Kevin Fitzgerald – Chicago Running Coach
$50.00 / month and a $19.00 sign-up fee
Former Division III runner, offering individualized training plans from 800m up to the marathon.
Description
Running coach Kevin Fitzgerald helps intermediate to advanced runners work towards both short term and long term goals from the 1500 up to the marathon with consistency, speed and endurance. If you’re working towards that next PR or bumping up in distance, reach out to Kevin below to get started.
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LEVELS: Intermediate, Advanced
TYPES: Road, Track
DISTANCES: 5k/10k/Half Marathon, Marathon
TRAINING PLATFORM: VDOT
TRAINING PLAN: Individual, customized training plan
COMMUNICATION: Unlimited email, unlimited text
RESPONSE TIME: Within 24 hours
LOCATION: Chicago, IL
IN-PERSON SESSIONS: No, online coaching only
SPECIALTIES
Middle and long distances from 1500 meters to half marathon.
PHILOSOPHY
Safety building volume, developing speed and endurance, and focusing on consistency over time. Goals are to increase total volume, develop with strong aerobic running, then hone in on the goal race distance.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Self-coached for 9 years where I have experimented with different training methods.
ABOUT ME
I am a former Division III Cross Country/Track & Field athlete who has maintained a love of the sport. I still compete personally and religiously follow the sport at the collegiate and professional level. I was born with a club left foot which may have limited my running potential, but not my love of the sport. I also love going to sporting events and concerts. I am an attorney in my day job.
BIG INFLUENCES
I incorporate training elements used by elite athletes and top college programs, and tweak them based on each athlete’s strengths and weaknesses.
RACING HISTORY
My most significant races were during a period after graduating from college where I was training full time while trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life. I was living in the Charlotte, NC area and was basically living like a professional runner, and that Thanksgiving managed a huge personal best of 27:30 in the 8k, which was over 100 seconds faster than I had ever run in college. Later that winter I ran a 58:37 10 mile race which was also faster than I had run for half the distance in college. Those races were very rewarding as they solidified my belief in myself and my training.
CERTIFICATIONS
- Road Runners Club of America Level I Certified
- USTFCCCA Track and Field Technical Certification
PRs
- 1500m: 4:20.92 (5/11/2012) Midwest Conference Outdoor Championships
- 3000m: 9:28.38(i) (2/1/2014) Warren Bowlus Open
- 5000m: 16:49.32(i) (1/21/2017) Wake Forest Invitational
- 8k: 27:12 (11/23/2017) Charlotte Southpark Turkey Trot
- 10 miles: 58:37 (2/20/2016) Charlotte 10 Miler
- Marathon: 3:18:18 (9/17/2023) Fox Valley Marathon
CONTACT KEVIN
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