Author: John

I was in a rut and considering taking a break from marathoning. I decided to give it one more shot and got on one of John’s plans. In the short time working with John, my running has improved tremendously. In less than 5 months, I’ve set big personal bests in every distance from the 5k to the marathon. In my goal race, the Hartford marathon, I PR’d BY 10 MINUTES!

John tailored a plan that was specific to my ability and level of fitness and that also worked with my schedule. Month-by-month the plan evolved as my running improved. It took just 5 months of training with John to post a 7-minute PR at the Brooklyn Half, and since then my race times have continued to drop across all distances while my confidence has skyrocketed.

I teamed up with John in July 2012 with the goal of completing my first marathon and breaking 3hrs.  Since working under John’s tutelage, I have PRed in 5k, 4mile, …

Paris Marathon – April 2013 Twelve weeks before the 2013 Paris Marathon, I found myself restricted to running less than 30 minutes at a time with a hip labral tear …

2013 Boston Marathon When I turned 50, I decided to try to run a half marathon and then a marathon after only having been a “weekend” runner since high school. I …