Need a Sports Coach?

The answer to the age old questions of how to train for events is different for every person. There are many variables to take into consideration to be sure that your body and schedule are able to enjoy the new routines as they take shape over the next few months to a year. For the best results, we highly recommend Professional Training Programs that are tailor-made for YOU!

Steve Gurney and Ian Edmond have combined talents to bring you a wonderfully unique coaching service to help you meet or exceed your sporting aspirations be it

The Coast to Coast
Orienteering
A 5km fun run
A triathlon
or just getting off the couch and doing something!

Steve and Ian have 10 Coast to Coast Longest Day wins between them and a combined multi-sport experience of over 40 years. They know what it takes, what to do and how to get it.

Your time is precious so make the most of it by being coached by the best in the business - Be guided by the GurneyGears Gurus!!!

Whether you want to have fun, beat your mates or get on the podium - make it happen with the help of a proven track record.

We discuss together what is best for your training and your point of contact for the service is Ian.

What are the benefits of a coach?

It's personal, tailored to your level, background, lifestyle, needs, goals, family and work commitments
Guidance from someone who's been there and done that and has experience
If you have someone to answer to you are more likely to be committed
Maximise your training time

What should you look for in a coach?

Someone who's been there before
Someone you can communicate with
Someone that understands your level and background
Some that suits your budget

Service Structure:

Please note that very limited spaces are available for the GurneyGears coaching service.

For $180 (incl GST) per four weeks service you get comprehensive training guidelines including a detailed training program (click here for an example program) leading up to your chosen goal or race, plus email backup and support. You can ask questions, have your program modified, get training/competing advice.

The first step is always the hardest so here's a leg up.

Contact the coach, coach@gurneygears.com Ian Edmond.
Ian will collate relevant information from you.
You pay for the coaching service by internet banking or cheque.
You will be emailed a customised, tailored to you, program.
You're on your way to a rewarding endurance experience.
Ongoing fine tuning/feedback as necessary

Other services:

The coaching service is set up to be email only.
Kayak technique analysis can give you tremendous gains in paddling efficiency and effectiveness (and therefore speed!!). Using high definition film and sophisticated computer software your technique is dissected, studied, and compared to an elite paddler to find crucial areas of improvement. You are then sent a CD with your film and a document with the analysis and recommendations. Money very well spent! The cost is $100. For two or more people being filmed in the same session it is $80 per person.

About the coaches

More than half of completing or winning any race requires psychological control and excellence. This is the area where Steve excels and specialises in coaching. When it comes to fitness training, Steve says "Ian is exactly what you need in a coach for physical excellence."

Ian Edmond has a Masters in Physical Education, a Bachelor of Science Degree, and has over 20 years of multi-sport experience.

Some of Ian's racing career highlights:

1st and 2nd place in the Keen Adventure Race, Australia, in 2007 and 2008 racing with his partner, Nora.
3rd place in Adventure Race World Championships 2008 in Brazil with Team Sole
3rd place in the Primal Quest, Utah 2006, with Team Merrell Wigwam Adventure
2nd place in the EcoMotion Brazil in both 2005 and 2006
1st place - Bull of Africa, 2005
1st place - Coast to Coast Longest Day Champion, 1995
Represented New Zealand in the Elite Men's Team in the Commonwealth Games Triathlon (Auckland, 1990).
Became, and still is the record holder for youngest ever Coast to Coast competitor in 1983 at age 15

GurneyGears
Coaching Testimonials

The programs and literature I received was exceptional, fun, easy to follow & got the results. Ian gave me the direction I needed to get me out of a big "Motivational Downer" I was experiencing at the beginning of our tenure, say no more!! Cheers Ian. You guys are cool! S.B. Taupo

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help, advice and of course the programme over the last few months. It has been invaluable. All the supplementary notes were fantastic also. Overall a great service! If you need a reference for the website I would be more than happy!
N.W. Christchurch

I provided Ian with an idea of the amount of time I could commit to a training programme. He provided me with a program that was both achievable given my other commitments and yet prepared me for the event I had entered. R.H. Taupo

I feel the service is good value for money and has helped me immensely. This is my first C2C and at the ripe age of 43 with only a couple of years of half marathons and half ironmans behind me I found the coaching program extremely valuable and motivating. The results so far are great. K.M. Hastings Hastings

The Coast was a fantastic experience. You made the impossible possible and I am still not sure how you did it. I want to thank you so much for your programme. I worried that I wasn't doing enough training as you know but obviously I was as I felt great the day after the event. V.R. Auckland

Thanks for all your help and support over the last year or so, you run a fantastic service and with my self-motivation levels would have had me watching from the side lines by about May!!!! I'm wrapped to now be in the best shape of my life and look forward to setting my next challenge for 2006. P.Y. Christchurch

Thank you so much for your support, being coached by you has been very uplifting when I have felt very disheartened at times! J.M., Christchurch

I have found it excellent and am passing the web address on to a friend who wishes to use it. A.G., Greymouth

Prompt delivery of coaching programmes, easy to follow, and any issues/queries are always quickly resolved. C.G., Leeston

We were really impressed with the standard of coaching we received through GurneyGears and will definitely continue to use you and recommend you in the future. S.G., Auckland

Very knowledgeable and reliable. T.S., Christchurch

Absolute value for money. T.V. Christchurch