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Christine Huelster
Christine Huelster
2010 Henwoods Hounds
“I was referred to John in March 2010 by Dr. Peter Duggan. At age 61, my goal was to run a half-marathon, but I had been struggling with minor injuries and was feeling very discouraged. I began a comprehensive training program that included twice-weekly training sessions, a weekly running schedule, and a nutrition plan. As a result of John’s coaching, along with his patience and steady encouragement, I successfully ran two half-marathons. In September 2010, I ran the ING Philadelphia Half-Marathon in 1:52:22, an 8:32 pace, finishing third in my division. Running strong and injury-free was the best feeling ever, and I will be forever grateful for the influence John and the Henwood Hounds have had on my life.”
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Melissa Raddatz
Melissa Raddatz
Went from a 3.09 marathon to 2.56 in the New York Marathon 2010
I started working with John in July 2010. I had run two marathons previously, and felt I needed input from a coach who was successful at racing this challenging distance. John helped increase the intensity of my training and gave me the confidence to push myself harder. I ran competitively in high school and college, however, this is the first time I have experienced such a dramatic improvement in my running. I feel prepared for my races and am thrilled with the results. Thanks so much John!
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Ellen Basile
Ellen Basile
New York Marathon 2010 Henwoods Hounds
Before I joined John’s group, I had a goal of breaking 3:30 and I knew I wouldn’t get there on my own. John’s program gave me the structure and customization I needed to reach my goal. I quickly started to see improvements and with John’s guidance, I was able to navigate through some minor injuries throughout my training. Leading up to the marathon, I dropped nearly 3 minutes from my half marathon PR and crossed the line at the marathon in 3:12:51 – well ahead of my goal – and spot on John’s predicted finish time!
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Brad Gerdeman
Brad Gerdeman
Boston Marathon 2010 Henwoods Hounds.
I ran my first marathon at 42 yrs old and my second at 44 – both NYC. I qualified for Boston but I knew that if I wanted to achieve my goal of a sub-3 hr marathon I needed an expert to take me to the next level. I chose John because he is a former Olympian and I believed he’d develop a better training plan for me than I would do myself because he’d know how to effectively mix distance, speed-work, etc. in a way that would improve my results. That’s initially why I signed up. But the added-value John provided was in things you don’t think about – how to recover faster and re-calibrate training plans when little injuries occur (e.g., hamstrings and an illness), how to work around business commitments that resulted in missed days, how to identify my weaknesses and focus on improving them, how to use weights in the right way for a marathoner to strengthen and get faster, and importantly, how to actually pace my runs and then get a game plan for the race that would allow me to achieve my desired results. I worked hard and had to overcome a lot of adversity but with John I also worked smart and as a result I shaved nearly 12 minutes off my best marathon and blew past my goal by running a 2:57:46 at Boston.
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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.”