If paying monthly, the first month of digital coaching is non-refundable. Respectively if paying bi-weekly, the first 2 payments are non refundable. This is based on the increased admin time associated with onboarding communication, high touch point coaching, detailed Digital Intake. Our terms are located in all our checkout pages and always kept up to date time stamped if altered. StrideHer run coaching is completely month-to-month with no lock-in contracts and no multi-month upfront payments required. We believe women should have full autonomy over where they invest their money. Pause your coaching membership after race day and pick it back up when your next goal is on the calendar. Whether you're training for your first 5K, a half marathon personal best, a Boston qualifier, or an ultramarathon — your coaching commitment flexes with your life, your season, and your goals. No pressure, no penalties, no fine print.

We don't offer refunds, we have never had to due to all our satisfied clients being delighted with how we've helped them! The flexibility to pause and resume your membership means you're never paying for something you're not actively using. The flexibility is our guarantee. At StrideHer we are so confident in the value of our coaching — the daily support, the personalized programming, the kinesiologist-led assessments, the community, and the results our women achieve — that we put our structure where our mouth is. Month-to-month coaching with no lock-in is our commitment to you that we will earn your investment every single month.

Yes — flexible payment plans are available to fit your budget. We never want finances to be the reason a woman doesn't access quality run coaching. StrideHer was built to serve women at every stage of life and every budget — from new moms returning to running, to midlife women reclaiming their fitness, to competitive athletes chasing world majors. Reach out before you apply and we'll find a payment structure that works for where you're at right now.

Most online run coaching programs hand you a generic training plan and leave you to figure out the rest. Many rely on spreadsheets, infrequent check-ins, and email threads that clog your inbox and leave you waiting days for answers to questions that affect your training right now. Communication is sparse, connection is minimal, and the coaching experience feels transactional rather than transformational.
StrideHer is different — by design.
StrideHer is a complete digital run and strength coaching experience built exclusively for women by a kinesiologist and certified run coach. We have invested deeply in the quality, smoothness, and warmth of our coaching delivery so that every interaction feels personal, every response feels timely, and every woman feels like the priority she is. Daily coach messaging with real-time responses means you are never left guessing, never waiting until your next scheduled check-in, and never figuring things out alone mid-training block.
We also know that many women feel intimidated by the high-performance coaches dominating the online space — coaches who are impressive but less relatable, less connected, and sometimes harder to trust with the deeply personal details that actually matter in women's running. Things like your menstrual cycle and how it affects your training load. Your hormones and how they shift your recovery needs week to week. Perimenopause and how it changes everything from your sleep to your race performance. Fueling — not dieting — and making sure you are eating enough to support the training you are doing. Weight, body image, and the complicated relationship many women have with both.
At StrideHer we coach through a performance lens of fuel and train — not exercise and diet. We talk openly about getting enough food, supporting your body through the movements and training load you are taking on, and building women who are strong, well-fuelled, and performing at their best — not shrinking to get faster. These are conversations that require trust, relatability, and a coach who genuinely gets it. That is who we are and that is the space we hold for every single StrideHer athlete.
We also coach from a foundational philosophy of do no harm and healthy, sustainable outcomes. Many online coaches will push you hard toward a race result or a finish time — and leave you overtrained, broken down, and carrying overuse injuries that affect your running for years. At StrideHer we believe that winning means nothing if it costs you your health, your love of running, or your ability to keep going. We coach you to listen to your body, to train with autonomy and awareness, and to reach a level of excellence that keeps giving back to you — not just on race day, but for the rest of your life. The goal is never just the next finish line. The goal is a lifelong, positive, sustainable relationship with running that grows stronger every single year.
Every athlete receives a kinesiologist-led movement assessment, run gait analysis with frame by frame stride breakdown, personalized run drills and activation, custom strength and mobility programming, athlete mindset support, daily coach messaging with real-time responses, bi-weekly 1:1 coaching calls, custom run routes with in-ear audio directions, device sync with heart rate and pace targets, session tracking, workbooks, and access to a worldwide StrideHer women's running community. All of this for less than the cost of one in-person coaching session per week.
StrideHer athletes are beginner runners, return to run athletes, postpartum and perimenopausal women, half marathoners, marathoners, ultramarathon finishers, and World Major qualifiers — all coached with the same depth, detail, daily presence, genuine human connection, and deep respect for long-term health that transforms not just their running but their entire relationship with their body, their fuel, and their sport.
This is not just coaching. This is the coaching experience women have been looking for.

