Stop guessing. Train with purpose.
Personalized coaching for athletes training for marathons, ultra-marathons, triathlons and multi-sport adventures.
Understand what’s holding you back, build training around your individual response, and prepare for your next event with a clear plan.
One on One Endurance Coaching
Your effort deserves a clear direction.
You’re putting in the work, but your progress may not reflect it. Perhaps you’ve reached a plateau, struggled to recover between sessions, or followed a plan that doesn’t fit your life.
My job is to understand your goals, how you’re responding to training, and what needs to change.
We look beyond mileage and pace to consider the physiological demands of your event and the factors limiting your performance. That understanding guides your training—and we adjust as you progress.
How we work together
Understand your starting point
We begin with your goals, training history, current capacity and the time you have available. We explore where you’ve made progress, where you’ve struggled and what your next event will demand.
Build your training
Your plan brings together the work you need for your event, with a clear purpose behind each session. Training fits around your life and develops as your capacity grows.
Review and adapt
I review your training and feedback regularly, adjusting the plan based on your response. You have someone to help interpret what’s happening and make decisions when fatigue, work or life changes the picture.
Prepare for race day
Together, we develop your approach to pacing, fuelling and event execution, so you arrive knowing how to put your preparation into practice.
What your coaching includes
An individual training plan built around your goals and availability.
Regular review and adjustments based on your training and feedback.
Direct communication for questions and guidance.
Support with pacing, fuelling and race strategy.
Planning for the specific demands of your event.
What athletes have achieved
Athletes I’ve coached have:
Overcome chronic plateaus by identifying and addressing hidden breathing and metabolic limits.
Completed their first ultra and multi-day endurance events after previous setbacks.
Achieved personal bests, qualified for major races and earned podium finishes.
Maintained high-volume training consistently without burnout or recurring injury.
Coaching: $375 CAD per month
Includes your individual training plan, ongoing review and adjustments, communication and event preparation.
Minimum three-month commitment.
Meet Coach Rick
I’m Rick Canning, a certified endurance coach with a background in engineering. I’ve been coaching since 2015, helping athletes understand their training and prepare for demanding goals.
My qualifications include UESCA Ultra Running and Triathlon coaching certifications and NAASFP Marathon Running certification.
I bring a practical, curious approach to coaching: understand the athlete, give each session a purpose, and use feedback to guide what comes next.
Let’s talk about your next goal.
A free coaching consultation is a chance to discuss what you’re training for, where you’re getting stuck and what support you need.
You can ask questions about how I work, and we’ll explore whether coaching is a good fit.
Want to train smarter for your next race but not sure where to start?
Download our free "Training for the Trail" guide, where we share the foundational principles of ultra-endurance training, including why we train by time, not pace, and how to properly incorporate vertical gain into your runs.
Get the confidence you need to show up to the start line healthy and prepared.
Email rick@newleafrunco.com for your copy.