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High Peak Running
Bespoke Training Plans
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Specific plans for your target race or fitness goal. Written from scratch by our expert coaches.
Online
Workshops
Our workshops will guide you through essential elements and share valuable tips to help you effectively structure your training.
Exclusive The Lap
Training Group
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Join our 6 month The Lap Training Group and let us help you prepare for one of the most stunning races in the world.
Meet Our Team of Coaches
Head Coach Brennan Townshend
Brennan has been coaching endurance athletes for the past twelve years, using scientific driven plans to get the best performance from athletes and prepare them for races, events, and reach fitness goals. Brennan’s passion for running and attention to detail within a training plan will deliver you to your peak performances and progress you as a runner.
Brennan Townshend is one of the top fell, trail and sky runners in the UK and he is our head coach at High Peak Running. Brennan has won many races including 3 Peaks, Garmin Mourne Sky race, Skiddaw, Buttermere Sailbeck and Grisedale Horseshoe. He has run internationally for GB in both World and European Championships off road at marathon distance and was also UK Skyrunning Champion in 2018 and top 20 in the Skyrunning world championships that year.
Brennan is a qualified UK Athletics, United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy running coach and Association of British Cycling Coach, studying at Manchester Metropolitan University BSc of Sport and Exercise Science. Professional development is always at the heart of Brennan’s personal learning and development as a coach.
Coach
Kat Townshend
Katerina is a fully qualified UK Athletics Fell and Mountain running Leader, UK Athletics Level 2 and UESCA running coach and a Level 2 Personal Trainer.
For almost seven years Kat has been coaching runners and building confidence in many athletes from all over the world from beginner to advanced. She pride herself on providing accountability and individualised support. She is passionate about helping others live a healthy, active lifestyle. Her focus is to help each runner to feel physically and mentally strong when training, racing and beyond.
She successfully completed; The Lap (3rd female), Ennerdale Fell Race, Val d'Aran EXP (1st V40) by UTMB, UTS 25 by UTMB (1st V 40, 4th female), KMF 25 (3rd female), Buttermere Sail beck, Ring of Steall, Mourne Skyline, Skiddaw Fell Race (3rd female) and the Snowdon Trail Half marathon.
Kat is a mother of two, former mountaineer having climbed in Nepal, the Alps, the Tian Shan, Norway, Russia, Uzbekistan, Scotland and Wales. High altitude training, ice climbing, rock climbing and road/fell running has provided Kat with a great base to develop her coaching.
