Personal Training for Runners, Singapore

Personal Training for Runners · Singapore CBD

1:1 personal training in Singapore CBD for runners, anchored on Jeremy: 25+ marathons and half marathons, 3 HYROX podium finishes, sub-3-hour marathon target. Strength training that supports your mileage, not training that competes with it.

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TWENTY-FIVE MARATHONS COMPLETED. SUB-THREE IN PROGRESS

Overview

Personal Training for Runners · Singapore CBD

The conventional wisdom for serious runners is that lifting is a side project. The opposite is closer to true. Lower-body strength is the single most reliable predictor of marathon performance progression once your aerobic base is in place. Hip-driven force production, posterior chain endurance, calf-soleus capacity, and the ability to absorb landing forces over thousands of strides, all of these are trainable, and none of them get trained by running more. The plateau most Singapore runners hit at the 90-minute long-run mark is usually a strength ceiling, not a cardiovascular one.

Every runner at Catalyst starts with the Catalyst Healthspan Assessment. Sixty minutes in studio, four pillars measured (Body Composition, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Stability, Strength). For runners specifically, the Y-Balance Test surfaces the side-to-side asymmetries that drive injury at higher mileage. The Functional Movement Screen catches the patterns most likely to break down at race-pace fatigue. The training that follows is calibrated against the race calendar.

We work with first-time half marathon entrants, sub-4-hour marathon hopefuls, sub-3-hour marathon hopefuls, ultra-distance trail runners, and HYROX racers whose run split is the bottleneck. Same shape of work; different periodisation and loading prescriptions.

How we do it

Programmed by a runner who races

Jeremy has completed 25+ half marathons and marathons and is currently targeting a sub-3-hour marathon. The programmes are written by someone who knows what week 14 of marathon block feels like, what a tapered week should look like, and where the off-season strength build should sit in the calendar. The credibility is not paper; it is on the start line.

Calibrated to your race calendar

If you are running Singapore Marathon in December, Sundown in May, a HYROX race in March, or training year-round for ultras, the periodisation reflects that. Sequenced as general physical preparation, then race-specific block, then taper, paced to your target date. We do not sell year-round strength block to a runner; we sell strength work that lands on race day.

Posterior chain and hip-driven force

The strength work prioritises the systems that most directly affect running economy: hip-driven hinge patterns, posterior chain endurance, single-leg stability, calf-soleus loading capacity. The Catalyst Healthspan Assessment's Y-Balance asymmetry and grip-strength percentile inform what gets worked first, in what order, at what load.

Engine training that respects your run mileage

We do not stack high-intensity strength on top of high-mileage run weeks naively. The programme reads what your runs ask of your body and inserts the strength load where it complements, not competes. For most runners this means two strength sessions per week, one heavier, one more capacity-oriented, on the days that least disrupt your interval and long-run sessions.

Injury rehab and prevention in-house

Runners' knee, plantar fasciitis, IT band syndrome, posterior tib tendinopathy. We work with these constantly, and the Catalyst coaching stack includes NKT Level 1 (Hafiz) plus Knee and Back Rehab certified coaches who can rebuild from acute injury back to race-ready loading. The diagnostic-to-loading path is the same whether you arrive in pain or trying to prevent it.

Manulife Tower, above Telok Ayer MRT

Direct lift from Telok Ayer (DT18) inside the building, same-floor parking on Level 5, hot showers, towels provided. Convenient for runners coming from a morning Marina Bay loop or a lunchtime base-build session along the Singapore River. Climate-controlled training floor, which matters when most of the rest of your training is in the humidity.

The engine

Sub-elite marathon is bottlenecked by force, not aerobic ceiling

Once you can run 80 to 100 km a week comfortably, additional mileage produces diminishing returns. The runners who break through the plateau are the ones who put structured strength work into the calendar. Catalyst's job is to make sure that work is the right shape, sized to your race, sequenced around your mileage.

Elly mid-sandbag-carry at HYROX, 18 Over-40 international podium finishes (most recently 2nd place), ASCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Start with the free Healthspan Audit

12 questions, 3 minutes, a real Healthspan Score across the four pillars. No contact details until the end, no studio visit. Take it on your phone.

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Why Catalyst

Strength is the bottleneck most runners do not know they have

Sub-elite marathon performance is overwhelmingly bottlenecked by force production and durability, not aerobic capacity. Once you can run 80-100 km per week comfortably, additional mileage produces diminishing returns. The runners who break through the plateau are the ones who put structured strength work into the calendar. Catalyst's job is to make sure that strength work is the right shape, sized to your race, and sequenced around your mileage.

