Our Mission
RunForce was founded in 2011 by a group of passionate coaches who wanted to provide personalized coaching solutions worldwide by utilizing online technology.
Since then, RunForce coaches have helped hundreds of individuals become better runners or triathletes while enjoying the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.
From running their first 5K or becoming a UTMB finisher, RunForce clients are diverse and are provided with the best support possible from our team of expert coaches.
Our team
Founder & Coach Adrien Thevenet
Professional Triathlon & Running Coach
Adrien is a TrainingPeaks Level II coach, certified Road Running Club of America, certified ACE Personal Trainer and official STRYD Coach.
He works with multiple international brands such as lululemon, Apple, COROS and ON Cloud to deliver running programs to thousands of runners across the world.
Adrien has been a passionate runner since high school where he discovered the joys of long distance running, since then he has been physically active his whole life and has won many races in his age group. He truly believes that the best path to health and happiness is through regular physical activity and self accomplishment.
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lululemon Running Ambassador
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COROS Official Coach
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70.3 IRONMAN Canada AG Podium
Certifications:
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Road Running Club of America Certified
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TrainingPeaks Level 2 Coach
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Official STRYD Coach
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ACE Certified Profesionnal Trainer
COACH Lauren HOGAN
Professional Running Coach
A native of the US, RunForce coach Lauren has lived abroad in Shanghai for the past 10 years. She is a UESCA certified running coach and STAGES certified indoor cycling coach. Lauren is passionate about helping others to achieve their wellness goals in a friendly and fun atmosphere, and has grown multiple communities in China to support those ideals. A sports brand ambassador, she lives by these mottos: sweat. grow. connect.
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lululemon Running Ambassador
Certifications:
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Certified UESCA Running Coach
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TrainingPeaks Level 2 Coach
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STAGES certified indoor cycling coach
Coach Jack Richardson
Profesionnal Triathlon Coach
Coach Jack became an athlete as an adult, beginning initially as a cyclist before finding a love in the daily rigours and challenges of multisport. Learning to undo years of bad habits has helped him to understand and appreciate the role of recovery, nutrition and injury prevention in the life of the working athlete. Coaching alongside a full-time leadership position within education, Jack has grown to understand the challenge of fitting in day-to-day training around a busy schedule and believes that it both centres success and brings about positive changes to body and mind that enable athletes to thrive.
Certifications:
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Triathlon Coach Certification Program (ITCA)
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TrainingPeaks Level I
COach Alice CHIU
Professional Running Coach
Coach Alice is a coach from Taiwan, official pacer of several marathons, holding class II referees of triathlon and class III referees of cycling. She has participated in activities and product shooting with multiple brands such as HOKA, TREK, SKINS.
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2019 Weihai X-Triathlon 1st place in age group
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2019 Shengzhou Triathlon 3rd place in age group
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2020 Qiandao Lake Triathlon 2nd place in age group
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2021 Jieshou Triathlon 3rd place in age group
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2021 Meilan Lake swimming & running Relay 1st place in women's group
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2021 Jinshan Triathlon 3rd place in age group