Congratulations to Giles as he breaks 3 hours at the Manchester Marathon.

Giles is coached 1-1 by RUN Harpenden’s founder Andy Jordan.

“I have really enjoyed working with Andy for the last few months.

I had been trying to break the three-hour marathon barrier for a few years and thought I would try a running coach. I wanted a coach with first hand experience of endurance running (and ideally a sub-3 marathoner) combined with an understanding of both the science behind training programmes and the mental aspects of racing.

Andy fitted the bill perfectly. He tailored a programme that fitted around my life and we maintained regular contact as required to provide real-time feedback on sessions and to adjust future sessions based on the inevitable challenges of a marathon training phase. Andy gave me the confidence to achieve my goal and I look forward to working with him again.

I would definitely recommend Andy to anyone looking to take their training to the next level.”