Endurance coaching
We work with each of our athletes individually and tailor programs that suit their lifestyle and goals. Our experienced coaches blend personal experience as top-level athletes with qualifications in the sport and exercise science fields, enabling us to develop the best periodised training plans to compliment each individual athlete.
Our coaches
Dougal Allan
Dougal Allan brings to his coaching role an Honours degree in Physical Education and is constantly upskilling his vast range of knowledge keeping himself totally up to date.
Dougal is one of the most sought after endurance coaches in New Zealand and around the world. His combination of practical and theoretical knowledge coupled with his passion for helping prepare athletes for their own race related goals makes him the complete coaching package.
Dan Jones
After five years of intense NCAA XC and Track Running in the United States, he has returned to his roots in New Zealand to pursue his long distance racing goals in the fields of multi-sport and distance running.
The knowledge obtained through a life immersed in the world of running and multisport/adventure racing, the desire to help people reach their full potential and the ongoing mentor-ship from Dougal are all elements that contribute to a style of coaching that prescribes athletic success.
Our coaching packages
The team at DA Endurance believe coaching is about more than just writing programs.
True coaching is about fostering personal growth, skillsets and technique, specific fitness components and of course the pure enjoyment of leading an active lifestyle.
Our Complete Coaching service has strictly limited spaces available to athletes of any level and is about attention to detail, adaptability and refinement and regular communication and accountability.
Apply for Compete Coaching if you prefer a coach that has the same level of commitment to you achieving your goals as you do.
*$100 consult fee applies
For those with initiative, discipline and self-motivation, we offer a 12 week individualised training program.
You will still have an initial consultation with your coach to ensure the program is designed to optimise your specific lifestyle and personal needs, but the program is then set in place and you are expected to follow it to your best ability.
People of any level can apply for the limited Essential Programming spots and you will be given the opportunity to continue into another 12 week block during the follow-up consultation towards the end of each block.
When it comes to developing strength and mobility qualities, there is a lot to consider.
Many gym trainers understand strength training while many coaches understand endurance.
We understand both and believe there is always a huge benefit to developing healthy strength and mobility patterns to compliment your endurance performance, recovery, general health and longevity.
With 18 years combined experience (including work for High Performance Sport NZ) we are pleased to offer a unique service involving an initial consultation, strength and mobility programming/prescription and follow up consultation to deliver the plan.
This is a highly individualised product that can compliment any training and lifestyle routine and can be designed to be performed at home or at the gym.
Whether it is a specific topic, a broad range of questions or just to steal some industry secrets, we offer a professional consultation service to discuss matters that you are interested in understanding or clarifying further.
After the consultation we will follow-up with an email to summarise the information shared and include any further suggestions and action points as next steps.
Contact us directly to secure your appointment.
Compare our coaching packages
| Complete Coaching | Essential Programming | |
|---|---|---|
| Individualised-periodised training program | ||
| Performance management tracking/data | ||
| Race day preparation | ||
| Email/Phone support | ||
| Strength programming | 50% discount | |
| Post event debrief and forward planning | ||
| Technique analysis | ||
| Access to DA Endurance Facebook community | ||
| Invitation to annual DA Endurance training camps (Charges Apply) | ||
| $100 start up fee for all new athletes | ||
| 3 month min commitment | ||
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$90 per week |
$399 12 week |
Testimonials
Check out Dougal's blog posts
Finish Lines.
I have been fortunate to cross some life-changing finish lines over the years. Winning my first Challenge Wanaka title in 2016, then going back and
2019 Wulong Mountain Quest Champions
As important as reflection is, I find it hard to achieve without stopping and I don’t seem to have done much stopping in recent weeks.
Weng’an Mountain Outdoor Adventure Race 2019
As winners of the 2018 Weng’an Mountain Outdoor Race we returned this year with the goal to repeat our success. The only change to our