Alexandra Cook
BSc(hons) Pg. Dip. RD
UKA Athletics Coach &
Ultra Runner
Alex is a registered clinical and sports dietitian with over a decade of experience in dietary management, working with a variety of clients looking to make changes to their nutrition plans to better benefit their lives and sports performance. She has a BSc (Hons) in Sports & Exercise Science from the University of Birmingham and a post graduate in Nutrition & Dietetics.
Alex specialises in endurance nutrition, supporting a range of athletes, from ultra distance enthusiasts, elite level junior athletes to supporting multi-day expeditions in challenging environments. She has had varied experience in the past, having worked worked with the Ministry of Defence, NHS and a number of rehabilitation and physiotherapy clinics
She is a contributor to a number of publications within the diet and fitness industries including Athletics Weekly, Running Fitness,Trail Running magazine, Fit and Well and Womans Own. She is also resident nutrition expert at UK Run Chat.
Alex is a qualified Athletics Coach with UK Athletics. She coaches her own squad with her local club Wycombe Phoenix Harriers and runs her own running groups in the local community to help individuals reach their running goals.
Alex has been a competitive runner for almost 20 years and entered the world of ultra running in 2015. Her experience in the sports helps her identify and work successfully with a number of professional and amateur athletes on improving performance through diet and nutrition.
Recent Races
2015
Endurance life Exmoor Marathon 1st place (course record)
Marlborough Challenge 33miles - 1st place
Clywydian Range Ultra 30 miles - 1st place
2016
SouthDowns Marathon - 4th place
Race to the Stones - 2 days - 1st place
Endurance Life Gower Ultra 55km - 1st place (course record)
2017
Endurance Life Snowdonia Ultra 47 miles 1st place
Grands Raids des Pyrenees 43 km - 2nd place
2018
The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120km 6000m ascent - 6th GB female
