05/10/2026
Being a good runner, creating great content, or having thousands of followers doesnโt automatically make someone qualified to look after and coach other people.
Aside from being a Summer Mountain Leader A degree (and BTEC) in Outdoor Adventure, Leadership and Management, we hold a growing list of qualifications
Just another reason you should come to us first. UESCA
UESCA Ultra Running Coach โ
Designed to give coaches the knowledge to coach runners of all levels and abilities for distances beyond the marathon.
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Create training programmes
๐ช Develop strength and flexibility programmes
๐โโ๏ธ Advise on race tactics and equipment
๐โ๐ฉ Provide sports nutrition information
๐ Assess posture and sport-specific form
UESCA Strength and Conditioning Coach โ
Designing and coaching strength programmes for endurance athletes.
๐ Assess an endurance athleteโs training needs
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programme strength work
๐ช coach exercise technique
๐ progress and regress exercises
๐โโ๏ธ manage strength volume/intensity alongside endurance workload
๐๏ธโโ๏ธ Use sport-specific strength exercises to support performance
UESCA Endurance Sports Nutrition Coach โ
Inform and educate endurance athletes about nutrition, specifically in relation to physiology, health and endurance performance.
This does not make me dietitian, but it does give me the knowledge on:
๐ฅฃ Pre-, during- and post-exercise nutrition
๐ Carbohydrate and fuelling strategies
๐ฅค Hydration
๐โโ๏ธ Sport-specific nutrition recommendations
๐ Supplements and supplement classifications
โก๏ธ RED-S awareness
๐ฆ๏ธ Environmental considerations
๐โโ๏ธ Female-athlete nutrition