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Drew S., Alexandria, VA Running Coach

Drew S.

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I’ve trained runners who’ve never run before to athletes qualifying for Boston and everyone in between. Each athlete is a story and a puzzle. View all coaching experience

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Washington, DC
  2. Arlington, VA
  3. Alexandria, VA

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

Packages

One month of customized training built around your goal, your schedule, and your life
Online Training for a single athlete

This package is for one month of customized training built around your goals and your schedule. This is not a template plan. This is for one on one coaching. We’ll collaborate to build a training plan together based on w... See More

Session Length: 4 weeks

$175 1 session + applicable fees

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Running Form Evaluation
In-Person Training for a single athlete

We meet in person for one hour. We’ll run together, evaluate your form, and I’ll give you cues and drills you can take into your training immediately. We’ll also cover dynamic warmups, strides, training philosophy, recove... See More

Session Length: 1 hour

$175 1 session + applicable fees

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Running Form Evaluation + First Month of Coaching
In-Person Training for a single athlete

We’ll meet in person for one hour. I’ll look at your form and work through cues and drills to use immediately. From there we’ll build your first month of training around what we learned. You’ll get a weekly plan, real-ti... See More

Session Length: 1 hour

$300 1 session + applicable fees

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  • University of Richmond (VA)

  • 2 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Cross Country, Marathon, Long Distance

  • Stride, Pacing, Form

Credentials

  • University of Richmond (VA)

  • 2 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Cross Country, Marathon, Long Distance

  • Stride, Pacing, Form

More About Coach Drew

I’ve coached middle school cross country, worked with high school athletes looking to run personal bests, and coached adult athletes of all ages with diverse running experiences and goals.

I’ve taken people from not running at all to finishing a World Marathon Major in 5 months.

I’ve also coached experienced runners to PRs and Boston qualifying times.

I am Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Level 1 Certified. I am CPR and First Aid certified.

Personal marathon experience: 4:30:00 at age 35 to 2:51:31 at age 44.

Off the road, I’ve competed in UTMB mountain races.

PRs
5k: 17:31 @ 2024 DC Road Runners 5k

10k: 35:59 @ 2022 Marine Corps Marathon 10k (1st Master)

10 mile: 59:49 @ 2022 Army Ten Miler

Half: 1:19:07 @ 2024 One City Half Marathon

Full: 2:51:31 @ 2025 One City Marathon

If you book a Running Form Evaluation, our first session will include a form assessment, cues and drills to use immediately, dynamic warmups, strides, and a discussion of your training philosophy, goals, recovery, and gear.

If you book online coaching, we’ll start with a phone call to discuss your goals, current fitness, training history, and what’s worked and what hasn’t. From there I’ll build your first week of training.

Let’s get to work.

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Client Reviews

Great lesson, very helpful.

Amazing!

Coach Drew was awesome! I learned and improved so much after just our first session. He has so much great advice and insight and was able to explain it in a way that made sense to me. Looking forward to working with him more to reach my first marathon!

Coach Drew is a natural. In one session he identified several areas of improvement and showed me drills/cues that immediately made my running feel more efficient. I look forward to following his guidance through marathon prep.

Coach Drew has been awesome to work with. I'm training for my 4th marathon, hoping to knock it out later this year before I turn 50—but it’s been 28 years since my last one, so I knew I had some catching up to do. In just two sessions, he's already made a big impact. He breaks everything down in a way that’s super easy to understand—from running form and stretching to diet and rest. No matter what we’re covering, he makes it make sense.

I can definitely recommend Drew as a running coach. I was a beginner runner who was in need of some guidance to increase my distance and improve my pace and technique. I had been running at the same pace and the same distances rather inconsistently for two years. I found Drew through a search online for coaches in my area and during the first session we met and ran together and I felt he really listened to what I was looking for in a coach and put effort into making a program tailored to my needs. He has been very helpful and encouraging and helped me train for my first ever half marathon, which ended up being easier than I could have ever imagined - thanks to the training program and his good advise.

I have been unfortunate to have been dealing with injuries along the way which has required a lot of patience and adjustments in my training - Drew has been really encouraging through that and gone out of his way with some good advice.

What set Coach Drew apart was his ability to explain & breakdown complex techniques into basic and easy to grasp concepts, his follow ups include detailed practices, routines as well as being available to further explain if needed... in addition he is affable and easy goin yet open to challenging you if requested, highly recommended if you are looking to develop yourself at your own pace with someone who will encourage you !

Coach Drew is attentive and very knowledgeable!

Great coach! Really helped me understand what it takes to run a marathon

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I've just started working with Coach Drew and he's been awesome- creating customized workouts, pushing me as I get started, and helping with any questions I have on pacing, dieting, and everything in between. Excited to try to crush my PR with Coach Drew leading the way!

Drew is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about coaching. I would definitely recommend!

Did a thing and set new PRs for 5k (8 minutes off my time!), 1 mile, and 2 mile at the Rum Runner 5k! Perfect Keys morning running alongside the ocean and I couldn’t have done it without the best running coach out there, Drew.
Never thought this would be a thing I’d do but after months of training/dedication I went from deep in the couch to completing a 5k. Big thank you to Drew who is the best running coach out there.
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