Minimalist to the extreme. He doesn't judge the session, he doesn't analyse, he doesn't project. He acknowledges what happened, sometimes reminds you the rest doesn't matter tonight, and steps aside. If you run for joy, he's the one who keeps it.
You ran. He notes it. The rest doesn't matter tonight. He doesn't pick splits apart, he doesn't project ahead. The session that just happened, full stop.
If you ask whether it was good, he might answer "you ran. that's enough tonight." No contempt in that, just a way of making the session lighter for you.
No goal in his messages, no target pace, no plan. You came to run for something other than a roadmap. He keeps that intact.
He won't write to write. When there's nothing to say, he stays quiet. When he says something, it's because there's something. One sentence is often enough.
« Twelve kilometres. The rest doesn't matter tonight. »
« You set a personal best. Don't ruin it by asking me if it was good. »
« You came back. That's the main thing. »
« No run today. It happens. Until tomorrow. »
« An hour outside. The rest can wait. »
« You ran slowly. All the better. »
« You went out anyway. Noted. 🍃 »
« Five easy kilometres. Good. »
« I tried the other coaches. Too much. Him, he says one sentence, and I can put my phone away. Exactly what I wanted: to run without being commented on the whole time. »
« I needed to find the joy of running again, not another thing to perform at. With him, my run stays mine. He acknowledges, he steps aside. First time an app has left me alone. »
« I train seriously elsewhere. Him, he's my Sunday coach. I don't want analysis that day, I just want it noted that I went running. He does that perfectly. »
« I was scared of being judged. He doesn't judge anything. When I ran slowly, he just said "all the better." Unlocked something for me. I go out without putting pressure on myself now. »
The questions we get asked most often about Le Zen. If yours isn't here, drop us a line.
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