Bruce McIntosh – Youngstown Running Coach
$60/mo for 5 more spots! Find your coach and find your potential!
$60.00 / month
Running Coach Description
Find your coach and find your potential!
Specialties
- Marathon and Half Marathon training.
- Develop a race day plan.
- Working with Master runners.
- Runners moving up to new distance PR’s
Philosophy
As a coach I believe in consistent training with the hard/easy approach. I find the 80/20 approach helps runners develop safely. I know every runner is different so we can work on a plan that you will be able to stick with. I believe the
Coaching Experience
I started coaching in 2022, after getting my RRCA certification.
About Me
I live and run in Boardman, Ohio. I have been running for over 20 years. I have participated in over 350 races, including 18 marathons and over 50 half marathons. I am an RRCA Certified Coach and VDOT certified. I started running has an adult-onset runner at 38 years old with the purpose of losing weight. I had never been a runner before, but I grew to love the sport and the running community. Once I started running races I never looked back. Eventually I started running in groups, even leading a run group for 10 years now. I would help others get ready for races, sometimes helping others pace thru a race. I finally took the dive and became a coach.
Big Influences
- Coach Jack Daniel a major influence I read his books, watch his video and use the VDOT app/system he developed.
- Matt Fitzgerald author of 80/20 Running, I follow the 80/20 philosophy in my coaching
Coach Kim Conley, run coach and Olympian
Race History
- Over 350 races from the mile to the 50K
- 5 Cleveland Marathon Finishes
- Glass City Marathon Twice and half marathon twice.
- Columbus Marathon twice
- Presque Isle Half marathon in Erie, PA is one of my favorite races with 11 finishes, a flat fast scenic course but its in mid July so heat is always an issue.
- On my wedding day, 12/13/14 I ran in the Frozen Firefighter 5K
Certifications
- RRCA
- VDOT
Personal Records
- 5K: 24:0 (9/1/08) Buhl Day 5K
- 10K: 51:00 (10/12/08) Youngstown Peace Race
- Half Marathon: 1:59:10 (11/14/06) Cleveland Fall Classic
- Marathon: 4:26:09 (5/20/06) Cleveland Marathon
Contact Bruce
1 review for Bruce McIntosh – Youngstown Running Coach
Charlotte –
Bruce is a great coach! I started working with him with the goal of building, improving, and maintaining my endurance, and he has delivered exactly what I needed.
He built a customized plan that fits my goals perfectly while working around my schedule.
He doesn’t just hand over a generic calendar; he truly understands building stamina safely.
He is always available for questions and conversation whenever I need feedback.
Bruce is very engaged in helping me meet my goals, constantly monitoring my progress to ensure I am gaining strength and staying injury-free.
Thanks to his guidance, my endurance has reached a level I couldn’t have achieved on my own.
I highly recommend him to any runner looking to go the distance!