1-1 Foundational Coaching.
Real Coaching, Clear Structure
For the athlete who wants a real coach building and overseeing training — with clear structure and deliberate, signal-driven adjustments.
Foundation is fully individualized 1-1 coaching with clear boundaries around coach involvement. Your training is built and overseen by your ANC coach — intentional, progressive, and grounded in the same frameworks that power our highest level of service — delivered in a structure that matches how you actually want to train.
Foundation sits deliberately between self-guided TrainingPlans+ and fully adaptive 1-1 Comprehensive Coaching. It's for athletes who want a real coach behind the wheel — but who don't need that coach adjusting every turn in real time.
How Training Is Delivered
In Foundation, all training is fully individualized. Your ANC coach builds and oversees it using our block periodization model and the StressLogic framework, delivered on a weekly basis within a stable structure.
Training progresses logically over time. Adjustments are made when meaningful performance, recovery, or execution signals call for a change — not as routine week-to-week tuning. Your coach watches the overall direction and steps in deliberately, keeping your load appropriate and your progression on track.
Coach Support & Scope
Your ANC coach is responsible for:
- Building and overseeing your fully individualized training
- Applying StressLogic to guide weekly load decisions
- Feedback on your Key, Quality, and Long workouts each week
- Interpreting training trends and execution patterns
- Facilitating and analyzing Critical Power and Critical Speed testing
- Managing your Performance Management Chart
- Making targeted adjustments when clear signals warrant them
- Taper, pacing rehearsal, and race-day logistics
- Customized strength programming
Coach involvement here is intentional and structured — your coach monitors direction and intervenes deliberately, rather than reacting to every workout or data point.
What This Service Is — and Is Not
Foundation includes
- Fully individualized training from your coach
- StressLogic-guided load management
- Targeted feedback on key workouts
- Deliberate, signal-driven adjustments
- CP / CS testing and zone setup
- Race execution and taper support
Foundation does not include
- Day-to-day plan micromanagement
- Continuous week-to-week redesign
- Unlimited or ongoing back-and-forth
- Real-time reaction to every result
- Embedded per-session fueling recommendations
- Fully personalized swim technical progression
These boundaries are intentional — they define the scope of the service and keep it focused.
How Foundation Works
In practice, your coach sets the direction, oversees execution, and steps in when it matters. Training is adjusted selectively, not reflexively — high-quality individualized coaching without the expectation of constant coach presence. Athletes who find themselves wanting frequent adjustments and ongoing messaging are better served by 1-1 Comprehensive Coaching.
“Standard marathon coaching is mostly paces off a race calculator and ‘get the miles in.’ What I got instead was a real philosophy — progression and pacing built from my own critical speed, and a fueling strategy rehearsed until race day felt boring. Nothing was one-size-fits-all guesswork. I finally ran the negative split I always knew I had and qualified with room to spare.”
— Marathoner, Boston QualifierWho Foundation Is Best For
- Athletes who want fully individualized training from a real coach
- Athletes comfortable executing without constant oversight
- Athletes who value clarity, direction, and deliberate decisions
- Athletes who don't need continuous communication or micro-adjustments
- Athletes who want a clear step up from self-guided plans without full Comprehensive
Pricing
What Makes This Different from Comprehensive
Involvement, not method
Foundation uses deliberate, selective coach intervention within a stable framework. Comprehensive is defined by continuous, proactive involvement and unlimited communication. The difference isn't quality — it's how actively your coach is involved and how often your training adapts.
Compare Coaching Options
1-1 Foundation Coaching
Real 1-1 coaching with clear structure and deliberate, signal-driven adjustments.
1-1 Comprehensive Coaching →
The same method with your coach fully engaged — daily feedback, real-time adjustment, unlimited communication.
TrainingPlans+ →
ANC-built structured plans through TrainingPeaks. The system without the 1-1 relationship.
Free Zone Testing →
Get your Critical Power and Critical Speed. Know your real numbers before you build your plan.
The defining line: for athletes who want a real coach building and overseeing their training — with clear structure, targeted feedback, and deliberate adjustments — without the expectation of continuous engagement.
1-1 Foundational Coaching gives you a real coach from Angela Naeth Coaching building and overseeing your training with clear structure and deliberate, signal-driven adjustments — at a lower commitment than full 1-1 coaching. Suited to triathletes, runners and cyclists with a stable schedule who want expert programming and scheduled check-ins rather than continuous contact. $350 per four weeks for triathlon, $225 for a single sport. Delivered worldwide through TrainingPeaks.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Foundational and Comprehensive coaching?
Foundational gives you a coach-built plan with deliberate adjustments and scheduled check-ins, suited to athletes whose training schedule is fairly stable. Comprehensive adds continuous coach communication and a plan rebuilt week to week around how you are responding, which matters more when life is unpredictable or you are chasing a specific result. Foundational is $350 per four weeks for triathlon; Comprehensive is $425.
How much does 1-1 Foundational Coaching cost?
1-1 Foundational Coaching is $350 per four weeks for triathlon and $225 per four weeks for a single sport. It is billed as a four-week subscription and can be cancelled or switched at any time.
Who is Angela Naeth Coaching for?
Angela Naeth Coaching works with triathletes, runners, cyclists and gravel racers at every level — from athletes preparing for a first sprint triathlon to professionals — coaching remotely with athletes worldwide. Coaching is open to all athletes regardless of gender or discipline.
Does Angela Naeth have a physical therapy background?
Yes. Angela Naeth holds a Master of Physical Therapy and a BSc in Health Sciences alongside her professional racing career. That clinical background shapes how training load is managed in her coaching, particularly for athletes with an injury history or those returning to training after time off.
Can I upgrade to Comprehensive coaching later?
Yes. Athletes can move between Foundational and Comprehensive coaching at any time, and training history carries across in TrainingPeaks so nothing is lost in the switch.