Built By Runners
For Runners

JM Coaching was launched in 2013 by Jonny Mellor, an elite distance runner with a marathon personal best of 2:08:45. Initially Jonny started coaching as a way to financially support his own athletic career while giving something back to the sport he loves, helping others achieve their goals through online run coaching.

Having started with a small group of athletes out of the Underground Training Station Gym in Hoylake in 2013, Jonny has since grown his coaching services to help support a number of athletes worldwide. Jonny is proud to offer online coaching that is based on real human communication, supported by science and developed with experience from working with runners of varying abilities.

With over 20 years competing at the highest level, Jonny is strongly positioned to offer training tips and advice. Over a distinguished career, Jonny has competed in over 600 events as shown on his Power of 10 profile, including 17 marathons around the world including London, Berlin, New York and Chicago. With this experience, Jonny and his team can help you prepare both physically and mentally to reach your goals.

Jonny ran his marathon best aged 38 (two weeks shy of 39!) showing that age is no barrier when you look after yourself and train smartly. This experience is what we are proud to pass on to runners, with one of our key areas of success working with masters athletes fitting training in around work, family and managing recovery as an older runner.

Growing the Team

Expanding in 2020

In 2020 Jonny expanded the coaching team, welcoming some close training partners on board. Across the coaching team, they have been fortunate to train and race in some of the biggest settings in the world including the Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games, surrounding themselves with top class athletes and coaches along the way. Learning from an elite runner can help you to understand the importance of timing, structure, periodisation and training SMART to achieve your goals and aims.

Over the years it has become clear it is not just about training as hard as you can, but getting the right balance of training, recovery, family and work life to train not just more, but better. JM Coaching goes the extra mile to offer coaching services that fit in around your current daily schedule, rather than having to fit your life around your training programme.

Improvement comes through dedication, passion and when engagement is long-term and integrated. Following a detailed assessment of your training history, lifestyle and working backwards from your goals and aims, we help you achieve your targets.

Unlike other online training providers, JM Coaching is directly supporting elite athletes on their journey to the top of the sport. By purchasing a plan or subscribing to one-to-one coaching with Jonny and his team, you too can share the journey with them.

Coaching is teaching life through running.

Research proves AI-generated plans are not as good as those written by coaches. Our experience is leading within the coaching industry, with athletes who have been there and done it and understand the importance of developing a strong athlete-coach relationship. We are runners too, and all work with our own personal coaches, as we understand just how important that relationship is.

We can help you train more consistently, reduce your risk of injuries and take the guesswork away from your training. We have experience of working with runners chasing a wide range of goals, from ticking off marathon majors to taking your first steps and going on to represent your country in the age groups. We are proud and passionate about helping runners across the world achieve their goals.

When you sign up for coaching with us, we chat about your running history, previous race results and injuries. We understand where you are at right now and how best to fit training into your week around everything else you have going on. Once we have a clear picture of where you are and where you are going, we devise a plan personal to you. Your plan is then delivered on a weekly or fortnightly basis so you can relax and focus on the running itself.

Ready to experience the JM Coaching difference? We invite you to join our community of dedicated runners who have achieved their running dreams with our expert guidance. Whether you are looking to improve your speed, build endurance or simply stay motivated, we have a coaching package that suits your needs and budget. Together, we will turn your running dreams into reality.