About this episode

Trevor Painter discusses his coaching methods and the success of athletes like Keely Hodgkinson at M11 Track Club.

Trevor Painter doesn't coach world record holders by accident—he builds them, one hard session at a time. Painter is the architect behind Keely Hodgkinson's indoor world record and Georgia Hunter Bell's World Indoor 1500m gold, and in this conversation, he pulls back the curtain on exactly how M11 Track Club operates. He opens with what makes Keely truly special: not just her talent, but her composure, her work rate, and the almost unsettling ease with which she handles pressure. From there, the conversation moves into the unlikely origin story of one of the sport’s most successful coaching partnerships: how a semi-pro rugby league player turned 400m runner ended up building the most decorated middle-distance group in the world alongside his wife, Jenny Meadows. Painter gets specific on the training philosophy that separates M11 from the rest: high intensity, low mileage, and lactate numbers that have left their own physiologist scratching her head. He explains why cross-training is baked into the system for nearly every athlete in the group; why Sunday is a sacred rest day even for the best in the world; and why he believes practice should always be harder than the race. He also…

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Schlueter

Guest: Trevor Painter

Topics covered

• coaching
• world records
• middle-distance running
• training philosophy
• athlete development
• sports psychology

Keywords

• Trevor Painter
• Keely Hodgkinson
• M11 Track Club
• world record
• coaching philosophy
• middle-distance running
• training intensity
• cross-training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: M11 Track Club, Nike

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