I am a former high-school distance coach and have worked with dozens of adult road racers at all levels of ability and experience. I currently have a number of openings for personal coaching for runners in the Sarasota area.

There are several options available to interested athletes:

• Ongoing coaching. This includes the formulation of a training program tailored to individual runners' goals and needs, followed by ongoing coaching support by phone and e-mail. This is ideal for both new and experienced runners who have a specific goal in mind -- completing a first marathon, running a personal 10K best, improving the running segment of a triathlon, and so on. Included also: Saturday morning (7 a.m.) and Monday and Thursday evening (6 p.m.) group runs at Fleet Feet Sarasota (times and location tentative) followed on occasion by a training mini-seminar. These seminars will deal with rotating topics, e.g., nutrition, stretching and core conditioning, aerobic vs. anaerobic principles, etc.
  Fee: $150 a month.
• Training schedules. After a discussion of your running history and aims, you will be provided a personalized training program.
  Fee: $75 for a one- to three-month schedule; $100 for a four- to five-month schedule; $125 for schedules of six or more months.
• Training consultations. If you are already following a schedule (e.g., from a book or from the Internet), you will be given targeted suggestions in a one-on-one setting for how to accommodate your personal likes, dislikes, tendencies, lifestyle considerations, and so on into your plan.
  Fee: $50 for one hour (give or take).