Running, Fitness & Endurance Coaching in Charlotte, NC & Virtual Nationwide
Coached Training for Every Runner, Athlete, and Endurance Goal
Strong mind. Strong body. Strong finish.
Six ways to train with ThriveWise, from your first coached mile to race day, and every step worth showing up for in between.
A free 30-minute call to see if we're the right fit. No pressure, no obligation.
Come as you are.
Train smart. Train with purpose. Train together.
ThriveWise Fitness & Endurance is for people who want to move toward something: a first 5K, a faster finish, a triathlon, more strength, or simply a fuller, more active life. All levels welcome, runners and walkers, first-timers and racers.
Because life gets bigger when you say yes to it.
Six ways to train with ThriveWise.
Choose one, or combine them as your goals grow.
Meet to Move!
A weekly coached run/walk for every pace and every starting point. Each session includes a warm-up, a planned workout, and a cool-down, with options for runners and walkers at different levels. Wednesdays at Freedom Park, rain or shine.
- Weekly coached run/walk
- A different training focus throughout the month: speed, strength, and stamina
- Warm-up and cool-down at every session
- Options for different paces and experience levels
- Walkers and first-time runners welcome
Small-group strength training.
Get stronger with the benefit of individual coaching in a small-group setting. Sessions are limited to six people, so exercises, weights, and progressions can be adjusted to your experience, goals, and ability. New to strength training? We'll help you learn the movements and build from there.
- Capped at 6 athletes per session, always coached, never a crowd
- Individualized weight, movement, and progression for each person
- 45-minute sessions, four times a month
- Built around the strength that supports an active life: total-body strength, core, hips, glutes, calves, mobility, and balance
Your goals. Your training. Your hour.
Fully individualized one-on-one strength training built around where you are and where you want to go. Whether you're building strength for your next event or want to feel stronger in your life, your coach builds the session around you.
- One-on-one, 60-minute sessions
- Training built around your specific goals and current fitness level
- For anyone returning to movement after injury, illness, or time off, coaching works alongside guidance from your care team
Your race. Your plan. Your coach. Your community.
A goal changes the way you train. Choose your race, and your coach builds a personalized training plan around your event, current fitness, schedule, and real life. Training is tracked through TrainingPeaks, with weekly feedback and plan adjustments as training unfolds. Weekly Walk Club / Run Club membership is included.
- Personalized, race-specific training plan built around your event and current fitness
- Training tracked through TrainingPeaks, with weekly feedback
- A weekly check-in email for any questions or concerns
- Regular plan adjustments as training progresses
- Weekly ThriveWise Walk Club / Run Club membership included
- Race-day strategy guidance as your event approaches
Train for the whole athlete.
Everything in Race Prep Coaching, plus four Performance Strength sessions each month. Run. Build strength. Train with purpose, with a plan and people around you doing the same.
- Everything included in Race Prep Coaching
- Four Performance Strength sessions per month
- One coordinated plan that brings running and strength together
Swim. Bike. Run. One coordinated plan.
Three disciplines. One goal. One coach bringing it all together. Kristi Ray, six-time Ironman finisher and USA Triathlon Level 1 certified coach, builds your individualized swim, bike, and run programming around your event, experience, schedule, and life.
- Individualized swim, bike, and run programming
- Training tracked through TrainingPeaks, with weekly feedback across all three disciplines
- A weekly check-in email for any questions or concerns
- Unlimited strategy calls with your coach
- Full mindset practices, including NSDR
- Full nutrition package
- One coordinated training plan across all three sports, with ongoing adjustments
- Race strategy guidance from a six-time Ironman finisher
- Individualized swim, bike, and run programming
- Training tracked through TrainingPeaks, with weekly feedback
- Two strategy calls with your coach each month
- Race strategy guidance from a six-time Ironman finisher
- Race prep mindset practices
- Race prep nutrition
- Individualized swim, bike, and run programming
- Training tracked through TrainingPeaks, with weekly feedback
- One strategy call with your coach each month
The Endurance Momentum Journey
A 12-week, science-backed training plan for a race, summit, or endurance goal, with coaching, recovery, and mindset built in. Train it alone, or bring the people who matter to you: the Endurance Momentum Journey works as an Individual Journey or a Shared Journey for couples, friends, families, or small groups pursuing a common event.
Up to three 60-minute coaching sessions per month, plus proactive check-ins, accountability, and customized strategies for movement, nourishment, mindset, and daily rhythms between sessions, all grounded in the ThriveWise BEAMS Coaching System™.
- A bespoke training plan for your specific event and timeline, tailored to your current fitness, schedule, and real life
- Practical nutrition guidance for everyday eating, long training days, and race or summit day
- Mindset training with visualization, focus drills, and regular coaching check-ins
- Weekly progress tracking with recovery, mobility, and stress management built in
- Guidance on pacing, equipment, course demands, weather, and race-day logistics
Led by Kristi Ray and the ThriveWise team.
Every program is coached directly, never handed off to a generic plan.
Kristi is a six-time Ironman finisher and USA Triathlon Level 1 certified coach who builds every plan around your current fitness, schedule, and real life. Daily check-ins, weekly assessments, and an initial conversation about your own "why," whether that's an event on the calendar or simply wanting to feel stronger, shape every program from day one.
Before you book.
Yes. Walk Club / Run Club and Performance Strength are built to welcome first-timers alongside experienced athletes, with pacing and progressions adjusted to where you are right now.
Private Personal Training is a strong starting point. Coaching is built around your current ability and works alongside any guidance from your doctor or physical therapist.
Yes, that's exactly how many athletes progress: starting with Walk Club / Run Club, adding Performance Strength, then moving into Race Prep or Triathlon Coaching once a specific event is on the calendar.
The Momentum Journey is a full 3-month, high-touch container built specifically around one event or goal, with mindset and nutrition work woven in alongside training. Monthly coaching is ongoing and flexible; the Momentum Journey is a focused, structured arc with a defined start and finish line.
Book a free Discovery Call. Talk it through directly with your coach and leave with a clear next step, no pressure, no obligation.
Clarity. Confidence. Momentum.
We'll build the path toward it, together.