A pack on a Copenhagen street
What the first kilometre of a race looks like from the back.
Lasse Hjorth
Running coach · road and trail · Copenhagen, Denmark
Coaching intakeSpring and autumn · a handful of runners
From first 10Ks to marathons. One plan, one runner at a time.
Kilometresthe marathon, and 195 metres
42Running coaching · Copenhagen
Coaching, by email and calls.
I take a handful of runners each season, in spring and autumn. Pick what suits and write to me.
Monthly coaching
from700 kr a month
A written plan and a weekly check-in, for one runner at a time.
Written plan · weekly check-in · by email and calls
One-off race plan
from400 kr
A plan for one race, from a first 10K to a marathon.
One race · a written plan · one call
Group run at the lakes
from80 kr
A Saturday morning run with a small group, at an easy pace.
Saturday morning · a small group · easy pace
Ask about coaching
Races I've run
My own races from three seasons, newest first. Finish times, as I ran them.
6 races
Season 2025/26 · 3 races
- 1MarathonAutumn marathon, CopenhagenOctober 2026Time3:14:22
- 2Half marathonLakes half marathon, North ZealandMay 2026Time1:30:48
- 3TrailBeech forest 30K, North ZealandMarch 2026Time2:51:06
Season 2024/25 · 2 races
- 410KHarbour 10K, CopenhagenSeptember 2025Time41:17
- 5Half marathonSpring half marathon, AarhusApril 2025Time1:32:30
Season 2023/24 · 1 races
- 6MarathonAutumn marathon, CopenhagenOctober 2023Time3:18:09
Intervals, second lapLake path, Copenhagen, autumn
Press
What others have written about the running. Interview requests go through the form below.
3 pieces
Partners
Local shops and cafés that back my running and the Saturday group run.
Nordlys Run Shop
Shoes and fitting
Søbakken Café
Coffee after the Saturday run
Birk Bakery
Breakfast on race day
Kold Wool Socks
Socks for winter runs
Lysbro Headlamps
Light for dark mornings
Fjord Print Studio
Printing for race-day posters
Press kit
The numbers, for shops, magazines and radio. Figures are for November 2026.
Download PDF- 14,800
readers of One Run, every Friday
- 22
coaching intakes a year, spring and autumn
- 39,100
people follow me on Instagram and TikTok
- 46
local partners
Who reads
Working together
- 1Season partnershipA shop or café on the Saturday group run and in the Friday letter, all seasonfrom 12 000 kr
- 2Talk at an eventA talk or a guided group run for your running club or shopfrom 3 000 kr
- 3A post with my photosOne Instagram post with my own photos of a runfrom 2 500 kr
- 4InterviewsFor newspapers, magazines and radiofree
Write to me
Ask about coaching, the Saturday group run or working together: a shop, a talk, a magazine piece.
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About me
I run most mornings by the lakes, when the path is empty and the water is still. I've coached road runners and trail runners for many years, from first 10Ks to marathons.
I write a free weekly letter about one run, one idea and one route. I take a handful of runners for coaching each season, and the season-review planner in the shop is for everyone else.
Weekly notes
One run, one idea and one route, every Friday.
The beech forest in mist
A slow trail run and the path I'd choose.
An empty finish area
The quietest hour of a race day.
Shop
The planner is a PDF you print at home. The tee is printed to order and shipped to you.
One Run
A free letter every Friday: one run, one idea and one route.