A dear friend and OG DPR team member graciously introduced me to Asher over a year ago. I was always hesitant to hire a coach. Only because I was fearful that a prescribed plan would take away some of the pure joy I have for running and training. Clearly my fears were irrational. Asher’s coaching is just the opposite! We thoroughly discussed my personal goals before we ever talked about an actual plan. Those goals had nothing to do with speed or weekly mileage or number of ultras I wanted to run, they centered around work-life balance, staying healthy, and making it to the start line of every race for which I signed up (training hard but staying healthy).

We all seek guidance/coaching for various reasons and we all come to coaching differently. A conversation with Asher can help you think about what you want to get out of your training plan before it ever starts, and I think that’s critically important. She’s exceptional at crafting plans based around your goals - tangible or not. I’ve really enjoyed the prescribed but flexible nature of Asher’s programming. And when she sets the plan, I follow it to a T but let her know if I need to adjust it based on life events. She’s wonderful about changing things up as life gets in the way - you just have to communicate to her what you need and you’ll quickly find not only your coach, but also one of your biggest and most supportive fans!