Run Coach Kai

Feb 27th, 2022

Coach Kai helped me to love running again! Hes very knowledgeable and was able to adapt our sessions to my skill set and goals. I was able to improve my form and Im looking forward to setting up a training plan with Coach Kai. Highly recommend!
Feb 9th, 2022

A few months ago I decided to run the NYC Marathon. I only had 12 weeks to train and had a lofty time goal to finish in under 3 hours, for my FIRST marathon! I knew that I needed help, so I signed up for The Marathon Training Program with Coach Kai. And WOW! Coach Kai was such an amazing coach, trainer, and adviser. We spoke weekly to review the past week's training and to plan the training for the coming week. If I was feeling a little off or if I was feeling extra good then we would adjust the plan accordingly. He was very thorough and also helped me to understand exactly WHY I was doing each workout. Without Coach Kai's guidance, I would not have been able to finish the NYC Marathon, my DEBUT marathon, with a time of 3 hours and 5 minutes!!! If you are interested in running a marathon for the first time or if you are an experienced runner with a specific time goal, you GOTTA hit up RUN COACH KAI!!!
Nov 28th, 2021

Thanks to Coach Kai I had one of my best marathon training seasons to date. It was injury-free and saw real gains in my fitness and speed. Coach Kai helped me understand running strategy, technique and form and his plan helped me PR my marathon time. From his running plan, which identified my plans A, B, C and D (worst case scenario), to the detail with which he went through my run route, hydration and nutrition, I felt extremely prepared headed into race day. Coach Kai is a pro and I look forward to us continuing to work together.
Nov 25th, 2021

Coach Kai! Looking back on 2021, one of my most cherished connections was the one I had training with Kai. I knew of him through the running community here in New York, and first reached out to him in April about his Running Form Program since I wasn't the biggest fan of my own form at the time. During our sessions, Kai was attentive and honestly, really knew what he was talking about! His understanding of body mechanics was on point and the knowledge he was able to provide to improve my form is still something I think about to this day. (If you choose to do this program, you'll learn that changing your running form is not an overnight process! Kai will definitely emphasize this but his patience for ensuring you understand where to adjust is great). Then in June, I heard Kai speak at a Global Running Day event and that's when I really felt drawn to talk to him about being my marathon coach. He described his passion for running and how he wanted to unveil the true potential within the athletes who he trained. He shared that this was where his legacy was headed and he was really big on this idea that despite events having been canceled due to the pandemic, goals should not have to do the same. That stuck with me. After trusting this man's perspective on form and being intrigued by his approach to goal setting, I looked into his marathon training options. I was signed up for two fall marathons- New York and Berlin. Berlin would be a new race for me and NY was one I was familiar with. I wanted to PR, ideally in Berlin, and had a sub-4 time in my dreams. So I said to myself, I think Kai can help me get to where I need to be. Kai provided a structured and thoughtful program in the months that followed. I really loved that he used TrainingPeaks to plan my workouts-- it's a platform where you're able to view your training schedule and also upload your performance of each run. It allowed us to measure my progress together during our bi-weekly videochats as I described how my body felt as mileage increased over time and my pacing strategy was solidified. I had told Kai that I wanted to continue going to runs with different run crews that I belonged to and he was extremely understanding of what those runs meant to me and how we could bake them into my regimen. Kai threw some challenges into my training as well to gauge my fitness progression and to really believe in myself more. Kai always kept my goals top of mind. In times when I doubted myself, his workouts gave me opportunities to test myself and proved that I could do hard things. So what were the end results? - I PR'd by 25 minutes in Berlin! I was only a few minutes shy from breaking 4 hours. - I had SUCH an awesome time doing the NY marathon again. I felt strong (keep in mind I had just run the Berlin marathon 6 weeks prior) and had a smile on my face pretty much the entire time. - I finished strong at both races, injury-free. - I learned the value of commitment and consistency. Coach Kai couldn't do all of the work for me. I had to be willing to push through and show up for myself. I hope all of this encourages you to make Kai your next coach!! He's determined for greatness and wants you to be a part of the ride.
Jan 7th, 2022