Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
That's all well and good if you're part of a huge, structured club like Tipton, Birchfield, Leeds City, even Cov Godiva.... you get that structure and quality of training if you want it, almost for free (well except for your yearly membership).

If you have to go outside of your club network for the coaching, then its just the way of the world that it comes with an additional cost.
I should have pointed out that I was never a member of Tipton Harriers, (I met their head coach through work), or any club that could be referred to as huge or structured - none of my clubs had a coach, or were based at a track. I met one international runner through a friend, and the other I kept meeting whilst out training as they live near by. They both ran for different clubs to me.

It may be a Staffordshire thing, but people were happy to offer advice and discuss training free of charge around here. I'm not sure if that would have been the case if I'd been more of a threat to them, though.