enjoy learning about and exercising for strength and mobility. Thank you Maggie!”
~ David and Ruth Lea
