Meet the #GBUltras Coaches
GB Ultras partner with some fantastic Ultrarunning coaches, each bringing their own skills and experience to the GB Ultras Community, providing support to runners looking to make improvements to their training and racing.
Emma Marks
Emma has over 6 years of experience as a UK Athletics qualified coach and Personal Trainer and has dedicated her full-time career to helping individuals achieve their running goals. As a competitive ultra runner, Emma has honed and developed her own skills and has developed a deep understanding of the physical and mental demands of the sport.
From beginners just starting their running journey to elite ultra runners looking to improve their performance, and those recovering from injury looking to return stronger and pain free, Emma has successfully coached a diverse range of athletes.
With her expertise in both running and strength training, her programs cater to all levels and can be tailored to individual needs no matter where they choose to train, fitting in around busy lifestyles.
Ultra Trail Wales 50 Mile – 3rd Female – 2023 / Pennine Barrier Ultra 50 Mile – 1st Female (2019), 1st Female (2017) / 3 Towers Ultra – 1st Female (2017)
Ian Warrington
Ian started coaching at his local athletics club in 2015 and ran his first ultra in the same year. Ian is an English Athletics Event Group Endurance Coach (licence no 3493121), an UESCA Ultrarunning coach and holds a nutritional qualification from the BTN academy.
For Ian, training is not generic and what works for one runner may not work for another. With a personalised plan, Ian takes the time to find out your goals and finds your training balance so that you can then work together to find a path that will get you to your goal.
Ian works with all athletes from those new to the sport to marathon winners, ultra running podium finishers and multi-day event athletes.
Chester Ultra 50 Mile (2018, 2024) / Pennine Barrier Ultra 50 Mile (2023) / Lakeland 100 (2019, 2022, 2023) / Chester Ultra 100 Mile (2019) / The Fellsman (2019) / Calderdale Hike 40 Miles (2019) / Lakeland 50 (2018), Peaks Skyrace (2017), White Rose 30 Mile Ultra (2015).
Scott Brown
An ex-Army physical trainer and now Gym owner, personal trainer and a Scottish Athletics running coach & ultrarunning coach based in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Running is a lifelong passion of Scott’s and although Scott owns a gym, his main reason for having one is to get people fit indoors for the great outdoors. Scott has a vast running experience, competing in distances of 5km all the way through to ultramarathon’s from 43 miles, 100km, 100 mile, 215 mile and 275 mile.
Scott has taken on and won the Race Across Scotland 215 mile amongst some of the toughest races out there, and understands not only what it takes to complete but also take that wealth of knowledge and experience into what it takes to compete.
Scott expects only commitment and the willingness to try. With these two key attributes there can be consistent results. Scott has had great success as a coach already with some of his athletes winning and placing in various events. Scott also coaches a number of athletes who are at the other end of the scale, who don’t race to compete but who race for the love of trail and ultrarunning and for the adventure, and they hit performance goals personal to them.
Race Across Scotland 215 Mile – 1st Male & Course Record (2022 / Winter Spine Race (2024) / Ultra Scotland 100 Mile – 1st Male (2023) / Transvulcania by UTMB (2022) / St Cuthbert’s Way 100km – 1st Male (2022) / Ultra Tour of Arran – 1st Male (2022) / Run the Blades (2018, 2019) / West Highland Way Race (2019) / Jedburgh Three Peaks (2016) / Devil o’ the Highlands (2015) / Ramsay’s Round
