“The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.”
— Conrad Anker
Unlock your potential with Ascensus Endurance —personalized ultramarathon coaching tailored to your goals, allowing you to redefine what is possible and achieve your peak performance. Elevate your endurance, conquer your climb!
Ascensus:
noun (Latin): the climb
the process of showing up day after day to better oneself in the pursuit of new heights
ACCESSibility
While every athlete is at a different point in their training journey, we strongly believe that everyone is capable of realizing their endurance potential. Whether you are a seasoned ultramarathoner, looking to run your first trail race, or planning an epic thru-hike, we will work with you to create a personalized training plan to help you reach that potential and accomplish your goals!
Core Values
EMPOWERMENT
A coach should never gatekeep their knowledge and simply prescribe workouts for their athletes to blindly follow. We believe in helping our athletes to understand the science behind their training plans so that they feel empowered to work with their coach as an active partner in their training plan development, giving them the confidence needed to reach their finish line and beyond!
aDVENTURE
Training isn’t easy. Training isn’t even always fun. But one thing that training should never do is stop you from doing the things that you love. We believe that an integral part of your success as an endurance athlete is maintaining that sense of adventure. So, go ahead and climb that mountain, go on that kayaking trip, read that book. We will work with you to help push your boundaries while making sure that you can keep being you!
HoW it Works
The PROCESS:
GOAL SETTING:
During an initial call between the coach and athlete, we will discuss your goals, current training status, past injuries, etc.
PROGRAMMING:
Your training program will be delivered on a weekly basis, with the opportunity to provide daily feedback on how you are feeling to inform future workouts.
ON-GOING COMMUNICATION:
Effective communication with your coach is integral to your progress. Email/Text Messages and regular video calls will keep your training dialed in!
What’s included:
$150/month or $1500/year (2 months free)
✓ Initial consultation and athlete assessment (FREE)
✓ Goal setting, race selection, and long-term training strategy development
✓ Personalized training plan delivered weekly
✓ Daily progress analysis and performance feedback
✓ One-on-one video or phone calls
✓ Unlimited email communication
✓ In-person training sessions*
✓ Strength and conditioning support
✓ Race course analysis and race day strategy development
✓ Post-race analysis and recap
* for athletes in the Vancouver/S2S region
Your coach
My name is Kris Komm, and I grew up in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. I was never an outdoors person, but soon after moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, I discovered the incredible mountains and trail network of North Shore and Sea to Sky region, and that’s when my obsession with all things trail running and ultramarathons started!
Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to run some of the most amazing trails and challenge myself at some of the toughest races out there. My favorite part about trail running is that with only my own two feet, I can access the most beautiful places in this corner of the earth.
As far as training philosophy, I am a staunch believer in quality over quantity. Not getting caught up in distance allows one to make the most out of each workout and be adequately recovered for the next one! While many programs prescribe absurdly long runs (sometimes on back to back days!) I strongly believe my approach to training has led to consistent growth and injury free success. In training for the Fat Dog 120 mile race in 2024, I never once ran more than 30km on any given day, and arrived on race day the fittest I’ve ever felt as a runner!
Equipped with the skills and knowledge from undertaking the UESCA Ultrarunning Coach Certification, I employ an evidence-based approach that focusses on workout quality and emphasizes proper recovery, while empowering athletes by giving them the knowledge to feel confident in their training.
Let’s get to work!
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