About Me
Meet Loz: Your Expert Running Coach
Hey all, I'm Loz, a coach at OVERLAP Consistent Running Coaching
I had developed a love for the bush and the outdoors from a young age, but it was in 2020 that I really fell in love with running. I started to consistently run as a hobby, to help me get through a marriage breakdown and divorce, a chronic health condition and to meet new, like-minded people that I could potentially run with. OVERLAP founder and head coach, Zaccy, started coaching me in 2021 and from there, I was off, I’d officially caught the ‘running bug’!
A BIT ABOUT MY RUNNING EXPERIENCE
Since the early days mentioned above, I’ve run in a tonne of events, mostly out on the trails, including short course and long course trail series,’ trail half marathons, backyard ultras (last one standing formats) and 2x 50km trail ultra-marathons, so far (The Guzzler and Ultra Trail Australia). I had never in a million years thought I’d ever do any of that, I had just hoped that one day I might be able to run 10kms!
I also love crewing and volunteering at trail events – and I’ve lost count at the number of sweaty, deliriously happy trail runners I’ve crewed during their ultras, ‘milers,’ or backyard ultras. So much fun!
A BIT ABOUT MY COACHING
I love helping people and watching them develop; both in their personal and professional worlds. I’m an accredited, level one recreational run coach, with over 2 years contemporary experience coaching runners across QLD, NSW and TAS. I have coached a variety of runners from brand new beginners, who once thought they ‘can’t even run 1km without stopping’ to running their first 5k Parkrun; to coaching seasoned runners and ultra-runners to achieve new PBs.
In my everyday work life, I have 10+ years of experience as a physical skills training instructor, developing and mentoring officers through their operational safety training, within the emergency services environment.
So now, I combine my workplace skills, coaching and mentoring experience with my love of run coaching to help other recreational runners develop their own passion for running and to reach their personal goals.
I have a strong interest in women’s health and safety in running, the running community spirit and the association between mental health and running. And while I personally love the trails, I do love coaching road runners, just as much as trail runners.
If you’d like to know more about me, or think we would work well together, hit the button below. I look forward to hearing from you.
