Becky Penty

Coaching

I began coaching in 2017 and my passion and involvement in coaching have steadily increased ever since. I hold a UKA Athletics Coach qualification and an Event Group qualification in Endurance with UK Athletics. I believe coaching is a partnership and place value on the importance of two way communication and feedback.

Running Experience

I started running in my early 20's and continue to run and compete 20 years later. Over that time I have represented England in cross country, mountain and fell races and I am an accomplished road runner with a 2:36 marathon pb. Safe to say I enjoy all disciplines! My experiences and the coaches I have had along the way help shape the coach I am today and motivates me in the work I do.

Sport Psychology

​I am a Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered practitioner psychologist and a Chartered member of the British Psychology Society (BPS).

Have you ever gone off too fast and paid for it later? Let doubt creep in at mile 20? Lost motivation after an injury?

Running is as much a mental challenge as a physical one. Yet most runners train their legs and lungs and leave their minds to chance.

As a qualified sport psychologist and running coach, and I'll help you train your mind alongside your body. Together we'll build the skills to:

• Stay motivated when training gets tough

• Handle discomfort and keep pushing in the hard moments

• Stay focused and stick to your race plan

• Calm pre-race nerves and perform on the day

• Bounce back from setbacks and injuries

• Set goals that keep you moving forward

These are skills, not personality traits, and like any skill they can be practised in training. The result is performance that lasts, and running you enjoy more.