Head Coach

David
Ashworth

With a personal best of 2h 29min for the marathon, David knows endurance running inside out. He's completed the legendary Comrades Marathon 14 times (recent PB 6h05), and has tackled the Two Oceans Ultra Marathon 10 times.

David brings formal credentials in endurance coaching, running-form analysis and sports physiology (including nutrition and cycling). Whether you're a beginner easing into your first 5km, a marathoner chasing a personal best, or an ultra hopeful aiming for Comrades, David can craft a training plan that acknowledges where you are — and helps you get where you want to go.

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Running coach David Ashworth
Performance Timeline

Achievements &
Credentials

2013

Founded A-Team Coaching

Established with a vision of personalised, human-first running coaching.

PB

Marathon Personal Best: 2h29min

Elite-level marathon performance providing first-hand understanding of peak running form.

×14

Comrades Marathon Finisher

Recent PB of 6h05. Fourteen completions of the Ultimate Human Race across Up and Down runs.

×10

Two Oceans Ultra Marathon

Ten completions of "The Most Beautiful Marathon in the World" — knowing every metre of Chapman's Peak.

2022

Winner: 76km Addo Elephant Trail

Won Africa's Wildest Ultra — a 76km trail race through the Eastern Cape bushveld.

David's Philosophy

"AI is a tool. Running is you, your training, your mood, psychological state and more. It's not an algorithm."

David Ashworth
Established 2013

A-TEAM
COACHING

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