Category: Testimonials

To say that working with John has been a game-changer would be an understatement. I first contacted John at the end of 2016, having gotten back into what I considered …

John helped transform me from a 3:29 marathoner to a sub-2:45 runner at the Tokyo Marathon in just a year.

I came to John at the beginning of 2016 seeking improvement in my training and running times after having run 4 NYC marathons, including in 2014 and 2015. I had …

I came to John four and a half months before the NYC Marathon, only being able to run for 30 minutes straight. He gave me this intense 7 day a …

My first marathon win! With John’s help I was able to PR and finish first female overall at the 2016 Atlantic City Marathon. After completing the 2016 Big Sur Marathon, …

  I started training with John in January 2016, with a goal of improving my PR time of 3hr04mins13secs. At age 47, I was not sure of how much time …

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 …