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A little quiet here lately, but plenty happening out on the roads 👏A few highlights from the BEAM crew at Melbourne Mara...
17/10/2026

A little quiet here lately, but plenty happening out on the roads 👏

A few highlights from the BEAM crew at Melbourne Marathon weekend and Wodonga:

Dylan ran 3:06:32 at Melbourne Marathon, his best on the Melbourne course by around 5-6 minutes. A great reward for a consistent block of training.

Pete put together a well-paced Melbourne 10K, starting patiently, building his effort and finishing strongly. Particularly pleasing to hear he enjoyed the race and came away feeling more confident.

At Wodonga, Lisa switched from the half marathon to the 10K and delivered a consistently paced run. A good reminder that adjusting the plan can still lead to a race worth celebrating.

Different distances and different goals, with something to be proud of in each effort.

Well done Dylan, Pete and Lisa! 🙌

Maryanne came to BEAM after returning to running following a 20-year break and reaching a point where her progress had s...
15/09/2026

Maryanne came to BEAM after returning to running following a 20-year break and reaching a point where her progress had started to plateau.

“When I joined BEAM, I had returned to running after a 20-year hiatus, but my progress had plateaued. Ben’s program improved my times and gave me confidence in races.

Together, we set my goals, Ben develops my training plan, and I focus on completing it without second-guessing decisions, particularly around speed work.

He balances challenge and recovery well, creating programs that stretch me as a 70-year-old without leaving me depleted.

During challenging family circumstances over the past three months, Ben has also been caring, compassionate and supportive, adapting my training when needed without adding pressure.

His coaching has helped me become a stronger, more confident runner while keeping the process enjoyable and sustainable.”

Thanks for sharing this, Maryanne and for trusting BEAM with your running.

Sydney Marathon weekend 🏃 A huge congratulations to Luke and Graham on two very different, but equally rewarding maratho...
01/09/2026

Sydney Marathon weekend 🏃

A huge congratulations to Luke and Graham on two very different, but equally rewarding marathon performances.

Luke crossed the line in 3:10:13, a 9 minute marathon PB and just 13 seconds outside his sub 3:10 goal. Even more impressively, that’s a 32 minute improvement from Sydney two years ago. A massive step forward and plenty to be proud of.

And Graham is officially a marathon runner! 🎉

Just eight months after starting running, Graham took on his first marathon at 62 years old and finished in 5:25. An amazing achievement and a great example of what can happen when you consistently keep turning up.

It was also pretty special to be out on course supporting. A big shoutout to the support crew Elisha, Susan, James, Kayla, Brad, Aaron and Rachael!

Congratulations Luke and Graham, enjoy this one! 👏

Very few race builds go exactly to plan.If yours has been interrupted, it’s easy to reach race week thinking about the s...
24/08/2026

Very few race builds go exactly to plan.

If yours has been interrupted, it’s easy to reach race week thinking about the sessions you missed.

But race day still needs to be based on the fitness you have, not the fitness you hoped to have.

Use the training you completed. Start controlled. Fuel as planned. Adjust if you need to.

That isn’t giving up on the race. It’s giving yourself the best chance to run it well.

Send this to someone heading into a race after an interrupted build.

Missed sessions happen.But I don’t automatically move every missed run to another day. Sometimes that just crowds the we...
19/08/2026

Missed sessions happen.

But I don’t automatically move every missed run to another day. Sometimes that just crowds the week and creates more fatigue than benefit.

I look at why it was missed, what else is planned, and whether completing it still serves a purpose.

A training plan should provide direction—not become a list of sessions you have to repay.

Neither of us ran a PB at Ballarat, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t run good races.My time was well off my PB pace, yet ...
11/08/2026

Neither of us ran a PB at Ballarat, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t run good races.

My time was well off my PB pace, yet I came away really happy. I felt like I executed the race well based on my current fitness and the conditions on the day.

Dylan also missed a PB, but ran very close to it in tough conditions—a strong result and a good reflection of his training.

Finish times matter, but they don’t tell the whole story. I also look at the preparation, the decisions made during the race and whether the performance matched what was realistically available on the day.

Sometimes a race can be slower than your best and still be a very good race.

Good coaching isn’t always about adding another session, increasing the kms or finding a way to fit everything in.Often,...
06/08/2026

Good coaching isn’t always about adding another session, increasing the kms or finding a way to fit everything in.

Often, the most useful decision is what not to do.

That might mean holding the training load where it is, removing a session that no longer fits, changing the purpose of a run or giving an athlete more time to recover.

A training plan provides direction, but it shouldn’t be followed blindly when the circumstances change.

That’s where coaching judgement matters: looking at what has actually happened, understanding the wider context and deciding what makes sense now.

Sometimes progress comes from doing more. Sometimes it comes from knowing when not to.

A couple of mid race shots from Lakeside:10 on the weekend 📷 A brilliant result for Dylan, running a new 10km PB as he c...
27/07/2026

A couple of mid race shots from Lakeside:10 on the weekend 📷

A brilliant result for Dylan, running a new 10km PB as he continues to build towards Melbourne Marathon. It’s great to see his consistent training translating into another strong race performance.

Swipe across to see the coach out there getting it done too!

Some great results over the weekend!Maryanne with a 70 second ‘old’ PB and second in her age category for Run Melbourne ...
20/07/2026

Some great results over the weekend!

Maryanne with a 70 second ‘old’ PB and second in her age category for Run Melbourne 10km.

Dylan with a strong half marathon at Run Melbourne. Aiming for sub 1:25 he ran 1:24:37 for his second fastest half.

And Marc ran his fastest 5km for the year at Jetty 2 Jetty!

Bundoora 10km XC ✅Typical cross country conditions - cold, mud, rain, wind and hills! Tough but good fun!Thanks THRIVE S...
11/07/2026

Bundoora 10km XC ✅
Typical cross country conditions - cold, mud, rain, wind and hills! Tough but good fun!
Thanks THRIVE Squad for the photos!

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