running coach. Whether you want to run faster, improve your technique, or take your athletic performance to the next level — Edinburgh Sprint Coach provides specialist running coaching for athletes of every level, based at Meadowbank Sports Centre.
- ✕Fitness-focused plans with no technique coaching
- ✕Inefficient mechanics that waste energy and cap pace
- ✕No video analysis or objective performance testing
- ✕Generic programmes not built for your sport or goals
- ✕Coached by someone who's read about running — not done it
- ✓Technique-first coaching from coaches who've competed at GB level
- ✓Biomechanics-based analysis of your specific running inefficiencies
- ✓Video analysis and timed testing every session
- ✓Programmes built around your sport, goals, and competitive calendar
- ✓Measurable improvements you can time — in real seconds
Running technique
Stride mechanics, arm drive, posture, foot strike, and ground contact — the fundamentals of efficient, fast running that most athletes never receive coaching on.
Acceleration & speed development
Building explosive pace from a standing start — the most important speed quality for team sport athletes and the foundation of all sprint-based improvement.
Speed endurance
Maintaining pace across repeated efforts — whether that's 90 minutes of football or 80 minutes of rugby. Sprint-based conditioning that builds game fitness without sacrificing speed.
Race preparation
For track and road athletes — structured preparation for competition including pacing strategy, taper, and the specific technical work that peaks performance on race day.
Video analysis
High-speed video breakdown of your running mechanics, frame by frame. You see exactly what your coach sees — and understand precisely what to change and why.
Strength & power for runners
Targeted strength work that translates directly to faster running — plyometrics, explosive drills, and force development that builds the physical capacity to run faster.
Footballers
Get faster off the mark, beat defenders, and improve your closing speed with sport-specific running coaching.
Rugby players
Build explosive running power, open-field pace, and the repeated sprint capacity to dominate across 80 minutes.
Track athletes
Sprinters from 60m to 400m — block starts, race mechanics, and technical coaching from coaches who've competed at the highest level.
Road & cross-country
Runners looking to improve their 5K, 10K, or race performance through better technique and structured speed work.
Youth athletes
Building proper running foundations at the right age — habits and mechanics that accelerate development across an entire sporting career.
All levels
Complete beginners through to competitive athletes. Your programme is built from where you are — not where we assume you should be.
The difference between a running coach who has read about biomechanics and one who has competed at Commonwealth Games and European Championships is immeasurable. Allan Smith brings over a decade of elite running performance into every coaching session — four British titles, GB and Scotland international vests, and a career built on the technical precision that makes athletes faster. That's what he teaches at Meadowbank.
Book with Allan — £80
Allan Hamilton is currently one of Scotland's top sprinters — 2025 Scottish Indoor 60m Champion and a Scotland national team athlete. His coaching brings the freshest competitive insight available, from a coach who is actively racing at elite level. For runners who want to understand sprint mechanics from someone living them right now, Allan Hamilton is exceptional.
Book with Allan H — £80Sprint coaching and speed training in Edinburgh. Based at Meadowbank Sports Centre. Coached by a 4× British Champion and GB International.
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