Member since 2012
After multiple failed attempts to qualify for the Boston Marathon, I decided to enlist the help of an online coach. A local running group recommended Steve to me. After only sixteen weeks of his coaching, I beat my PB by 30 minutes and qualified for Boston. His encouragement, support and attention to detail helped me to achieve my goal.
As an age group runner, husband, father of two young boys, and a business owner, time with my family is a priority. Steve’s methods helped ensure that the hours spent training were quality ones. I feel privileged to have him as my coach and hope to continue the partnership for many years to come.
Member since 2012
I feel honoured to be coached by Steve
Boyd. He brings the insight of being a top end athlete. He has lived it.
It is clear that his outstanding coaching has been shaped by his own race
experience and years of training elite athletes.
At the end of last year, I was getting fed up with having little direction
in the sport of running. I felt as though my running fitness had hit its
peak. Steve started to coach me at the beginning of 2012. I have become
stronger mentally and physically during my races and workouts. His programs
put you in the right shape for the race you are going into. And, he seems
to always keep you guessing about the next workout!
Thanks, Steve!
Member since 2010
I sought Steve's coaching expertise to avoid the mistakes of the past. Since starting with Steve in Jan 2010, my 5k race times have been in free fall (from 21 min to 17:30 min) and they continue to fall. Steve draws from a lifetime of running knowledge and experience and brings a very positive attitude to coaching athletes. He has an uncanny ability to deal effectively with the inevitable running injuries and get back you back on the road in good time. Perhaps best of all, Steve is wonderfully sympathetic of the pressures and constraints that masters athletes with demanding careers face. Thank you Steve!
I truly feel blessed to have
a coach like Steve and an incredibly motivating and supportive training
group to run with too!
After finishing up 4 years of running in NCAA for Providence College,
I threw my spikes in the trash bin and called it quits. I just figured
I wasn’t meant to run as I had 4 stress fractures, difficulty controlling
my asthma and plantar fasciitis - all in the span of 4 years. I started
helping out with the LCVI XC team where I met my current training partner,
Pat McDermott. He encouraged me to talk to Steve Boyd, who coaches a group
of runners under the name of Physi-Kult. A few years later, two to be
exact, I decided I would run. Steve is an incredibly talented, intelligent
and positive person. After a year of running under his program I was able
to knock a full minute off of my 5km road time and 40 seconds off my 5km
track PB.
Pat Mcdermott is also a huge help to me. He’s a very talented and
experienced master’s runner who knows a lot about the sport. He
keeps me on my toes in workouts and gets me out the door on those days
when I don’t feel like running.
Paula
Wiltse
Member from 2002-08
Through Steve's knowledge and dedication as a coach I was able to far surpass goals I had set for myself. As a elite runner formerly coached by Steve I still apply his principals to my everyday training. The one thing I miss most about training with the Physi-Kult group is the love for running that everyone shares. Each member supports and can challenge you on the days when you need it most. My love and passion for running continues on thanks to Steve.
Steve's
coaching is great. He's developed his coaching philosophy and methods
through a combination of an extensive knowledge of the physiology of running
and, perhaps more importantly, through trial and error, using himself
as a subject to test his training theories. His long and successful running
career is evidence that his coaching works wonders. I also appreciate
that his coaching does not change (much) regardless of whether he is coaching
an international level runner, such as myself, or a local age-group runner.
He brings the same amount of energy and enthusiasm to the coaching of
each and every member of the group.
Being a member of the Physi-Kult running group is great for me. It's a
refreshing and fun experience to attend a group workout and see runners
from 14 - 60 years old and of varying abilities, putting all their energy
into the sport.
Running is central to my life. Besides family and friends it is the most
important aspect of my daily life. Many of my life goals are running related.
For me, running serves as a great way to stay healthy both physically
and mentally.
Margarita
Sviajine
Member Since 2002
I need a coach when running is good: Mentally
easier to work hard when someone tells you to do so, than let your own
mind to come up with a reasons for your own "punishment".
And mostly I need a coach for a positive reinforcement when things go
NO Where. My favorite quotes so far:
"The races are fun, but they do chip away at your training a bit".
(About my habit of racing a lot)
"The only way to REALLY lose fitness quickly is to stop running
altogether, I think some people lose confidence faster than others,
but not fitness." (About my fear of losing fitness during break
times).
"You'd really miss it one day soon if you decided to let it go
entirely". (During a passing moment of disappointment).
Member Since 2003
When you commit to running,
Steve will provide to you a program and a group/team setting that will
make you run at a higher level.
We can all run faster. Steve will make you run fast longer. It works.
At 47, my last 5 years with Physi-Kult, have been the fastest and hardest
training I’ve done. Totally Enjoyable.
Agathe
Nicholson:
Member Since 2002
The experience of being a part of Physi-Kult, has given me strength, courage, self-esteem, youth (at 48) and last but not least, many good friendships.
Thanks Steve for taking me in so many years ago…………….Agathe
Rick
Royce
Member Since 2003
Steve helped me rediscover my love and passion for the sport. He is very good at inspiring people to be the best they can be, and he leads by example. Being a self-trained national class runner himself, he is all to willing to help others achieve their goals; whether you are an older age group runner, or young top-gun. The group work-outs are ideal, with a good sense of camaraderie. Everybody encourages each other in their training. It is also great to be around a group of people who are so positive about running, health, and life itself. Many of us have become good friends.
To paraphrase Steve, “we have a really good thing going here.” I think Steve’s group is the best kept running secret in Canada!!! I just hope Steve continues to do this for years to come.