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Greenbank
I'm coached by Tri Training Harder. They have several coaches but I like mine and I hear good things about the others too.
Is it worth it? I'm not sure.
Since I started triathlons I've done 3 IMs self coached and then switched to running ultras for a couple of years which I also did self coached. For most of that time I flitted between free online training schedules (predominantly this one) or for the ultras, a simple - home spun plan based on training time (i.e. I just ran as hard as I could for that day's allotted duration, peaking at 50miles/weekend). Last year, I decided to enter Challenge Henley about 4 months before the event and ended up getting a coach because I was (a) very time limited and (b) I missed having a coach from my rowing days.
I'm pretty sure that I'm now going just as fast as I was previously but that I'm now doing it on far less training. This is a good thing, but it's also expensive and I can't really afford it; doubly so when life gets in the way and I end up missing sessions. Every month I wonder about stopping the coaching but then again I do enjoy it. It's definitely a luxury though.