Daily coach messaging is built directly into your StrideHer coaching profile. Comment on sessions, ask questions mid-week, share how your body is feeling, and receive real-time responses from your coach. You're never left guessing, never left waiting until your next appointment, and never left to figure things out alone. Bi-weekly 1:1 coaching calls are also included so you and your coach can dive deeper into your progress, your upcoming race block, your goals, and anything your body or mindset needs at that point in your training. This is the kind of daily coaching access that in-person coaching at $135 an hour simply can't replicate.

Yes — your plan is reviewed and updated every single week based on your session feedback, how your body is responding, your energy levels, your upcoming race dates, and your overall progression through your training block. StrideHer coaching is never set-and-forget. It is a living, breathing program that evolves with you — whether you're building your aerobic base, entering a race-specific training block, tapering for a major event, or returning from a down week. Your coach is always looking at the full picture.

Your StrideHer coaching membership includes everything a woman needs to train smarter, run stronger, and race with confidence. This includes a kinesiologist-led movement assessment, run gait analysis with personalized drills, a custom weekly run schedule updated every week, runner-specific strength routines, mobility and recovery programming, athlete mindset and growth videos, bi-weekly 1:1 coaching calls, daily coach messaging, workbooks and a growing women's running resource library, custom turn-by-turn run routes with in-ear audio directions, device sync with heart rate and pace targets pushed to your watch before every run, session progress tracking and training stats, lifetime platform access so your profile and history stay with you forever, and full membership in the StrideHer worldwide women's running community. This is not a training app. This is not a generic plan. This is personalized, kinesiologist-led, coach-supported women's run coaching — available to you every single day.

Yes. StrideHer works with women going through return to run protocols following injury, surgery, or childbirth. Ideally you have been cleared to return to exercise by your healthcare provider, physiotherapist, or pelvic floor physiotherapist. From there, your kinesiologist-led movement assessment will establish exactly where your body is at right now, and your program will be built and carefully adjusted week to week to support a safe, progressive, and successful return to running and strength. We have worked with women recovering from ACL reconstruction, hip surgery, stress fractures, IT band syndrome, plantar fasciitis, and a wide range of running injuries — and we understand that coming back well is just as important as racing fast. We also can communicate with your other health practitioners such as physios, chiropractors, and massage therapists to better support you as a whole athlete come back to running.

Many StrideHer athletes come to us with chronic knee pain, runner's knee, IT band issues, hip pain, or injury history that has held them back for years — sometimes decades. Your movement assessment and run gait analysis help identify the root cause of pain and dysfunction so we can build a program that addresses the underlying issue, reduces pain over time, and builds a stronger, more resilient stride. We have helped women go from barely running with chronic knee pain to completing their first half marathons, full marathons, and ultramarathons. Pain does not have to be your normal — and it doesn't have to be your limit.

Yes — we regularly work with postpartum women returning to running after vaginal birth and c-section. Once you have been cleared to return to exercise by your midwife, OB, or pelvic floor physiotherapist, we will assess your current movement capacity and program carefully around your postpartum recovery. Every week is built around where your body is right now — with gradual, progressive loading that respects your pelvic floor, your core, your hormones, and your energy as a new mom — while still working toward the running and fitness goals that matter to you. Returning to running postpartum done right is one of the most empowering things a woman can do for herself.

StrideHer is highly experienced in postpartum return to run programming for women at all stages — whether you're 8 weeks postpartum or 2 years postpartum and finally ready to prioritize yourself again. After clearance from your healthcare provider, your kinesiologist-led assessment will tell us everything we need to know about your current strength, mobility, and movement patterns. We build your program week by week around your recovery, your energy, your pelvic floor health, and your goals — whether that's your first postpartum 5K, a half marathon, or simply feeling strong and capable in your body again. You grew and birthed a human. You deserve a coach who takes your return to running as seriously as you do. Your coaching deserves to be detailed, built for you & kept a close eye on!

Absolutely — and this is one of the most important investments a woman in midlife can make in her long-term health and performance. Many StrideHer women find us during perimenopause or menopause and go on to run their strongest, most confident seasons yet. We understand how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause affect training load, recovery time, sleep quality, body composition, bone density, and overall performance — and we program with all of that in mind. Strength training for perimenopausal and menopausal runners is not optional — it is essential — and it is built into every StrideHer program. Running strong, staying strong, and feeling powerful in midlife is not only possible — it is exactly what our women do, and we have the results and the community to prove it.

Yes — and they do, consistently and remarkably. Age is not a barrier to performance and we don't treat it as one. StrideHer athletes in their 40s, 50s, and beyond are setting personal bests, completing their first ultramarathons, qualifying for Boston, finishing World Majors, and running with more strength, more confidence, and more joy than they ever have before. The combination of kinesiologist-led programming, run gait analysis, personalized strength and mobility work, and daily coaching support means that midlife women at StrideHer don't just maintain their running — they elevate it.

