STRIDE
YOUALREADYKNOW
THEDISTANCE.
NOWLEARN THE TERRAIN.
Structured coaching for trail runners who've hit the wall — and need a system to break through it.
Choose Your Trail PlanTHE SYSTEM BEHIND THE MILES
Interval sessions on scree. Elevation drills through switchbacks. Race strategy forged before dawn.
Descent mechanics. Root reading. Controlled chaos.
Race: Mt. Tam 50K — 7,200ft gain
PAIN IS DATA. TREAT IT LIKE A SPLIT.
Every Stride plan is built around three variables: terrain gradient, recovery index, and race-day target. Nothing is guesswork.
Elevation profiles drawn before dawn. Every climb mapped.
STRUCTURED SUFFERING. NEVER ARBITRARY.
Build weeks, recovery weeks, race-simulation days. The body adapts when the stress is precise.
THE RESULTS ARE
IN THE DATA
THREE RUNNERS.
ONE SYSTEM.
Stride doesn't train everyone. It trains the runner who's ready to stop guessing and start executing.
THE PLATEAU RUNNER
Mid-pack ultra hopefulYou've finished a 50K. Maybe two. But you're stuck — same pace, same cramping at mile 28, same DNF at 50 miles. You train hard but you don't train smart. Stride gives you the structure your body has been asking for.
THE ROAD DEFECTOR
First jump to technical terrainYour marathon PR is solid. Your VO2 max is fine. But the second you hit a root-laced descent at 15% grade, your road legs turn to concrete. Technical trail is a different sport. We teach you the movement patterns.
THE DNF VETERAN
One too many did-not-finishesYou know the pain cave. You've been dragged out of it by cutoff times twice. The problem isn't fitness — it's race execution, pacing strategy, and the mental framework for suffering. We fix all three.
Western States 100 — Mile 100.2
I DNF'd at mile 62 of my first hundred attempt. Twice. After eight months with Stride — structured elevation blocks, race-day pacing strategy, the mental framework for suffering — I crossed the finish line at Western States at 28:41. The plan didn't make it easy. It made me ready.
THE MOUNTAIN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR HEART RATE ZONE. STRIDE TEACHES YOU WHEN TO IGNORE THE DATA AND MOVE.
THREE TIERS.
ONE DESTINATION.
Every plan includes structured training, coach access, and the methodology that's put 94% of Stride athletes on the finish line.
FIRST TRAIL
Road runner to trail finisherFor athletes with a road base making their first jump to technical terrain. 14-week structured build with movement pattern coaching.
- Technical terrain movement drills
- Weekly training plan (4 days)
- Bi-weekly video check-ins
- Race-day pacing template
ULTRA BUILD
Break the 50K plateauFor athletes stuck at the 50K distance who are ready to go longer. 18-week progressive volume build targeting 100K and 100M distances.
- Everything in First Trail
- Weekly 1:1 coaching call
- Custom elevation training blocks
- Race-specific strategy sessions
- Strava integration + analysis
RACE-DAY EDGE
Turn DNFs into finishesFor athletes who know the distance but can't execute on race day. Focused on pacing strategy, mental framework, and finish-line execution.
- Everything in Ultra Build
- Unlimited coach messaging
- Race-day crew coordination
- Mental performance framework
- Post-race debrief sessions