Coached by an athlete who has lived the periodisation

Jeremy has run 25+ marathons and half marathons. He has paced his own training through multiple HYROX race blocks. He is targeting a sub-3-hour marathon. The block periodisation he writes for clients is the same periodisation he uses on himself, calibrated to your starting point. That kind of practical, lived depth is what separates a runner who programmes for runners from a strength coach who tolerates running clients.

The programme reads your data, not the template

Y-Balance asymmetry, Functional Movement Screen score, Heart Rate Recovery, grip-strength percentile. The four pillars are diagnostic across runners' specific failure modes. Where your Y-Balance is most asymmetric is usually where your injury will land. Where your hip-hinge pattern strength sits is usually where your marathon plateau will be. The data tells your coach exactly where to spend your strength hours.

Kaihan post-finish at HYROX in CATALYST PERFORMANCE singlet — multiple consecutive HYROX podium finishes, HYROX Level 1 Trainer

STATION CAPACITY MEETS RUN ECONOMY. THE WORK COMPOUNDS

Before you book

Catalyst sells 1:1 personal training in packages, paid upfront, sized after the assessment. First-time client rate is SGD 163.50 per session. The 60-min Catalyst Healthspan Assessment is free; you walk out with the printed Healthspan Report and a clear runner-specific movement profile regardless of whether you sign up.

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Common questions

Q. 01

How many strength sessions per week should a runner add?

For most runners on moderate mileage (40-80 km per week), two strength sessions per week is the sweet spot. One heavier (intensity day), one more capacity-oriented (endurance day). Higher-mileage runners may scale to one heavier session per week with bodyweight or low-load capacity work in addition. The assessment plus your race calendar determine the prescription.

Q. 02

Will lifting heavy make me slower or bulkier?

No. The hypertrophy that makes you slower requires high-volume training plus a calorie surplus, neither of which a runner is doing. Heavy lifting two times per week with running volume on top produces strength gains with negligible body-mass change. The runners who get faster from strength work consistently use compound lifts at moderate volume; the runners who stay the same do bodyweight circuits and call it strength.

Q. 03

I am currently injured. Can I still train at Catalyst?

Yes, depending on what the injury is. We work constantly with runners managing runners' knee, plantar fasciitis, IT band syndrome, posterior tibialis tendinopathy, and the soft-tissue patterns that come with high-mileage Singapore training. Bring any physio notes to the assessment; the coach will calibrate the early sessions around what your physio has cleared.

Q. 04

I race HYROX, not road marathons. Is this the right page?

Both work, but our HYROX-specific landing covers the format-specific work in more detail (8 stations, run-station transitions, paced interval sessions). See [/hyrox-training-singapore](/hyrox-training-singapore). Jeremy and Kaihan coach both pages; the periodisation differs.

Q. 05

How are coaches assigned to me?

We match you based on your goals, training history, medical considerations, and personality fit. Every coach at Catalyst Performance is trained in the same 4-Pillar framework, but each brings a different strength. You work with the coach who is best positioned to guide your long-term development.

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Who coaches this

The runner who programmes for runners

A strength coach who races marathons and HYROX himself, supported by two more endurance-credentialed coaches on the floor.

Jeremy

Co-Founder and Head of Performance and Operations

25+ half marathons and marathons completed. 3 HYROX podium finishes. Currently targeting a sub-3-hour marathon. Jeremy oversees performance programming at Catalyst and personally writes the block periodisation for racing clients. The block schedule he writes for you is the same shape he uses on himself.

25+ Half Marathons and Marathons Completed
3 HYROX Podium Finishes
Sub-3-Hour Marathon Target (Active)

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Elly

Strength Coach and HYROX Athlete Over 40

18 HYROX podium finishes across international competitions, training and competing consistently above 40, most recently a 2nd-place finish. Elly's strength-and-conditioning coaching is the formal complement to Jeremy's distance work, particularly for runners whose limiter is hip-hinge strength or posterior chain capacity rather than aerobic ceiling.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (ASCA)
18 HYROX International Podium Finishes, Over 40
20+ Years Personal Training Experience

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Kaihan

Strength Coach

Multiple consecutive HYROX podium finishes. HYROX Level 1 certified to coach the event. Kai Han's coaching focuses on the lactate-tolerance and station-specific power work that pays off most for HYROX athletes and runners whose target races include sub-90-minute formats.

Multiple Consecutive HYROX Podium Finishes
HYROX Level 1 Trainer Certification
NASM Personal Training Certification

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Catalyst Performance

Sub-elite marathon is bottlenecked by force, not aerobic ceiling

Strength training that supports your run