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What our runners have to say about vert.run
Andrea F.
Training Plan: Hillary Allen’s 50k
“This is the first time I have ever had a truly structured training plan for a trail race. I’ve had trouble getting my fitness back after an injury sustained while racing, and this a perfect plan for me. I like that it holds me accountable, and forces me to run when it is 5 degrees with 40 mph wind gust. That’s a good thing!! I also truly appreciate that you take into account that people have lives outside of running, and are willing to adapt training plans because of that. You have awesome customer service!!”
Ashlee H.
Explore Plan
“You can absolutely share my testimonial; I hope it helps more people find your plans. They just make so much more sense than the standard road running plans and also prices are much more reasonable than a lot of the other coaching sites. I can say having had my first OCR race of the year and crushing it after a few weeks of training with this plan, I can’t wait for my next few races and the 50k ultramarathon to see just how much more I can improve.”
Santiago M.
Premium Plan
“Vert.run has given structure and organization to my training, and especially has been great in helping me work on the ‘details’ of trail running that I otherwise wouldn’t think to train: like downhills, etc.”
Danny S.
Explore Plan
“Thank you! You guys are awesome! I have been doing all of the free workouts so far! Love it, thank you.”
Paul N.
Explore Plan
“I’ve been spending heaps of time working on my core strength and mobility from watching your YouTube videos, the exercises you have on your web pages as well videos from another North Face trail runner Vlad Ixel. I can’t thank you guys enough!!”
Kari R.
Premium Plan
“Vert has totally changed the way I look at my training. If you already love trail running and then add in an awesome support team like Vert, you’ll always be improving as an athlete: both in terms of your skills and goals, and in your understanding of yourself.”
Santiago F.
Premium Plan
“Since I started training with Vert.run, my whole way of approaching training and racing has changed. It’s been a game changer to be able to count on a training plan that’s designed exactly to fit my abilities and schedule. Plus, having the Vert.run team to talk about and go over my progress, pain points, etc. has made my goals feel way more reachable. Without Vert.run I wouldn’t be signed up for my first 50 mile ultramarathon.”
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success stories
Trail and Ultra running stories from our community
Robert H.
Vert.run Subscriber
“A big thank you to the team at Vert.run and my Vert.run coach Francesco for helping me to finish the Amsterdam Marathon despite being a constantly sleep-deprived young father at the moment. You are amazing, guys!
Since I joined Vert.run and started being coached by the greatly inspiring Francesco 18 months ago, I managed to finish not only two iconic mountain races (Marathon du Mont Blanc 23K and Eiger Ultra Trail 35K), but also a local ultra, 2 marathons and 2 half marathons!
During this time, I improved my marathon and half marathon PBs by 20 and 8 minutes, respectively, thanks to the specifically tailored training plans and the highly motivating weekly individual feedback from my Vert.run coach!
Even in times when my family situation (I became a father of a little baby boy six months ago) only allowed me to sleep 4-5 hours per night and I had hardly time to train, the Vert.run training plans and my coach Francesco’s advice adapted to the special circumstances and allowed me to finish many races even under these challenging conditions.
The Vert.run training plans are ideal for trail and mountain runners and I believe no other app gives you not only a very effective training plan but also provides you with the highly inspiring experience of being coached by a world-class athlete like Francesco and other renowned trail and ultra runners!
Vert.run’s training plans enabled me to even prepare for highly challenging mountain races with several thousand meters of elevation gain despite the fact that I live in one of the flattest countries of the world, the Netherlands, and my highest “hill” close by is a 30m dune.
Hristo Mohamed
Vert.run Pro Subscriber
“Here are some photos from my adventures made possible due to [my Vert.run coach] Francesco.
I have been super happy with your coaching from the beginning 🙂
With Vert.run I’ve gone from being unable to run more than 30k without dying, to now being able to finish races like Gornergratt Ultra and the Jungfrau marathon as well as go from newbie to climbing Matterhorn in a year and a half.
All thanks to the amazing endurance and strong uphill pace I acquired following the Vert.run training plans.”
Derick Brown
Vert.run Subscriber
“The Blues Cruise 50k Ultramarathon is billed as a great race to use as your first ultra and I was definitely looking forward to it. I had run a number of races this year and had a road marathon planned as a supported training run three weeks before Blues Cruise. My Vert.run coach Francesco had worked out a great training plan for me, weaving in the different races.
Then I got Covid the week before the marathon and was laid up from training for almost two weeks. My Vert.run coach Francesco revised my training schedule to balance my Covid recovery with training and tapering for the 50k, and before I knew it I was standing in a light rain on a chilly October morning, waiting for the race to begin.
I thank my Vert.run coach Francesco and the Vert.run team for helping me get to both the starting line and to the finish. And especially thank my wife, who puts up with my running and crews for me at my races!
I enjoyed this race and all the training I did to get there, and look forward to working with Francesco and building from this race to future ultras.
Francesco, as a heads up, I’ve already signed up for my second 50k in March and recently found myself searching for a 50 mile race later next year!”
Karen Ong
Vert.run Subscriber
“I placed first overall in the US Air Force Half Marathon/10k/5k Challenge! Such a good validation of the hard work from the summer!
I’m now ready to train for the McMurdo (Antarctic) marathon in the second week of January. It’s a trail (frozen road from base to airport). I’m not taking it too seriously, but the point is to run a marathon in Antarctica!”
(Karen is a researcher in the medical field.)
Karen trained with this Vert.run training plan: Speed Training – Train like Pro Athlete Grayson Murphy
Valerie Currie
Vert.run Subscriber
“I couldn’t have done it without your help. You helped me keep faith in the plan and your warmth and encouragement were very much appreciated.
I never dreamed I would be able to run 60 km especially at 60 years old. But been there, done that now.”
Valerie trained with this Vert.run training plan: “50k – Run a 50k like Pro Athlete Hillary Allen – City Training”
Raffael Alpiger
Athlete
“Thanks to Vert.run for helping me to make a dream come true! This means the world to me and I will never forget that feeling I had when I ran the last 200m and crossed the finish line.”
Raffael trained with this Vert.run training plan: 50k: Train for a 5ok like Pro Athlete Ruth Croft