Endure with joy.
Customized training for optimal performance and enjoyment
If you are ready to see performance gains while maintaining a healthy perspective, we should chat. I’m Matt Waller, and I offer personalized coaching for distance runners. My focus is helping athletes pursue excellence with freedom and purpose, equipping them to train hard, compete well, and keep Christ at the center of every endeavor.
Every runner’s path is unique. Success comes not just from sound training theory, but from a balanced and mindful approach that aligns with each athlete’s specific needs and values. I aspire to produce happy and strong runners for life.
Meet Coach Matt Waller
My goal is to ensure every runner’s journey is positive, healthy, and successful. I believe this can be achieved through personalized training and ongoing feedback.
Fundamentally, my training is designed to improve your aerobic capacity, running economy, lactate threshold, and V02 max in ways that align with your specific strengths, needs, and lifestyle. We will work together to integrate these vital components for optimal running performance and enjoyment.
Over the years, my knowledge and skills have been applied in numerous formalized coaching contexts as well as everyday interactions with runners of all skill levels.
As a team member at Bull City Running Co. between 2010 and 2014, I was privileged to work with many exceptional runners and coaches. I relished the opportunity to absorb sound training theory and life lessons while leading training programs and pursuing self-study of exercise physiology.
I spent several seasons on the coaching staff at Carrboro High School during a period of great success. The girls’ team won three consecutive cross country state championships, and the boys finished on the state championship podium three years in a row.
Since my time at Carrboro High, I have continued coaching both competitive and recreational runners alike, helping them improve performance, build resilience, and rediscover their love of the sport.
In accordance with my commitment to athlete safety, I am currently certified in Heartsaver CPR and First Aid as well as Youth Mental Health First Aid. I am also up to date on Safe Sport training through USA Track & Field.
With you every step of the way
Who Coach Matt helps
Youth Distance Runners
For high school distance runners competing in cross country and track, I offer coaching and support tailored to the specific strengths and needs of each individual. My goal is to nurture physical, emotional, and spiritual health, setting young people up for success both on and off the race course.
Adult Runners
For adults tackling distances from the mile to the marathon (and beyond), I offer personalized coaching focused on pushing through plateaus, overcoming injuries, and breaking personal records. Most importantly, I strive to keep my runners motivated and joyful while pursuing their goals.
Find a coaching approach that tracks with your needs.
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My programs include truly customized training plans tailored to your running history, strengths, goals, and lifestyle. All plans include weekly video calls to discuss wins, challenges, and next steps. Together, we will make regular training adjustments to evolve with your progress and feedback. Fill out my form below to start a conversation.
Pricing: $200/month
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Are you training with friends who share similar goals? Group-oriented coaching may be a great fit. Compared to one-on-one coaching, training plans are more generalized for the group, and weekly video calls are conducted as a group as well. We will still make individualized training adjustments to evolve with each runner’s progress and feedback. Fill out my form below to start a conversation.
Pricing: $90-$150/month per person, depending on group size. Group pricing is time-bound (i.e. targeting a specific race or event).
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