Yes — and structured coaching is exactly where beginner runners see the most dramatic transformation. Without a plan, most new runners either do too much too soon and get injured, or stay stuck at the same fitness level without knowing why. Your kinesiologist-led movement assessment builds a complete picture of where you're starting from, and your training plan is built from the ground up around your body, your schedule, and your specific running goals. No guesswork, no generic couch to 5K programs, no cookie-cutter plans — just a clear, purposeful, coach-supported path forward that teaches you how to train properly for life. Many of our most inspiring athletes came to us as complete beginners and have gone on to finish half marathons, full marathons, and beyond.

You're not starting over — you're starting from experience. Your movement assessment tells us exactly where your body is right now, not where it used to be, and we build your return to run program from a strong, sustainable foundation. Whether you've been away from running for 6 months or 6 years, we progress your training week by week so you come back feeling better, stronger, and more capable than before. Return to run coaching is one of our greatest strengths at StrideHer — and one of the most rewarding journeys we get to be part of as coaches.

Absolutely. We will map out your entire race journey from your very first training week all the way to crossing that finish line with your arms in the air. Whether your goal is a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or full marathon, your training plan will be built around your current fitness, your life schedule, your available training days, and your race date. We'll handle the structure, the progression, the strength work, the gait analysis, and the daily support — you just have to show up and run. First-time racers at StrideHer don't just finish their races — they finish them feeling strong, prepared, and already signing up for the next one.

Yes. StrideHer provides detailed, periodized, performance-focused coaching for women pursuing the world's most prestigious races including all six Abbott World Marathon Majors — Boston, Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, Sydney, and New York. Your coaching plan is built with the precision, specificity, volume management, race-specific workouts, and performance detail that high-level marathon racing demands. We take your qualifying standards, time goals, course profiles, and taper strategy seriously — because at this level, every detail matters and every training decision counts. We've had StrideHers race Boston, Tokyo and Sydney so far!

Yes. Your coaching at StrideHer is built entirely around your current fitness level, performance data, training history, race goals, and competitive timeline. We don't water things down for experienced athletes — we go deeper. At the high performance level the details matter most — your gait mechanics, your strength imbalances, your training load and recovery ratios, your race-specific workouts, your nutrition timing, and your mental performance are all part of the picture. StrideHer high performance coaching gives competitive women runners the same level of detail and daily presence that elite athletes receive, delivered through a flexible, accessible digital platform.

Through a comprehensive combination of session progress tracking, training data and stats that sync automatically from your device, run gait analysis with personalized drill corrections, weekly training plan updates, bi-weekly 1:1 coaching calls, and daily coach communication through your coaching profile. We build out a framework YTP (yearly training plan) for our more elite running athletes for us to work toward as our framework. Every data point — your pace, your heart rate, your perceived effort, your sleep, your recovery — informs the next training decision so your performance continues to move precisely in the right direction leading into your goal race. High performance coaching at StrideHer is not reactive — it is proactive, detailed, and always one step ahead of your training needs.

Yes — and we love this work. We coach women chasing BQ times across every age group, age group podium finishes, personal bests at international races, and entry standards for the world's most competitive and prestigious running events. Your coaching plan is as performance-focused, detailed, and ambitious as your goals require. At StrideHer we believe that competitive women runners deserve coaching that matches their drive — and we bring that same energy and expertise to every athlete chasing a big, bold, worthy goal.

Read through our client stories, transformation results, and testimonials above — then book a free 10-minute Fit Check call. We'll have a real, no-pressure conversation to make sure we're the right match for your goals, your life stage, your injury history, and where you're at right now before you commit to anything. StrideHer serves women from their very first run to the world's biggest race stages — and if you're a woman with a running goal, chances are we are exactly what you've been looking for.

Just yourself and a goal, or part of one and we can shape it together. Pay your deposit to secure your spot, complete your welcome forms, book your kinesiologist-led movement assessment, get exclusive access to your coaching profile and training tutorials, and start your personalized StrideHer training. Getting started is simple, the support begins immediately, and we cannot wait to be your coach. Women all over the world have started exactly where you are right now — unsure, hopeful, and ready for something that actually works — and they are out there right now running races they never thought possible.

StrideHer is a fully digital women's run coaching service available to athletes worldwide. We offer payment from all forms of currency available to select on our secure payment platform Stripe. Our coaching community includes women running in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and beyond — all coached remotely through our platform with full daily support, personalized programming, and a coach in their corner every single day. Wherever you are in the world, if you're a woman with a running goal, StrideHer is available to you. We've made our services accessible to women even remotely as all women deserve a coach who cares & is equipped with all the skills, tools, and resources to guide you forward. We shouldn't have to settle for only part of what we need with in person or group coaching