OUR PHILOSOPHY
Pursuit Performance is a running coaching and performance support company, founded in 2022 by Gareth and Harvey Maguire.
Between us, we've worked in high-performance sport for over 20 years, including 7 years in elite athletics. We've experienced how much difference individualised training, open feedback and detailed performance support makes. We believe that level of coaching and support shouldn't be reserved for elite athletes.
Our coaching is built on scientific principles, adapted to each athlete to get the most from every session. We start with the demands of the event you’re targeting and focus on the physiological adaptations you need to meet them. We then profile and track those changes, so your training stays specific to you as you progress. And we stay curious: we follow how new research affects training, and apply it where it suits the athlete in front of us.
Too many runners are coached with generic plans built on arbitrary numbers and algorithms. This one-size-fits-all approach leaves runners underperforming and more likely to get injured. We started Pursuit Performance to change this.
VALUES
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Curiosity. We ask why and how: of your results, your progress and the latest research.
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Individual attention. Every programme starts with you, not a template.
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Long-term approach. Consistency over quick fixes.
COACHES
GARETH MAGUIRE
Co-Founder
Endurance Coach
Biomechanist
ABOUT GARETH:
Gareth is a British Athletics qualified coach (Level 2) and co-founder of Pursuit Performance. He is also Co-Head Coach of the Unsanctioned Athletics racing collective. His coaching combines endurance training with biomechanics: with an MSc in Clinical Biomechanics, he looks at how athletes move as well as how much they run, and changes technique only when it will make them faster or more resilient. A distance runner himself (5k 16:40, marathon 2:55), Gareth knows the demands of endurance training first-hand.
Coaching experience
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Co-founder and Coach, Pursuit Performance
How Gareth coaches
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Individual plans built around each athlete's goals, history and life
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Movement assessment of running mechanics and efficiency, to find what will make the biggest difference
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Evidence-informed decisions guided by scientific principles and objective training data
Performance support
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Biomechanics and performance support at the London Marathon and the World Indoor Athletics Championships
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Ministry of Defence: experience of making clear decisions under time pressure in demanding environments
Qualifications
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British Athletics Athletics Coach (Level 2)
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MSc Clinical Biomechanics
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ALTIS Performance Therapy Programme
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HCPC registered
HARVEY MAGUIRE
Co-Founder
Endurance Coach
Physiotherapist
ABOUT HARVEY:
Harvey is a British Athletics qualified coach (Level 2) and co-founder of Pursuit Performance. His coaching started on the track, coaching sprinters at Loughborough University and completing a coaching internship at ALTIS, before he moved into coaching distance runners with Pursuit. Over 15 years in high-performance sport, he has worked alongside elite athletes, national teams and world-class coaches, and brings that experience to every runner he coaches. A sports physiotherapist by background and a runner himself (5k PB of 14:57), Harvey understands what it takes to get the best out of yourself as an athlete.
Coaching experience
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Sprints Coach, Loughborough University (2020–2023)
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Coaching and Performance Therapy Intern, ALTIS (2022)
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Co-founder and Coach, Pursuit Performance (2022–present)
High-performance sport
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Athletics New Zealand, Physiotherapist
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England Athletics, Lead Regional Hub Physiotherapist
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Lead Athletics Physiotherapist, Loughborough University
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Hockey New Zealand
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St George's Park, with the PFA and The FA
Major international events
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World Indoor Athletics Championships
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Commonwealth Games
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World Athletics Championships
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Tokyo Marathon world-record attempt
Coaching education
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ALTIS Apprentice Coach Programme
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ALTIS Track and Field Education Series: Coaching the Endurance Events
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High Performance West Scholar Coaching Mentorship
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European Athletics High Performance Webinar Series
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Leaders Sport Performance Summit
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Applied Performance Practitioner Skills Programme: Performance Analysis
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English Institute of Sport Skills4Performance Workshop
Qualifications
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British Athletics Athletics Coach (Level 2)
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England Athletics Event Group Endurance Coaching Qualification
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MSc Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
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ALTIS Performance Therapy Course
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UKAD Anti-doping Advisor
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Advanced Trauma Medical Management in Football
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Functional Movement Screen Level 1 Certified Provider
What kind of athletes you've worked with?
Background in running
Coaching style