Lifelong runner, former high school cross country and track coach, and someone who has spent years studying why training works when it actually works. Ryan ran cross country and track from middle school through high school, and since then has finished seven 50Ks and a 50-miler — plus multiple high-mileage years back to back.
He knows what long-term progression, durability, and accumulated fatigue actually feel like from the inside — not just how they look on a training plan spreadsheet.
Most training advice assumes the same inputs should produce the same result for every runner. They don't. Two runners can follow the same plan and get completely different outcomes — because the plan doesn't know what's actually limiting them.
Coach Glitch was built because the diagnosis matters more than the plan. Find where the system is breaking down. Give a clear training decision. Not another generic plan or a calculator that spits out numbers and calls it coaching.
The ASCEND methodology underneath it is the same framework Ryan uses with athletes — built around aerobic first, honest intensity calibration, and the understanding that durability outlasts fitness every time.
The best place to start. Eight inputs, a real diagnosis, one action this week — before we ask for anything. Full report delivered by email.
High-touch human coaching when you need more than a diagnosis. Ryan works directly with a small number of athletes. Currently building the waitlist.