CONI-certified trail running coach · Lecco, Italy
Train smarter for the long way around.
Evidence-based 1:1 online trail running coaching, free training tools, and honest writing for trail and ultra runners. No fads. No junk volume. Just the work that moves you up the mountain.
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Long-form, evidence-based guides on training, racing, fueling, and when coaching is worth it.
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Free race time predictor, race report analyzer, readiness score, training plan framework, and trail finder.
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1:1 online coaching built around your race calendar, terrain, and life outside running.
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Your coach
Gianluca Belloni, coaching from the mountains above Lake Como.
I'm a CONI-certified Level 1 Trail Running Coach based in Lecco, Italy, where the trails climb straight out of the lake. I coach a deliberately small roster of trail and ultra runners online, from first 50Ks to hundred-mile finishes.
Every plan is written by me, not generated, and rewritten each week around how you are actually recovering and living. Conservative with volume, aggressive with specificity, uncompromising about recovery.
- Level 1 Trail Running Coach (Allenatore di Trail Running di 1° livello), CONI-recognised
- Based in Lecco, Italy - coaching online, worldwide
- Coaching in English and Italian
How it works
From sign-up to week one.
No mystery about what happens after you apply - here's the whole path, start to finish.
Tell me about your goals
A short form on your race, experience, and current training - about two minutes.
Secure checkout
Confirm your monthly plan through Stripe. Billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Complete your onboarding form
Eleven short sections on your history, goals, health, and logistics - saved as you go, resumable from any device via your personal link.
Onboarding call, then week one
I'll reach out within 2 business days, then your first custom training week lands in your inbox.
What's included
A plan that adapts to you.
It starts with a real intake, not a questionnaire afterthought: a private onboarding form covering your training history, goal race, health, and daily life - saved automatically and resumable from any device, so nothing gets rushed.
Weekly adjustments
Your plan reacts to how you're recovering, sleeping, and living - not a static template.
Direct messaging
Questions about a workout or a niggle get answered between sessions.
Race-day strategy
Course-specific pacing and a plan for when the race stops going to plan.
Personal coaching
A coach in your corner, every week.
Fully custom training built around your races, terrain, and life - written by me, adjusted every week to what your body and calendar are actually doing.
1:1 Online Coaching
A coach who knows your races, your terrain, your life - and writes your week around it.
This is founding-athlete pricing. I'm building a deliberately small roster and keeping the price low while it fills; it will rise for new athletes as spots go, and anyone who joins at this rate keeps it.
- Fully custom weekly plan
- Workout-by-workout feedback
- Monthly video check-ins
- Race-day strategy & pacing
- Direct messaging access
- Strength & injury guidance
On a tighter budget? Try Trailia, an adaptive self-guided plan from $9.99/mo - not the same as having a coach, but a solid starting point.