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A personalised, structured, scientific, and educational training approach, informed by empirical and experimental evidence, designed by exercise physiologist Dr Thomas Solomon, and produced for anyone wanting to train smarter, get stronger, and run faster.
Would you like a training plan that is bespoke to your fitness level and abilities, and structured towards a specific event?

Would you like a plan that helps you learn how to empower yourself to one day lead your own fitness journey?

Would you like a plan that uses up-to-date scientific approaches to get the most out of your time?

Would you like a plan that motivates you, keeps you accountable, and keeps you on-piste?

Stop guessing what to do.
Start using a proven approach today.

Invest in your performance with a Veohtu Training Plan.

A structured, periodized, scientific, and educational exercise training plan that will boost your fitness and help you learn how to train smart.

Designed by Thomas Solomon PhD.
Scientist. Athlete.
Running coach. Nutritionist.
Exercise Physiologist. Personal Trainer.


Train Smarter. Run faster.
Be stronger.
Running and OCR coach, Thomas Solomon, at Veohtu. Train smart. Get strong. Run fast.




Getting started is easy...

Confirm your eligibility.
Click here to see pre-participation checks.

Choose & purchase your training plan.
The various options are available below.

Complete the health & fitness assessment.
After checkout, you will be re-directed to the assessment.
This helps define your fitness level, abilities, and target race.

Recieve your new plan and start training smart.
Within 2-working days of completing the assessment, your bespoke plan will be ready so you can get to work.

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To be eligible, you must meet the following pre-participation criteria:

→ You are at least 18-years old and not currently pregnant.
→ You are generally healthy and not currently injured.
→ You have participated in moderate- to vigorous-intensity exercise on at least 3-days per week for at least the past 3-months.
→ You have been running regularly on at least 2-days per week for the past 3-months with a total weekly volume of at least 16 kms (10 miles) per week.
→ You are able to run at least 10 kms (6 miles) in a single run without stopping.

For Obstacle Course Race (OCR) athletes, the following criteria also apply:
→ You can complete at least 3 pull-ups.
→ You can complete at least 5 push-ups.
→ You can complete at least 5 burpees.
→ You can dead-hang for at least 15-seconds.


10+
Years experience

40+
Athletes coached

100+
Plans built

100,000s
Kms run





How much do the training plans cost?
5
per week


What are you waiting for?
Buy your new plan today.


Trail & Ultra racing




Trail/Mtn
training plan
60
12-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.


Ultra race
training plan
90
18-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



Obstacle course racing




OCR
training plan
60
12-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



Road racing




Marathon
training plan
90
18-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



½-marathon
training plan
60
12-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



10km
training plan
45
9-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



5km
training plan
45
9-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



Track racing




800m
training plan
45
9-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.


1500m
training plan
45
9-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.


3000m
training plan
45
9-week plan.
Equivalent to £5/week.



What is included?

Each training plan purchase gets you:
A personalised, structured, periodized, and educational training plan based on your current fitness and current training load.
Running sessions with defined targets for perceived exertion (RPE), pace, and heart rate.
Strength sessions with defined intensity targets to improve your muscular endurance and power.
Stretching sessions to improve your mobility.
Neuromotor sessions to improve your balance & proprioception.
For OCR racers, Grip, carry, and circuit-run sessions to improve your obstacle proficiency.
Post-session recovery info.
Sports nutrition info to help you learn how to adequately fuel on race day.
All this, plus
Weekly educational “training tips” to help empower you to lead your own journey.
A motivational check-in during the plan from Coach Thomas Solomon.
Loyalty discount eligible for continuation of plan or upgrade to coaching.


Your plan will have a clear macrocycle strategy that polarises and periodises your training intensity.
Training plans for runners and obstacle course racers from Thomas Solomon at Veohtu
Your plan will be built with a periodised progression of your training load to raise your fitness, with a taper to maintain fitness, relieve fatigue, and thereby peak your performance for your target event.
Training plans for runners and obstacle course racers from Thomas Solomon at Veohtu
Training plans for runners and obstacle course racers from Thomas Solomon at Veohtu

Frequently Asked Questions:


The Veohtu training plans are designed to be autonomous and there is no formal communication with a coach when using one. Formalised and regular communication is only available with a coached Veohtu Performance Programme. That said, your plan architect, Coach Thomas Solomon, will check-in with you during the plan to see how things are going.


The training plans are hosted on Google Sheets. You are paying for a weekly-updating training plan that automatically updates every Monday. You are only able to view one week at a time (the current calendar week). Neither prior weeks' sessions or future weeks’ sessions are visible.


If you purchase a training plan, you become eligible for the following discounts:
1. A "future plan discount" to be used if you purchase another training plan. You will automatically receive this in the final week of your plan.
2. A "referral" discount if you successfully refer a new paying client.
3. An "upgrade" discount off the cost of a coaching subscription if you choose to upgrade your training plan and join the Veohtu Performance Programme.


After purchasing a training plan you will be redirected to a screening questionnaire. If anything arises during the screening process that precludes your engagement in a training plan, you will receive a full refund of the amount paid. A refund cannot be given after your training plan has been sent to you.


Please read the privacy notice which covers data protection and terms and conditions.






Meet your training plan architect.

"My mission is to help people increase their running performance while they learn how to one day master their own training journey, forever."
Thomas Solomon, PhD.
Owner and Coaching Director at Veohtu.


Thomas Solomon PhD.
Owner & Coaching director at Veohtu.

Scientist. Athlete.
Running coach. Nutritionist.
Exercise Physiologist. Personal Trainer.


Train smart. Get strong.
Run fast.


The approaches and philosophies used in the Veohtu Training Plans are designed by me, Thomas Solomon PhD. I apply up-to-date scientific evidence combined with years of empirical observation and take pride in knowing that you are the only you. Your training plan will not use a “one size fits all” template, it will be bespoke to your fitness level and ability, and personalised specifically to target your goal race. My expertise is training plan design has been honed following more than 10 years of advising and coaching, over 15 years of academic research, and 20+ years of racing. I have a PhD in Exercise Science and have published more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in medical journals. I am also an ACSM-certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP), an ACSM-certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT), a VDOT-certified Distance Running Coach, and a Registered Nutritionist. I have the experience, expertise, and proven track-record to boost your fitness no matter whether you are a weekend warrior or a seasoned athlete. And, because I have in-depth racing experience with middle-distance track racing (800m to 10,000m), road racing (5 km to Marathon), trail running, mountain running, and obstacle course racing (OCR), I truly understand what it is like to train and compete in these disciplines—I have literally “been there, done it, and gotten sweat, mud, and tears on my t-shirt”.

"I have helped hundreds of people achieve their fitness goals. ​Use my approaches and training philosophies to help achieve yours."


The Veohtu Training Framework for runners and obstacle racers from Thomas Solomon PhD
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