THE COACHES

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Genevieve Gregson is a 3x Olympic finalist, 2x World Championship finalist, the Australian record holder in the 3,000m steeplechase, and the 3rd fastest Australian woman all-time in the marathon. Genevieve’s introduction to elite running began at the University of Florida where she took up a scholarship for 4 years before qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games. In Florida, Genevieve learnt a lot about diet, and strength and conditioning, which held her in good stead once she turned professional and returned to Australia to join the Melbourne Track Club under the guidance of Nic Bideau. After making the Rio 2016 Olympic Games final in the 5,000m, Genevieve began to add longer distances to her repertoire, and has now made the transition to the roads. After a 2:28:33 debut at the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon, Genevieve went to the Valencia Marathon later that year and ran 2:23:08, the 3rd fastest time in history by an Australian woman. This run qualified Genevieve for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be her 4th Olympics. 

Ryan Gregson is a 2x Olympian, former Australian record holder, and at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games became the first Australian male in 40 years to make the Olympic 1500m final. Ryan has run 32 sub 4 minute miles, but has now moved to the roads, coming 2nd at the 2023 Melbourne Marathon in 2:14:54 on his debut. Ryan’s coaching knowledge stems from his longevity on the international circuit where he has witnessed various training set-ups of the world’s best athletes to learn what is required in the training environment. Ryan has also learnt valuable coaching lessons through overcoming setbacks, to now be in a position to share what he has learnt over his career so other runners can benefit and achieve their goals.

Genevieve and Ryan are both accredited coaches through Athletics Australia.