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Lydia G., Los Angeles, CA Running Coach

Lydia G.

LG Athletics, LLC

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A physical biomechanic athletic conditioning training that also offers coaching, programming, and recovery tools for the modern athlete. View all coaching experience

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Fast Response Rate:
The percentage of time Lydia G. responded to client inquiries within 48 hours in the last 3 months.
88%
Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Playa Vista Park, 13196 West Bluff Creek Drive, Los Angeles, CA
  2. Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA
  3. Santa Monica, CA

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

Packages

Light Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

1 session package with Coach Lydia. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$75 1 session + applicable fees

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Standard Package
Recommended
In-Person Training for a single athlete

3 session package with Coach Lydia. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$186 3 sessions ($62/ea) + applicable fees

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Pro Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

5 session package with Coach Lydia. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$295 5 sessions ($59/ea) + applicable fees

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Elite Package
In-Person Training for a single athlete

10 session package with Coach Lydia. 60 minute session length

Session Length: 1 hour

$550 10 sessions ($55/ea) + applicable fees

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  • Portland State University (OR)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Marathon, Long Distance, Cross Country

  • Stride, Pacing, Form, Breathing

Credentials

  • Portland State University (OR)

  • 15 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Marathon, Long Distance, Cross Country

  • Stride, Pacing, Form, Breathing

More About Coach Lydia

Lydia Gonzalez-Hardie

Bio and Summary

Lydia Gonzalez-Hardie is a passionate sports professional with extensive experience across the sports industry, supporting major brands, teams, athletes, and agencies in achieving their organizational, branding, and community goals. Known for her creativity, communication skills, and strong network of connections—from grassroots programs to professional sports front offices—Lydia has built a career grounded in purpose, teamwork, and impact.

She is currently launching her own youth-focused health and wellness venture, LG Athletics, LLC, which aims to empower young athletes through sports, mentorship, and holistic fitness. Her professional background includes working with Sports Media World, a sports PR agency, and contributing to the NBA’s “NBA Cares” community relations program. Lydia also serves as an event coordinator for NBA All-Star Weekend and supports other league-wide initiatives.

Prior to these roles, Lydia spent 15 years at Nike, Inc., where she worked in Digital Sports Marketing and across the footwear, training, and women’s performance categories—helping lead projects in product research, development, and sales. She later joined the New York Road Runners organization, serving in Youth and Community Services for five years.

Lydia’s hands-on coaching experience spans over a decade. She has served as an Athletic and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Brooklyn Friends School, overseen the Athletic Department at Notre Dame Academy, and worked as Head Track & Field (Long Distance) Coach at Windward School. Additionally, she has collaborated with the Kobe Bryant Academy and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Youth Basketball Camps, fostering athletic development and sportsmanship in young athletes.

Throughout her 25+ years in the industry, Lydia has become known as a detail-oriented and motivational coach who not only helps athletes improve their technique but also builds meaningful relationships that inspire growth and confidence.

Outside of her professional life, Lydia enjoys running, basketball, traveling, working out, and spending quality time with her family. She remains deeply involved in community service and youth programs, reflecting her lifelong commitment to giving back through sports.

Specialties:
• Youth Sports Development & Health/Wellness Programming
• Event Coordination (NBA, USA Track & Field, All-Star Weekend)
• Sports Marketing, Branding & Public Relations
• Coaching: Strength & Conditioning, Track & Field, Basketball
• Athlete Relations & Community Engagement

began my academic journey at Portland State University and later transferred to the University of Phoenix, where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing with a focus on Sports Marketing. My professional career began at Nike, Inc., where I spent over 10 years developing my foundation in sports marketing and athlete relations.

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of training athletes at every level—from high school standouts in Oregon and New York to local professional athletes in Los Angeles, California, where I currently reside.

As an avid runner, I’ve competed in races across the country, earning placements in my age group from 5Ks to marathons. I’ve completed over 25 marathons, including earning my Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Finisher medal in London (2023). I’m also a two-time Boston Marathon qualifier (2018, 2019) and a Boston Marathon finisher (2022).

I begin every consultation by assessing each athlete’s fitness goals, nutrition habits, and overall training needs. My programs are designed to ensure athletes and runners achieve injury prevention, sports-specific performance, and improvements in strength, endurance, mobility, and speed—areas in which I specialize as a performance coach.

As a passionate Health & Wellness Coach, my mission is to bring energy, positivity, and honesty to every session. I believe in maintaining open, daily communication and providing personalized feedback that helps each client reach their full potential.

I also evaluate form and technique using photo and video analysis to track progress and ensure continual development over time. My approach combines science, care, and heart—helping athletes train smarter, move better, and perform stronger.

