Set PRs, Qualify, and Discover How Fast You Can Be.
Personalized Training and One-on-One Attention.
For runners who want to see how good they can be, Luke Humphrey Running offers the most experienced running coaches, who are also some of the fastest runners in the sport.
Our marathon coaches are responsive, accessible, and expert at managing a balance between training, work, family, and life. Partner with us to set PRs, qualify, and discover how fast you can be.
Truly Personalized Training
We start with your goals to craft a truly personalized, unique training program.
Your custom training plan will feature the Hansons Marathon Method, which our coaches have mastered and optimized for runners over 20 years of coaching experience.
Our Running Coaches
As coaches, we are responsive, great listeners and cheerleaders, yet we will help you stay accountable so you reach your goals.
When you partner with us to be your personal running coach, you have our full attention every day of the week.
Marathon coaching is our passion, not a side gig. We are full-time, all-in, 24/7.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Tell us a bit about your running background, current fitness, and goals — we’ll point you toward the LHR program or coaching option that makes the most sense for where you are today.
We Understand Training Around Busy Schedules.
We are experts at managing training, family, and work because we’re just like you; we’re normal people with jobs and kids.
We’re also elite runners.
We’ve qualified for 12 Olympic Trials, 15 Team USA qualifying events, 3 Worlds teams, 4 world championships, and earned 31 All-American and 12 national championship top finishes. We’ve run the races you want to run: Boston, New York, Chicago, World Marathon Majors.
We believe you can PR, qualify, and achieve your running goals.
For 20 years, we’ve brought the Hansons Marathon Method to runners of all abilities.
Work with us and you can run your best race or qualify on the biggest stage.
How do we know? We know because we’re just like you, and we’ve lived it, breathed it, done it.
Luke Humphrey Running brings you the best value in personal running coaching.
Key Reasons to Train with Luke Humphrey Running Coaches
- 20 years of Hansons coaching experience and decades of high-level racing experience with Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.
- Full-time coaches, not a side gig.
- Responsive, accessible coaches who help you stay accountable.
- Custom training plans tailored to your fitness, goals, and schedule.
- Lower chance of injury thanks to coaching experience, monitoring, and adjusting training plans.
More Reasons to Coach with Us
- Unlimited access to your personal coach via video call, phone, text, and email.
- Weekly monitoring and check-ins
- Private social community (optional)
- Unlimited access to workout library, Forums, courses, and guides.
- Structured workouts that sync to any GPS device using the Final Surge platform.
- Sync to Final Surge, Strava, and personal calendars.
- Drag-and-drop calendar adjustments.
- Train using pace, HR, or power.
- Easy schedule printing.
- Optional email and text workout notifications.
Meet Luke Humphrey Running Marathon and Half-Marathon Coaches
Luke Humphrey, Head Coach
Luke is the founder and Head Coach of Luke Humphrey Running and has 20 years of coaching experience, capping a successful racing career with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. Luke has competed at the highest level while balancing work and family. He loves watching the training and coach process work–and seeing runners exceed what they believed was possible. See more about Luke.
Select Luke as your Coach!
- Monthly Pricing: No long term commitments, cancel at anytime.
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Melissa White
Melissa is a mom of two young kids and also an elite runner of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project for over 20 years. She has coached runners of all ages and abilities for more than a decade. She says, “My goal is to make training fun and show you that you’re capable of more than you thought!” See more about Melissa.
Select Melissa as your Coach!
- Monthly Pricing: No long term commitments, cancel at anytime.
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Mike Morgan
Member of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. See more about Mike.
Select Mike as your Coach!
- Monthly Pricing: No long term commitments, cancel at anytime.
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Alex Wilson
Alex began running in middle school and won three station championships on his high school team, earning a scholarship to run for Michigan State. After graduation, Alex joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project and still runs at a high level while balancing family life as a stay-at-home dad and running coach with over 10 years of coaching experience. Alex loves working with highly motivated runners of any level and he aims to simplify training so his athletes can enjoy running to the fullest. See more about Alex.
Select Alex as your Coach!
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Josh Eberly
Josh has been coaching runners for over 15 years in many disciplines of running including road running, marathon, trail running, mountain running, and ultramarathon. His top priority with athletes is maintaining an open dialog and honesty. See more about Josh.
Select Josh as your Coach!
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Danielle Groff
Danielle is a lifelong runner, coach, and mom. She has a background as an elite runner and a deep knowledge of exercise physiology. She specializes in working with injury-prone athletes, focusing on strength and mobility to keep them healthy and fast. Her coach philosophy is all about consistency, progression, and adaptability. See more about Danielle.
Select Danielle as your Coach!
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Zach Panning
Zach joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in 2019 and has set a marathon PR of 2:09:28. Before joining the team, Zach was a 15-time NCAA Division II All-American and 3-time national champion. See more about Zach.
Select Zach as your Coach!
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Ben Gadomski
Ben earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Colorado State University in 2015 where he is active on the research team. He started running during high school and fell in love with competing, hard work, and personal improvement. Ben takes a data-driven approach to coaching, combining skills from engineering, physiology, and the musculoskeletal system. See more about Ben.
Select Ben as your Coach!
- Monthly Pricing: No long term commitments, cancel at anytime.
- Annual Pricing, Pay quarterly (3 months): We value long term commitment as the way to truly developing to your potential. With our annual pricing, you get 12 months of coaching for the price of 10! That’s a way of saying thank you for letting us help you reach your long term goals. The best part is, we offset that big upfront cost by billing you every three months at $550.
Nikki Humphrey
Nikki is an avid runner and triathlete. She’s qualified for and raced the Boston Marathon and has raced two Ironman and six Ironman 70.3 and numerous half-marathons and marathons. See more about Nikki.
Select Nikki as your Coach!
- Season Partnership (12-month): Real development takes time. Our Season Partnership locks in your coaching relationship for a full year — giving your coach the runway to truly understand your training, adapt to life’s curveballs, and help you reach goals you didn’t think were possible. As a thank-you for your commitment, you save 20% off our monthly rate, billed month to month. Please note: Season Partnership is a 12-month commitment billed at the discounted rate each month. Early cancellation is not available and remaining monthly payments are due through the end of your contract term. After your 12 months are complete, your coaching continues month to month at the same discounted rate — and you can cancel anytime.
Frequently Asked Questions About Personal Coaching
A: Fast is relative and every runner we’ve ever worked with has made big performance improvements. There’s no substitute for guidance from an experienced coach who has run your target races.
A: After meeting your coach and discussing your goals and current fitness, your coach will build your personalized training plan using the Final Surge, an industry-leading training platform. Final Surge will sync your workouts and training data to and from your GPS device, Strava, etc.
A: Group Coaching is a way to get coaching support just when you need it. Each week on our Community, our coaches will send out an offer to help or ask a series of questions relating to upcoming races or common training phases. If you respond seeking help, you get it. That’s how Group Coaching works for you.
A: Most runners interact through their Final Surge training log. Your coach will review your progress and offer feedback and guidance through Final Surge. You’ll also have unlimited access to your coach through email, text, phone, and video call throughout your training.
A: This is exactly what coaches are for! No matter the change or challenge, we can guarantee that we’ve navigated it before and can help you stay on track.
A: You can cancel anytime. If your subscription is monthly, it will be canceled on the next billing cycle. 6-month and 12-month subscriptions are handled on a case-by-case basis.