Why a Coach
What We Offer
Our Philosophy
A good coach is both a guide and a mentor. A coach is a thought partner in your running practice, helping you train more efficiently and avoid pitfalls in training and racing. A coach will offer structure and expertise. Many athletes struggle with how and why to write workouts and how often to go hard or easy.
Read this article on coaching by one of our athletes:

Coaching for road and trail runners of all distances.
Training plan through Google Sheets, including:
- Long term, multi-season planning
- Weekly scheduling, including prescribed easy, long and workout runs and strength training
- Race nutrition guidance
- Gear and fastpacking guidance
- Weekly office hours
- Private Bean Sprout community (Slack and Strava)
- Vendor discounts on brands we partner with
Running is a powerful life pursuit.
We believe that balance and quality running sessions are essential to the developmentof athletes running at all distances and on all terrains
We believe that running consistency and intentionality will triumph over a ‘more is more’ approach.
We believe that we are humans first, athletes seconds. Even for those performing at an elite level. Happy, healthy athletes are fast athletes
he Bean Sprouts are the collective group of athletes that I coach. They are ultra junkies, first time marathoners, road runners, multi-day …
Bean Sprout Coaching has two coaches, Coach Ev and Coach Joe. Info below includes their bio and pricing.
Coach Evren Gunduz
Coach Joe McConaughy


- Skiing addict, Harry Potter lover, father to future ultra queen
- Dover, MA
- Multisport athlete who became a runner in his 30s (it’s never too late!)
- CEO & Co-Founder Enjoy Life Education, Inc.
- Leadership & Mindset training for teenage athletes
- Mental Strength Coach for NCAA Athletes
- Varsity Women’s Soccer Head Coach
- National Coach of Significance Award Winner
- Masters from Harvard University in Developmental Psychology
Running
100 Milers – Riverlands 2019 and Ghost Train
50 Milers – Midstate, Don’t Run Boston, Cayuga Trails and Pineland Farms
50 Kilometer – Midstate, Robert Frost Trail, To Hale & Back
26.2 Milers – Charles River Marathon, Boston Marathon
2:51 marathon PR
Training under Joe McConaughy
Pricing
Standard monthly coaching plan: $150 per month
- Regular phone checkins (every 1-2 weeks)
- Unlimited e-mails/texts
Hour of Power Consult: $80 per hour
- Video call consult on a topic of your choice. Training, race strategy, fastpacking advice, etc.
- Tea lover, Aussie owner, backpacking guide
- Seattle, WA
- Ultra athlete specializing in 50 mile to multi-day races
- Professional trail runner
- Brooks Trail Team Coach
- Former NCAA Division 1 track and cross country runner
- 7 years coaching experience
- Founder of All In Trail Collective
- More about me here
Running
19 ultramarathon finishes at distances from 50k-250 miles
1st at Cocodona 250 miler, x2 CCC at UTMB finisher, 12:53 track 100 mile
Fastest Known Times on the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, Arizona Trail and Wicklow Round
Training under Conor Holt
Pricing
Standard monthly coaching plan: $240 per month
- Regular phone checkins (every 1-2 weeks)
- Unlimited e-mails/texts
Basic monthly coaching plan: $180 per month
- Quarterly phone call (every ~3 months)
- Unlimited e-mails/texts
Hour of Power Consult: $100 per hour
- Video call consult on a topic of your choice. Training, race strategy, fastpacking advice, etc.