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Client Reviews

Coach Lydia is an amazing coach. First lesson my granddaughter (11) took to her and worked hard with her. She really like her very much. Explained each exercise in detail.

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Excellent manner with my 6 year old, was able to pivot quickly as he reacted to each new exercise idea.

Let me just say if your current coach is not someone who believes in you, tells you from their heart they literally practice in what they preach and is not checking in with you in between sessions... that's not the kind of coach you want. COACH LYDIA has been amazing, I signed up on coach up with the intention of wanting to do my first half marathon without injuries (having had some mild knee/hip issues in the past), the tips and tricks and hard work to training on HOW-TO BE a runner. It's a different world out there for runners, we are literally built different. That also means we need to train differently. Coach Lydia has taught me so much and I am now addicted to the progress. I will say it's not linear, we've been going on about 6 months now and I've had my share of set backs. A month off here and there due to pushing too hard too fast and other weeks of just being sick.

It sucks to have multiple set backs, but that is part of life and when Lydia believes in you, you also believe in yourself too. I cannot wait to see her in between my half marathon training! I cannot believe I signed up for 3 halves. With any great teacher, you can do a lot.

TIP: a great coach can only go so far, so a good student should also be putting in the work and meeting them halfway, if not more than halfway. YOU GOT THIS!

Great energy! Great with the kids

Lydia is a true gem! Her energy and positive attitude is off the charts and my daughter (12) was instantly comfortable.
Lydia asked about my daughter and what our goals were and then took it from there. She put her thru a fun but challenging work out- appropriate for her age and skill level - and my daughter asked when Lydia could come back! We are overjoyed to have found Lydia!

Love her!!! Truly helped the youngest I nanny for change his form and improve his speed and movement and the oldest is now looking to join track!!!

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Coach Lydia inspires my son to run faster and further. Her indominable positivity and boundless energy can overcome even the most obdurate attitude on the toughest days of training.

Coach Lydia is awesome. She’s super nice, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about helping you achieve your goals. I strongly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a coach at any stage of training. She’s flexible and patient and a fun person.

Coach Lydia is very positive and has a great attitude. She also does a great job of explaining everything. My daughter was tired but also enjoyed working with Coach Lydia.

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Love Lydia!

Super friendly/upbeat and knowledgeable.

You could not find a more encouraging Coach than Lydia. Her energy and enthusiasm are off the charts. She motivates even the total novice. Our kid never participated in organized sports other than school phys ed. He suddenly decided to "qualify" for high school cross country. We wanted to make sure he didn't exacerbate a slight limp we noticed. Coach Lydia only had two weeks to work with our teen before the try-out. She was incredibly accommodating with her schedule. She could have insisted meeting every day (earning more). Instead, she emphasized the body needed to heal, and made sure working out was effective. Most notably, our teen said she made the twice weekly hour session "VERY FUN, but really challenging."

We never paid much attention to brands, unless a doctor advised something. Lydia makes it easy. Having worked for major big brands, her knowledge of product seemed encyclopedic. She provided links for shoes, work out bands, even massage rollers! Before Lydia, we didn't even know there were "neutral vs stability" shoes.

She is passionate about running and passionate about the body. She emphasizes balance, body mechanics, and muscle monitoring. Even if you have flat feet, you may even opt to ditch the podiatrist's inserts.

Her commitment to the whole student permeates the relationship in every way! In a word, she is WONDERFUL.

Lydia cares about you! Her workouts were hard, and she taught me tons of exercises to help strengthen my body and improve my running. She's super upbeat and interested in helping you.

Coach Lydia was absolutely a great inspiration and motivation! Very professional and helpful. I was experiencing severe back pain due to running. After a couple training sessions with her my back pain was gone. She helped me understand running on a different level. She educated me with tons of training techniques for my half marathon and was constantly checking my progress and health on a daily basis. I'd highly recommend Lydia to anyone who's looking for professional training.

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Lydia is a great coach. She knows how to motivate you and has a great knowledge in fitness. I really enjoyed training with her.

Lydia was very engaging and sweet with my 3 children. She made the session fun and informative. Had the children working hard.

I loved working out with Lydia. She pushed me to new limits while reading my body’s ability. She is extremely knowledgeable and motivational! Thanks again Lydia!

Coach Lydia is AMAZING!! My daughter has connected with her and looks forward to their early morning session. She has felt a difference in her running endurance after only one session. So lucky to have found Coach Lydia and looking forward to working with her in the future.

Amazing coach, fast communication,very patient and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure working with Lydia as I look forward to keep training with her!

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