The Coaching Team
Elite athletes with experience of coaching runners of all abilities. Each coach brings unique coaching knowledge to our friendly team.
Our Philosophy
"Coaching for us is not just a side hustle. We enjoy coaching runners of all abilities and see see coaching as an opportunity to pass on over a combined 70 years of knowledge and experience."
Our team of coaches have been fortunate to train and race in some of the biggest settings in the world including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships. Surrounding ourselves with top class athletes, coaches, sports scientists, nutritionists and physiotherapists along the way. Learning from elite runners 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's 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. Our training ideas fall in line with our experiences as athletes over years of competing across the world.
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. We understand the need to be flexible around day to day life and adjust plans accordingly, whether that's a holiday, work trip or family commitments, we can help you fit everything in.
Personal bests don't automatically make you a top coach. As a result our team have been carefully selected based on their love of the sport and scientific understanding of training principles. Each coach has their own specialism and we work hard at communicating with all our athletes to ensure all plans are designed specifically to each individual runner and adjusted accordingly. We're not just your average elite runners, looking to make a quick buck or running a side hustle, we're serious about what we do and love helping runners achieve their goals. We see coaching as a career and an opportunity to pass on over 70 years of knowledge and experience to fellow running enthusiasts.
In the modern world of AI we recognise and understand what a powerful tool it is, but it can't replicate that human connection that we work so hard to provide. AI hasn't physically experienced what it is like to run a 5km on the red line, that feeling at 35km in the marathon when everything hurts, or how it feels to balance training alongside a sick child or busy day in the office. That's where we can help with our years of experience both as athletes competing ourselves and as coaches working with runners just like you, requiring that human touch.
The Team
Head Coach and Founder
Having started with a small group of athletes out of the UTS Gym in Hoylake in 2013, Jonny has since developed his coaching services to help support a number of athletes worldwide. With a marathon personal best of 2:08 recorded at the age of 38, Jonny balances 100+ mile weeks alongside running a business, a young family and helping runners achieve their goals. With over 16 marathons under his belt, Jonny is well positioned to lead a strong group of coaches to help you achieve your goals.
Senior Coach
Since joining the coaching team in 2018, Adam has worked with a number of runners of varying abilities. Having represented Great Britain at the World Half Marathon Championships and running a 2:13 marathon debut alongside a strong passion and understanding of the sport. Adam has experience of working with runners from 5k to the marathon distance and boasts personal bests of 28:32 for 10k and 13:45 for 5k, whilst helping others to achieve their running goals alongside his own running career. Having started coaching in 2018 the Scottish International has been expanding his knowledge and experience coaching since working under the leadership of his own coach Steve Vernon and Helen Clitheroe.
Senior Coach
A graduate of the University of New Mexico in America, Ross is a proven performer having won national titles over 5,000m and 10,000m in recent years and an ever present at the forefront of British endurance running. Ross's coaching experiences come from working with coach Steve Vernon and having previously worked under the tutelage of legendary Stockport coach Dave Turnbull. With a personal best of 27:55 for 10,000m and marathon best of 2:11, Ross knows what it takes to get the most out of your training programme.
Coach and Physiotherapist
Mollie has worked with a number of athletes over the years since joining the coaching team, helping them return to full training following injury and maintain consistency long term. With a 5km PB of 16:03, Mollie is perfectly positioned to help you achieve your goals.
Coach
Izzy brings a wealth of experience, talent, and passion for helping others in our team. Now based in Loughborough, Izzy has dedicated over 15 years of her life to running, achieving incredible levels of success including a sub 15-minute 5km and sub 31min 10km as well as representing Great Britain multiple times over a range of distances and surfaces. Like our other coaches, Izzy is a real student of the sport and puts as much into her coaching as her own athletics career.
Coach
Sophie has also competed at a high level, running 17:06 for 5k and 35:48 for 10k and has a passion for helping others achieve their targets. Using her background of working in running specific retail, Sophie is well-positioned to offer guidance on gait analysis and assistance with picking the right pair of trainers for your needs, as well as utilising her experience in the gym to offer support with injury prevention. Sophie ran her first marathon 14-months postpartum in 3:21.
Coach
Irish International Zak Hanna joined the coaching team in 2024 and is one of the top trail runners in Europe. A former cyclist, Zak came to running later than most, but made up for lost time rapidly, signing a professional contract with New Balance and going on to represent Ireland on the international stage.
His background across multiple disciplines gives him a unique perspective on endurance sport, and an ability to connect with athletes coming from all walks of life. Bringing a rare blend of elite competitive experience and genuine passion for the mountains to the JM Coaching team, Zak specialises in trail and off-road running, offering expert guidance to anyone looking to take on the trails or roads.
Coach and Nutritionist
He ran his first marathon in 2003 and started coaching in 2015. He ran his marathon personal best of 2:44 at New York Marathon as part of the Puma Sub 3 Project. Alan represented Northern Ireland in 2023 at the British and Irish Masters Cross Country International and has been a long term athlete of head coach Jonny, so has a strong understanding of the coaching team's philosophy alongside his own ideas and unique coaching style.
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Behind the Scenes
Operations Manager
A keen runner herself, Hannah spends her time taking care of the coaching team and oversees the day-to-day operations of JM Coaching, ensuring that everything runs efficiently and effectively. Hannah is currently in training for her first marathon in Chester.
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