Programs
SUMMIT Stride
A hands on but remote, coaching program to help athletes of all levels improve performance, build confidence, and achieve their goals through individualized training and expert guidance. Coaching focuses on developing aerobic fitness, running efficiency, endurance, strength, and resilience while balancing training load to reduce injury risk and support long-term progress. Programs are adjusted based on your feedback, recovery, life commitments, and race goals to ensure training remains sustainable and effective.
photo: Nathan Skillen
SUMMIT STRENGTH
designed to enhance running performance, improve efficiency, and reduce injury risk through targeted strength training. This program focuses on building muscular strength, power, stability, and mobility—all essential for efficient and injury-resistant running. It includes exercises targeting the lower body, core, and stabilizing muscles while incorporating functional movements specific to running mechanic
photo: Nathan Skillen
Stride & STRENGTH
a personalized, structured approach to help runners of all levels achieve their goals—whether they’re aiming to complete their first 5K, improve their running experience, or build a strength plan specifically for their goals. With a blend of individualized training plans, expert guidance, and performance tracking, this program ensures sustainable progress while reducing injury risk.
“I cannot express enough how incredible Maddie was as my running coach for the East Coast Ultra in Newfoundland. From the very beginning, her personalized approach, expert advice, and unwavering support made all the difference in my training and race experience. Her knowledge of ultra-running, paired with her motivational spirit, helped me push past limits I didn't even know I had. Maddie was not just a coach, but a mentor, guiding me through every step of the journey with patience, encouragement, and a genuine commitment to my success. Thanks to her, I crossed the finish line feeling stronger and more accomplished than I ever imagined. If you're looking for a coach who is dedicated, knowledgeable, and inspiring, Maddie is the one!"
Brianna
I feel like being consistent with strength training has unlocked a new level of running for me. I am not only faster, but I feel stronger in the process and less niggles.
Maddie's program managed to accommodate my family life, full-time job and the fact that I did my workouts in different places every 2 weeks. I had a big goal at the end of the program, which she methodidically built up towards, with many smaller races/challenges to work around. I not only crushed my goal, but did so feeling strong and with a very quick recovery period.
The communication was timely, well informed and easy to follow.
I could not recommend Maddie's strength program highly enough to anyone looking to progress their running
-Tom J
I came to Maddie with a 100mile, 6000m problem and she was nothing but solutions. She tailored a program to my life checking all the boxes for running, cross training, strength and race fueling all while holding space for my mental health. Through all the race and training successes and the low lows of injury Maddie held me up. She directed me to high quality PT and worked with my PT to ensure my injury recovery would support my long terms goals.
As a result of working with Maddie this season, I surpassed my Selkirk Slacker 12 hour distance goals, nailed my goals on the Black Spur 54km and far surpassed any expectations I had for myself on the IMTUF 100mile, my first 100 mile race.
I cannot recommend working with Maddie enough. She gets it, she is real and comes at coaching with the experience of being an athlete herself. I put my full trust in the program and in Maddie and it paid off.
-Brian G
We lost our Mom this past year after a long, complicated life shaped by trauma, mental health struggles, and addiction. Loving her meant learning resilience early. It meant learning to take care of others. It meant leaning on each other.
For each of us, running became the way we coped — the outlet, the pressure release, the way back to ourselves at different moments in our lives. But taking care of ourselves wasn’t something that was modelled or taught. It’s something we’re choosing now. Promising to ourselves and to each other — in our Mom’s honour.
I just turned 40 this month! I asked my brothers to train with me and run 40km. They both said yes immediately. That’s what we’ve always done — show up for each other.
Family isn’t always simple or shiny. Sometimes it’s layered. Sometimes it’s heavy. But it’s ours.
I’m grateful to move my body. Grateful to have my brothers beside me. Grateful for spaces like summit stride and strength that help keep us strong enough — physically and mentally — to carry what life hands us.
Last year, after two kids and a 15-year hiatus from running, I attempted to return to the sport but kept getting injured. I reached out to Maddie for a program to help me return without injury. At the same time, our Mom’s health was declining and the mental load felt immense. Maddie, her programming, and her steady support were the perfect antidote. Truly, just having someone encourage me to move my body helped me process the stress instead of holding it. I was so grateful for that experience that I knew she was the right coach for my brothers and I this year.
Cheers to family — the biological kind and the chosen kind. For the lessons, the grit, and the purpose they give us in this big, bold, brutal yet beautiful life.
Here’s to learning new ways of caring for ourselves later in life. For choosing to do the hard work and to having a strong support system at our backs while we do. Thank you Maddie!
-THe houstons
It's not that often that I write a post about one of my athletes. Most are quietly out there doing the work, week after week, chasing their goals. But every once in a while someone puts together a year that is just too good not to celebrate! So with his permission, let me introduce you to michael:
One of the coolest parts of coaching is getting to be part of someone's journey, not just for a race or a season, but through all the ups, downs, challenges, pivots, and big wins along the way!
I've had the privilege of working with Michael for over a year now and what a year it's been! The results have been incredible, but they're only part of the story.
We've chased strength goals. Running goals. And more recently, HYROX! Along the way we've navigated injuries, adapted to the closure of his gym, shifted priorities, and set new goals when old ones were achieved.
Over the past year, Michael has:
Taken an incredible 40 MINUTES off his marathon time!
Competed in two HYROX events
Just placed 2nd in his age category at HYROX New York
Improved his HYROX performance by 10 minutes from his first competition!
None of this happened by accident.
It came from showing up. Consistently. Trusting the process. Being willing to adjust when life threw a curveball. And putting in the work week after week after week. What stands out most to me isn't the podium finish or the personal bests. It's the commitment. The resilience. The trust Michael has put in me and the process throughout this entire journey. One of my favourite parts of working with Michael is watching him share his love of sport with his son, competing together in the hyrox Team event on the first day. Pretty special!
Michael, I am incredibly proud of what you've accomplished so far. Thank you for trusting me through the process, the setbacks, the goal changes, and all the hard work that got you here.
The exciting part?
We're not done yet!
More adventures. More goals. More challenges. More fun.
Can't wait to see what's next!
