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Mac Jakubowski
Mac Jakubowski
New York Marathon 2009, Henwoods Hounds
“I have been running with John since June ‘08. As a long time triathlete I thought I had hit a running plateau and could not improve. Wrong. Since than my every NYRR race was faster, I ran my fastest ever 10k, half marathon (by 5 min) and the best of all I ran the New York City Marathon in 3:19:37, a 24 min!!! improvement over my previous best. John also massaged away all the pains out of my calves. I look forward to the next year’s races where one of the goals is to run the marathon under 3h. I now think it’s possible. Thank you John.”
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Laura Mistretta Kirk
Laura Kirk
New York Marathon 2009, Henwoods Hounds
“I began training with John in May 2009 after a knee injury. I had run many marathons before but had never had the structure and discipline of training with a formal running program. John helped me to bring my training to the next level with speed workouts and strength training that not only improved my times but also kept me healthy while training for New York. I was able to increase my mileage substantially without any further injuries. In November 2009, I ran New York in 2:56:30, a personal best by over 13 minutes! I have no doubt that the training I did with John and the team was what made the difference.”
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Joanne Ottaviano
Joanne Ottaviano
New York Marathon 2009
“I began training with John in June of 2009. I had the modest goal of meeting my personal best in the marathon, 3:28, and making it to the starting line in NY without many of the injuries that plagued my former training regimen. Having trained for 6 marathons and only toed the line in 4 due to stress fractures, I knew my training methods were falling short. With John’s personalized program I was able to fit training and weight sessions into an already tight schedule and customize around vacations and business travel. As a result, I shaved over 2 minutes off my half-marathon best with a 1:39 in the 2009 Grete’s Gallop and 4 minutes off my marathon best with a 3:24 in the 2009 NY marathon. Best of all, I was free of injury and toed the line in NY with more strength and confidence than in any previous marathon. Unlike the coaches I had come to know and dread in high school and college, John listened instead of ordered, and was prescriptive instead of pedantic.”
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Brendan Donoghue
Boston Marathon 2009
Brendan Donoghue
“I began to work with john after the New York marathon 08. Before I met with him I had hoped he could help me get my marathon time down around ten minutes by the end of 2009. Not alone did he do that but in Boston this year(only 5 months after joining his group) I improved my marathon time by 16minutes from a 2h55m to a 2m39m. And with his training and advice I felt strong throughout the whole race. I truly enjoyed the race and can’t wait to continue with his running group. The training is good and never feels like its too much.John first of all makes you believe in your ability and his training brings it out. He is a great coach and gives every client so much attention. He understands the needs of his team. Thanks john for the great training”.
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Michael Darling
Michael Darling
New Jersey Marathon 2009, Henwood Hounds
“I began training with john in dec 2008. My goal was to run short races in central park at pr’s and complete a half marathon in sub 2hours(1hr 39min bronx in feb 2009) and a spring marathon in under 4hours. I followed johns program with 2 weight sessions per week with around 65miles of running. The amazing thing was I lost 30lbs and 6inches off the waist as well! I completed the nj marathon in 3hrs 47mins. I could not have done this without johns guidance. John is the best coach I have ever had.”