Hello and welcome to the blog of a runner.

My name is Gareth Cooke, I am a member of the Barnsley Athletic Club. I am documenting my travels, completing races and challenges, overall whilst enjoying my running.

I also offer online personal training/coaching, sell the all important Team Barnsley kit as well as my own ‘therunningmaninblue’ kit.

The title ‘therunningmaninblue’ came from choosing to wear the same blue top when racing before I joined a running club. I have previously run for Penistone Footpath Runners & Athletic Club; making the transfer to the blue side again in 2021.

Have a look around, leave a comment, if you’ve any suggestions or questions to make let me know on gareth@therunningmaninblue.co.uk

Want to see what I’ve been doing, check out the updates section.

Inspire, Motivate, Achieve

Day 3,900+ — still running

Train with someone who hasn’t missed a day since 2015

I took myself from a 4:04 marathon to 2:24:35 while working full time — no altitude camps, no shortcuts. Whatever you’re chasing, I’ll build the training that gets you there.

2:24:35 marathon PB / Coaching & PT since 2010 / Barnsley AC / Streak since 30 Nov 2015

£35

One-off payment

Personalised training plan

5K, 10K, half or full marathon
Paces built from your own recent PB
Every session named and explained
Delivered as a branded PDF

Build my plan

£60 / £120

Standard / Premium, per month

1-to-1 coaching

Training written week by week, for you
WhatsApp access — I’m a message away
Race planning, pacing and taper
Someone holding you to it

See the tiers

Not sure yet? Start with a free consultation — email, WhatsApp or a phone call, no obligation.

therunningmaninblue over on YouTube

In years gone by I took a proactive stance to writing up my racing and training reports with a lot of this moving over to a YouTube channel that I routinely update. If you’re interested in following and watching along check out my channel here.

Check out YouTube