📱 Best Platforms
Nextdoor, Facebook Groups, Instagram
📖 The Hustle
Coach beginner runners through a couch-to-5K program on Saturday mornings. If you can run a 5K, you can lead this. Charge $15-20 per person per session or $60-80 monthly for a full program. New runners need form tips, pacing guidance, and accountability. An 8-week program with 10 runners at $80 each earns $800. Lead two groups per year and you have a nice side income doing what you already do on weekends.
🚀 First Step
Pick a couch-to-5K plan online, set a start date four weeks out, and post in local running and fitness Facebook groups inviting beginners to join your coached 8-week program.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Use a proven couch-to-5K program — do not invent your own progression for beginners
- Run at the back of the pack with the slowest runner — no one gets left behind
- Create a private Strava club for your group — shared progress keeps accountability high
🛠 Tools & Resources: Nextdoor, Facebook Groups, Strava, C25K app, Instagram