Natoya Goule-Topping is a middle-distance runner from Jamaica. She was born on March 30, 1991.
She won the gold medal at the 2018 NACAC Championship, the silver at the 2019 Pan American Games, and the bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 800 meters.
Goule now holds both the outdoor and indoor records for the competition as well as the indoor 1000-meter records for Jamaica.
She frequently represents Jamaica, notably at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020.
Natoya Goule Coach: Who Is Mark Elliott?
Mark Elliott is the coach of Jamaican runner. He has been training her to compete internationally
Natoya speaking about her high moments and how supportive her coach Mark has been to her said;
“My high moment came in Monaco earlier this year when I ran my PB and national record of 1:56.15. I’d been through a lot, so to run 1:56 was super amazing.
I’d had a tough 2017 season but I put in place more endurance training last winter, which I think has made a difference. Although I am a middle-distance runner, I’d never been too keen on the long winter runs. My coach used to ask me to run for an hour on a Sunday but because I didn’t like long runs I only used to go for 50 minutes.
Last winter, I made a big effort to complete my long runs and run at least 10 miles, if not longer. I started to notice the benefit of my harder training when my coach (Mark Elliott) asked me to run 1km in 2:45. I completed it in 2:35. I was amazed at the time and it told me I was in super shape.
During the indoor season, I ran under two minutes (1:59.86). I accelerated away from the field in the latter stages and I wasn’t even tired at the end of the race.”