St. Gallen

Running coach in St. Gallen

Book a running session with a coach we arrange for you. Technique, pacing, hills, or preparation for a specific race.

Running St. Gallen

You don't choose a coach. Once your session is booked, we select an appropriate coach and confirm them with you by email.

St. Gallen

Running coach in St. Gallen

St. Gallen sits at 670 metres in a narrow valley, which gives it a cooler, wetter climate than the lowlands and noticeably better summer training conditions. The Drei Weieren above the city are the local institution: a short steep climb to three ponds with a view over the whole valley, and the default place every runner here ends up.

Appenzell and the Alpstein are half an hour away, so hiking and trail sessions arranged from here start properly in the mountains rather than in the foothills.

Running

What an hour of running coaching actually covers

Usually one of three things. Form — cadence, foot strike, what your arms are doing on a hill. Pacing — most recreational runners run every session at the same uncomfortable middle speed, and fixing that alone changes results. Or race preparation, where the session is built backwards from a date you have in the calendar.

Hills are not optional here

This is not flat country. Any route from the lake goes up, which means hill technique matters more here than it does for someone training in Amsterdam. It also means your coach will likely take you somewhere with a gradient whether or not you asked.

Paid

Prices in St. Gallen

SessionPaid
One person, 60 minutesCHF 100
One person, 90 minutesCHF 140

Prices are per session, not per person, and include your coach's time and equipment. Larger groups arranged individually — email us and tell us what you need.

Common questions

I am slow. Will I be able to keep up?

Your coach runs at your pace, not theirs. A coaching session is not a training run with someone fitter than you.

Do you write training plans?

A session can end with a plan for the next few weeks, and many do. Say when you book that this is what you want so your coach builds the hour around it.

What if it rains?

We run. If conditions are genuinely dangerous — ice, storm — your coach will contact you and we move the session at no cost.

Can I book with a friend?

Yes, if you run at roughly similar paces. Choose the 90-minute session so there is time for both of you.

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