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Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Our incredible team have organically formed over many years of being involved in endurance sport. Each of the them truly lead a lifestyle that reflects their profession, and between them have an impressive repertoire of personal achievements.
This empathetic and highly focused approach to coaching and treatment within ultra distance sport has been yielding immense success for our athletes for many years.
Ash Tuck
1st place at the Turkey 10 miler, Dec 2023
Course recce of the OCC
Ash Tuck
Ash Tuck
Founder
Head Coach
Sports Massage Therapist
Ash has always competed in sport. Whether it be football as a child, running, or most recently, triathlon as an adult. His enjoyment of endurance sport has seen him tackle runs of over 50 miles, multiple Ironman races and now multi-day races.
Since 2007 helping other athletes fulfil their potential and improve their performance has been his passion and profession. His approach to coaching is based on individual metrics but grounded by lifestyle as he can empathise with juggling a busy training schedule with day-to-day life.
Favourite race: Ultra Trail Snowdonia & Ironman Copenhagen
Favourite food: Pizza!
Top fitness tip: Stay consistent. Even if you’re out of your normal training routines make sure you’re doing something to keep you ticking over. Daily movement is so important!
Skillset:
Run Coaching
Triathlon Coaching
Strength & Conditioning
Sports Massage
Typically coaches athletes towards:
Ultramarathons
Multi day events (Marathon Des Sables, Dragon's Back, Cape Wrath Ultra, etc.)
Mountain races
Ironman & Ironman 70.3
Archie Carnell
Finish line of the Ultra X Azores 110km
Atop Sugarloaf Mountain
Archie Carnell
Archie Carnell
Coach
Archie has always been interested in a whole range of sports, running and a good challenge! Back in school he always got involved with the sporting opportunities available. He started taking on Ultra endurance events at 19 years old and aims to keep pushing his physical and mental limits to the max.
He always wants to help people reach their goals and be there to assist however he can! He believes that everything you do should be done with purpose and to always be yourself, he takes great pride in seeing friends and family succeed and wants to bring this into the Kinetic Sports family!
Favourite race: Ultra X ENGLAND 50
Favourite food: Spaghetti Carbonara
Top fitness tip: Dont get disheartened when it's not your day! You could complete the same run over ten times and get different results each time!
Skillset:
Run Coaching
Triathlon Coaching
Personal Training
Typically coaches athletes towards:
Trail Running
Ultramarathons
5k to marathon (road running)
Mountain races
Sprint and Olympic distance triathlon
Kaisha Motton
Treating achilles tendinopathy
Strength training
Kaisha Motton
Kaisha Motton
Sports Massage Therapist
Kaisha has been a competitive runner since the age of 12 and has always been a member of Bitton Road Runners from a junior. She's raced all sorts of distances from 1k to 20 miles and loves trail running.
Kaisha's main focus currently is strength training, lifting heavy weights to gain muscle and get strong!She has been qualified as a Sports Massage Therapist since 2019 and after suffering from many injuries herself, has a great knowledge on the benefits of regular massage, stretching, strength and mobility. She now wants to help others excel in their sports whilst being able to provide the right advice and aftercare to prevent them from getting injuries.
Favourite strength exercise: Incline bench press
Favourite food: Pasta and chocolate (not together!)
Top fitness tip: Make sure you’re working your glutes. It’s so common to find athletes with “weak” or “dysfunctional” glutes. Make simple glute exercises a regular feature in your training week.
Skillset:
Josie Rochford-Smith
Josie Rochford-Smith
Josie Rochford-Smith
Sports Massage Therapist
Josie has a background in a range of sports including football, taekwondo and tennis. Josie's main sport is now trail running, she started in 2017 and over the years has worked her way up from 10km to 65km ultramarathons.
Josie qualified as a Sports Therapist and Rehabilitator in 2016 and achieved a Msc in Physiotherapy in 2021. Josie has worked in a variety of healthcare and sports settings including NHS, Private, Military and University Sport. Josie also volunteers as a Physiotherapist at Ultramarathon events across globe! She loves being able to use her own training experience and therapy skills to help others achieve their individual sporting goals.
Favourite race: Atlantic Coast Challenge
Favourite food: Hummus
Top fitness tip: The single leg box step is THE best running exercise!
Skillset:
Sports Massage
LiRF Run Leader
Charlie Gay
Charlie Gay
Charlie Gay
Coach
Mountain Leader
Charlie has been adventuring since being a child. After getting a BSc in Outdoor Adventure
he became a ski coach and taught all over, from all over Europe to northern China and
Japan. In the summer seasons, Charlie would teach climbing/ kayaking. Adventuring in the
mountains and trail running have always been a part of his tool kit.
Having raced shorter distances, he has now jumped to 100 milers and mutli-day events,
running in places such as Mallorca and Albania. Charlie is a UESCA Ultramarathon coach and
takes great pride in getting other people towards their goals. Whilst not in the hills he is a
Search and Rescue member and Event Co-ordinator.
Favourite race: Aran Mountain Marathon
Favourite food: Pizza
Top fitness tip: Strong muscles let you do hard things, but a strong mind lets you deal with
hard things!
Skillset:
Run Coaching
Mountain Leader
Ski Coach
Typically coaches athletes towards:
Ultramarathons
Multi Day Races
Self-navigaed Mountain Races
Emma Howe
Emma Howe
Emma Howe
Physiotherapist
Emma has always been involved in sport since school including netball, hockey and horse
riding – spending most weekends eventing. Back in 2021 Emma started training for a half
marathon to support a friend going through a challenging time with her mental health. After
completing the half marathon Emma continued progressing through the distances until this
year where she completed her first 250km ultra marathon.
Emma completed an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise science in 2020 and then
an MSc in Physiotherapy in 2022. She has worked with elite athletes and is currently
working for the NHS and volunteering as a Physiotherapist at Ultramarathons. She supports
athletes through a holistic approach focusing on the person to get to the root of the cause
and then tackling it head on. She is looking forward to bringing these skills along with a love
for running to the Kinetic Sports family.
Favourite race: Ultra X Tanzania 250
Favourite food: Curry (but must have poppadom’s and sauces with it!)
Top fitness tip: Don’t neglect your single leg exercises! They are crucial for stability and
promoting strength and balance bilaterally in runners.
Skillset: