Meryl Cooper Coaching

Meryl Cooper Coaching Running Coaching ~

Banchory Lunchtime Trails ~

Health & Lifestyle Coaching

LA marathon and Inverness half round upHuge congratulations firstly to  who ran her debut marathon at the LA marathon in...
16/03/2026

LA marathon and Inverness half round up

Huge congratulations firstly to who ran her debut marathon at the LA marathon in 3 hours 48 mins at just 20 years old! Jasmine is the youngest runner I have ever coached on a plan and it was sooo great to work with her. I coached her Dad to run his first marathon a few years ago and now Jasmine too which makes this one even more special! She did so well in training and the race itself, running so many distance milestones and getting ready in less time than most marathon blocks due to an injury in early weeks. Well done Jasmine!!

Huge congratulations to who ran 1:25:35 πŸ‘πŸΌ at Inverness half marathon. This was another great PB (7 minutes!) to add to his big 4-0 birthday year of running challenges having already ticked off a 5K and 10K PB. Moray marathon next!! πŸ’ͺ🏽πŸ’ͺ🏽 Rob keeps proving that you can very much get faster still at 40 (which makes coach happy with that birthday ahead this year too 🀣)

Also, huge congratulations to .richard who, despite having a one of his less consistent training blocks, ran a huge PB of 1:26:42 (taking 5 mins off his last half marathon time). A good reminder that a lot of good aerobic building has happened since then still and it’s not just the final few weeks before a race that counts! Very impressive racing.

#2026

 round up!A great snow covering for this years race meaning the crampons were on for the duration! There were some prett...
01/03/2026

round up!

A great snow covering for this years race meaning the crampons were on for the duration! There were some pretty challenging running conditions after dark up on the final two climbs.

Huge congratulations to:
who was 1st V40 and 5th female overall πŸ’ͺ🏽brechin who finished 8th female (currently also in a punchy block of training for the Lake Traverse! 🫑)

Some great consistency in training from both of these ladies is really paying off! It was great seeing them both enjoying the race so much yesterday too πŸ’ͺ🏽

πŸ“Έ: pic 1, Me! Pic 2

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27/01/2026

round up!

Fantastic results at the weekend in brutal conditions!

Congratulations Amelia, Dave and Sarah!!

Banchory Lunchtime Trails is on this Monday 14th April. Hope to see you there!
11/04/2025

Banchory Lunchtime Trails is on this Monday 14th April. Hope to see you there!

BANCHORY LUNCHTIME TRAILS Social trail run with some fun running intervals to add an element of challenge! The intervals will be of a short duration and will help you to improve your running form, speed, power and fitness. Banchory Lunc

04/04/2025

There will be no lunchtime run session on Monday 7th April.

Please check Entry Central early next week though for future dates πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

Banchory Lunchtime Trails is back on Monday 31st of March!Please spread the word. We will be heading up Scolty tower aga...
28/03/2025

Banchory Lunchtime Trails is back on Monday 31st of March!

Please spread the word. We will be heading up Scolty tower again this week and the weather forecast looks nice and warm and sunny!

BANCHORY LUNCHTIME TRAILS Social trail run with some fun running intervals to add an element of challenge! The intervals will be of a short duration and will help you to improve your running form, speed, power and fitness. We will be going up

11/03/2025

Our next Trail Running and Yoga workshop will be held on Sunday the 6th of April!

⭐️ New trail running route and tips
⭐️ Relaxing yoga session tailored for runners
⭐️ Warming cuppa β˜•οΈ and yummy sweet treats
⭐️ Q&A with Laura and Meryl

See the link in bio for more information and to sign up πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

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Banchory Lunchtime Trails - Monday 12 noon Sign up and meeting location details are here:
08/03/2025

Banchory Lunchtime Trails - Monday 12 noon

Sign up and meeting location details are here:

BANCHORY LUNCHTIME TRAILS Social trail run with some fun running intervals to add an element of challenge! The intervals will be of a short duration and will help you to improve your running form, speed, power and fitness. Banchory Lunc

Well done to the amazing group of ladies today who ticked off a Scolty loop on their lunch break πŸ’ͺ🏽
03/03/2025

Well done to the amazing group of ladies today who ticked off a Scolty loop on their lunch break πŸ’ͺ🏽

Another great Banchory Lunchtime Trails session! Next week we are running the Crathes trails and there is a different me...
18/02/2025

Another great Banchory Lunchtime Trails session!

Next week we are running the Crathes trails and there is a different meet point at 12 noon at Tesco car park. See the details on EntryCentral and to sign up.

https://www.entrycentral.com/event/127101

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About me

My Journey to Coaching

My first career was Physical Education teaching in secondary schools. In 2019 I officially started Coaching as my profession, alongside my training as a GB ultra-trail runner.

I was fortunate to train as a Professional Coach in Education as part of my leadership training and it was at this point that I started to see the incredible, life changing power of Coaching.

I soon knew that this is what I was meant to be doing as my career. I also realised how much I cared about helping other people to overcome challenges and live a more healthy, active and fulfilled life.