Coach Katie Wright

Katie Wright is a General Practitioner and an elite ultra distance runner. She has a passion for

helping others find enjoyment and success in running. Through her coaching she’ll be sharing the knowledge and experience she has gained through her own running journey, e.g. training, strategy, nutrition and race kit.

Katie’s why

Katie started her running journey back in September 2017. She decided to embark on a mission to run the perimeter of Wales. Her motivation was fueled by a disappointing result at the London Marathon earlier that year after she strained her calf. Having plenty of time available and a great deal of training under her belt, she had to take on something big.

Katie took on that something big in a pair of road running shoes. On day 3 of her Wales mission, she finally opted for her first pair of trail running shoes instead and left the road shoes with her friend in Cardiff.

The pivotal moment in her trail running journey came a third of the way in. The weather was horrid, and she was powering on uphill. When she got to the top the weather cleared and that’s when she knew trail running was what she wanted to do.

In April 2018, she moved to New Zealand and signed up for her first 100k in Taupo and hasn’t turned back since.