Sunrise Running Company

Training plans written by a coach who has run the distance.

Plans from 5K to 100 miles, online coaching, and a race directory built for runners chasing a next goal. Based in Modesto, California, coaching since 2010.

Every plan and every session at Sunrise Running Company is written by Coach Andrew Taylor. USATF Level 1 certified, Western States 100 finisher, with a BS in Exercise Science Education and an MA in Sports Management from The Ohio State University. He has coached runners from a first 5K through a first hundred-miler, and has been doing it from Modesto since 2010.

Nicole and Andrew before the TRT100 start

Training Plans for Every Distance

From run-walk intervals to a faster finish, with a plan for every starting point.
Step up from the 5K, or come back to run it faster.
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced plans to get you to the start line ready.
Your bridge into marathons, with a plan built for stepping up the distance.
Structured plans for every experience level, first finish to chasing a new PR.
Plans for every ultra distance, from your first one to your longest day yet.

Want a Coach in Your Corner?

A training plan gives you the schedule. Coaching gives you someone rewriting it every four weeks around your life, your workouts, and your race, plus workout feedback, unlimited messaging, and time on a call with Coach Andrew Taylor.

In Modesto? We also run speed and agility sessions and running form classes.

Official finisher of the Tahoe Rim Trail 100, 100 mile running training plan

Find Your Next Race

Search 195 races across all 50 States, half marathon through 100 miles, with course profiles, elevation, timing and qualifier details on every listing. Plus explore hotels and things to do near each host race city. Free to use.

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From Our Running Blog

Education is important to us at Sunrise Running Company. Below you will find our most recent articles published on our Running Blog where we share training tips, running advice, and race insights.

group of people on pathway using the run walk method to train for fitness
Walk breaks aren’t cheating. Learn how to use the run/walk method — the right ratio for your pace, how to set your watch, and an 8-week plan to build up.
RPE scale chart for running showing effort levels 0 to 10
Learn how to use the RPE scale for running, choose the right effort for every workout, and adjust for hills, heat, fatigue, and changing conditions.
Runners competing in one of the best half marathons in the United States
Compare eight of the best half marathons in the US and learn how to choose a race that fits your experience, training, and goals.
Pack of runners mid-race checking pace on a GPS watch, illustrating race-day pacing strategy
Learn how to pace a race, avoid starting too fast, choose between even and negative splits, and adjust your effort as the race unfolds.
Coach Andrew Taylor running the Pinhoti 100 ultramarathon
Discover the best ultramarathons for first-timers and experienced trail runners, with practical advice from ultrarunner Coach Andrew Taylor.
Runners at the Chicago Marathon starting line, one of the different types of marathons runners can choose
Road, trail, big city, or destination — the different types of marathons all require different training. Find the fall marathon that actually fits you.