BEN NEILL

I'm Ben. I'm one of the nutrition coaches here at HORSEPOWER, and I head up the Run Club (HPF Racing Team).

I haven't always been the guy coaching this. Fourteen years ago I was 245 pounds and hated every minute of exercise. What finally changed things took years, not weeks, and it taught me what I've been coaching ever since: the only plan worth following is the one you're still doing in five years. Sustainable over strict, patient over fast, built around your life rather than in spite of it.

SWEAT and HYROX are my favorites on the schedule. Most of the rest of my miles happen outside the gym with my dog Luna, who has no interest in my pace.

If we work together on the nutrition side, we start with the week you actually have. Your schedule, your travel, the food you like. The plan gets built around that.

You'll get honesty from me and you'll get patience. You won't get let off the hook.