Allyson L.

Kiki (CoachUp client)

I was not a runner until I started working with Ally. She's been a great mentor and kept me motivated to continue training in order to meet my goals. I love working with her and I've learned to enjoy running in a very short time.

Kimberly (CoachUp client)

Allyson is an amazing coach!! She is teaching me the importance of strength training which will make me a better runner!! Allyson is giving me the courage to go after my goals and succeed with them!!

Kristina (Testimonial)

Ally is a coach full of enthusiasm and vigor who's positive attitude is both motivating and infectious! Her clear and insightful guidance in running training has helped me meet or exceed my goals in half- and full marathons over the past six years. Furthermore, she taught me the very important lesson of how to keep my head up when things aren't going according to plan, and to modify myself physically and mentally to make the best possible experience of any competition or training run. She is truly an inspiration to the many people she has touched through coaching and personal training throughout the years; I consider myself lucky to be one of them

Amanda (Testimonial)

I'm a runner. That's what I do. I run. And I used to get injured. A lot. Strength training, core exercises, cross training, these were all things I knew I should do, but I didn't really know how (and wasn't really interested in finding out). Then I met Ally. She has helped me learn to be so much smarter about my training, and in the process she has made me not only a faster runner, but a stronger athlete. Simple resistance band exercises to strengthen my hip and prevent pain in the late miles of a race? Done. Bike ride through a forest preserve to enjoy the fall colors? Let's go. Core work on a playground swing? Sign me up! Whatever your goals--general fitness, endurance training, weight loss, all of the above--Ally knows how to get you there. And you'll have a lot of fun along the way.

Margaret (Testimonial)

The biggest danger I have working with Ally is that I forget that I’m working! She is such a fun, enthusiastic person, that it’s contagious. She listens carefully to what my journey has been and what my goals are so she can help me achieve them. She is so supportive of where I am at this particular moment in time. She doesn’t hold me to some artificial benchmark, she is there to help me achieve the goals I want. Working with Ally is one of the few times when it’s all about me! Only she makes me a better me.