Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
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.
The point is... someone who's living and source of income is coaching athletes, is clearly going to charge for that service, and i think that is perfectly reasonable.

Its fantastic if you can get that kind of advice and info through a network of clubs/friends (same applies to me!)