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Custom Program
A personalised program built around your goal, not a template off a shelf. Periodised, structured, with strength built in and the reasoning explained, at a price that fits.
Built to your race, your timeline, and your starting point, using the same frameworks behind Matty's 1:1 athletes. You bring the work, the plan does the thinking.
Personal
Shaped around your race, your timeline, and your starting point. Never a one-size-fits-all plan.
Structured
Progression from base to peak, so you arrive on race day fit and fresh, not flat.
Non-negotiable
Strength work is part of the plan. It is the injury-prevention layer most runners skip.
Always
Every session has a purpose, and you will understand it in plain language.
Flexible
The plan flexes around life and your progress, not the other way around.
Proven
Built on Matty's own coaching IP, the same thinking behind his Premium athletes.
Your coach
A 2:48 marathoner with back-to-back sub-3s in one week at Paris (2:53) and Boston (2:56). Northburn 100 winner and two-time course record holder. Former Head Coach at Nike Run Club and an Australian Sky Running representative. Matty has coached Nedd Brockmann (1,000 miles around a track), Cam Merrick (2:21:51 marathon) and Sissi Bergman (25th female at the New York City Marathon), plus athletes who have run across entire countries. Over a decade coaching across every distance, with the same rigorous approach throughout: structured periodisation, strength built in, and the why behind every session.
Custom or Premium
Custom gives you the plan: personalised, periodised, and built to your goal. If you want the full hands-on relationship as well, with weekly adjustments, direct access to Matty, and a progress call every four weeks, that is Premium 1:1.
$200 / 4 weeksCustom Program. Open by application. Next intake: September 2026.
How we work together
Your program is built and adjusted for you, with a full review and reset every four weeks. You are never on your own: email your training questions any time and I reply within 48 to 72 hours, ask the AI assistant in your client hub for instant answers, and join the runner community chats, a main chat plus Road and Trail, where I share weekly highlights. Want to talk one to one? You can book a 30-minute call for $65. Anything injury, pain or illness, tell me straight away and I come back inside 24 hours.
The ladder
Every plan includes the MARA community chats (including Trail and Road focused chats) and the AI assistant in your client hub.
Custom
Self-sufficient, committed runners
Everything you need to train well:
Premium 1:1
Driven runners who want closer support
Everything in Custom, plus:
Executive
Time-poor high performers who want it handled
Everything in Premium, plus:
Custom is a personalised program built to your goal. Premium adds the full hands-on coaching relationship: weekly adjustments, direct access to Matty, and a progress call every four weeks.
More than you might think. Email your training questions any time and I reply within 48 to 72 hours, and your program is reviewed and adjusted every four weeks. You also get the AI assistant in your client hub for instant answers, and the runner community chats, a main chat plus Road and Trail, where I share weekly highlights. If you want to talk one to one, you can book a 30-minute call for $65. The only thing Custom does not include is daily messaging or a call between reviews, that is Premium and Executive. Anything injury, pain or illness, I respond within 24 hours.
Yes. Plenty of runners start on Custom and move up when they want more contact or a hands-on build. Tell me and we sort the switch at your next block.
A GPS watch and a free TrainingPeaks account, plus somewhere to run. If you already use Strava or Garmin we work with that. I set everything up with you in onboarding.
Coaching is a rolling 4-week subscription, not tied to a single training block or race. It renews automatically every 4 weeks until you cancel. Around two weeks out from a goal race I will check in, and you can cancel anytime, just let me know before your next renewal and you will not be billed for the following cycle. You keep full coaching and support to the end of any cycle you have already paid for.
$200 per four weeks. Open by application, with the next intake in September 2026.
Runners who want a properly built, personalised plan and are happy to execute it with lighter-touch support. All levels, road and trail.
Join the waitlist and tell Matty your goal. He will be in touch about the next intake.
Custom is open by application. Join the waitlist and tell Matty your goal. You get a program built and adjusted for you, replies within 48 to 72 hours, and a full program review every four weeks.
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ABOUT MATTY
Australian Sky Running representative. 2:48 marathoner (Sydney, 2024). Back-to-back sub-3 marathons in one week at Paris and Boston in 2026. Featured in Men’s Health Australia. Athletes I have coached include Nedd Brockmann. Current partners include YoPRO, New Balance and Therabody.
Matty Abel has spent more than a decade at the intersection of elite performance and everyday running, coaching 1,000+ athletes to run smarter, race stronger, and go further than they thought possible.
A former Australian representative at the Sky Running World Championships, Matty brings firsthand experience across road, trail, and ultra-endurance events, including a personal marathon best of 2:48 and back-to-back sub-3 marathons in a single week in 2026: 2:53 at Paris and 2:56 at Boston. His deep understanding of the physical and mental demands of endurance sport lets him connect authentically with every athlete he coaches.
Matty combines science-backed training systems with a human-first approach that prioritises both performance and longevity. He is dedicated to helping athletes of all levels unlock their full potential.
EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS
Matty is a former Head Coach at Nike Run Club. Today he partners with brands and organisations including YoPRO, New Balance, Therabody, Fitness First and Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club, building training programs and running culture that last.
His work has been featured in Men’s Health Australia.
“The Coach Ultra Runners Call When Taking On the Impossible.” (Men’s Health Australia)
COACHING PHILOSOPHY
Matty’s coaching blends data-driven precision with a personalised, athlete-first approach. Every program is built around the belief that sustainable performance comes from balance, combining structure, strength, recovery, and mindset.
Whether guiding everyday runners or high-performing athletes, Matty’s mission is simple: to help people train smarter, perform better, and build a running life that lasts.
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