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The Coach Jenny Show

Jenny Hadfield, aka "Coach Jenny" is a popular columnist for Runner’s World, author of the Running for Mortals and Marathoning for Mortals book series, founder of "The Challenge" life performance program, and Marathon Expeditions, where she hosts running, hiking, and active vacations all over the world. It takes a village to train an athlete, and in this show, she shares tips, answers your questions, and hosts a village of performance experts to find tools, tricks, and strategies listeners can use.
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Dec 30, 2017

Hello friends and welcome to the Coach Jenny Show and a brand new series called Success Warriors. This new series includes podcasts that share the stories of four every day athletes and their journey to achieving success.

These are shorter podcasts that deliver inspiring stories of how they got started, the lessons learned along the way, and tips and tools that helped them succeed.

The Success Warriors podcast includes athletes that I coach, and that are in my Challenge program, which is an annual program membership that includes motivating fitness and healthy habits challenges throughout the year to maintain motivation, teach you how to take the guesswork out of training and fitness, conquer your goals, and support you every step of the way. You can learn all about the Challenge 2018 program and sign up at CoachJenny.com. Use the code “MakeItHappen2018” to save $10 on membership. 

The third Success Warrior is Shari Wolf, who is a retired business owner, wife, seasoned runner, and my best friend.

Shari’s journey to success is all about perseverance. I’ve had the pleasure of watching her reach outside her comfort zone and succeed at lots of epic races and adventures, and witness her perseverance as she moved through the one she didn’t. She shares how she went from running 5Ks to climbing Mt Kilimanjaro. We’ve shared conversations over thousands of miles of movement, and I’m happy to share this one with you.

Dec 27, 2017

Hello friends and welcome to the Coach Jenny Show and a brand new series called Success Warriors. This new series includes podcasts that share the stories of four every day athletes and their journey to achieving success.

These are shorter 15-30 min podcasts that deliver inspiring stories of how they got started, the lessons learned along the way, and tips and tools that helped them succeed.

The Success Warriors podcast includes athletes that I coach, and that are in my Challenge program, which is an annual program membership that includes motivating fitness and healthy habits challenges throughout the year to maintain motivation, teach you how to take the guesswork out of training and fitness, conquer your goals, and support you every step of the way. You can learn all about the Challenge 2018 program and sign up at CoachJenny.com. Use the code “MakeItHappen2018” to save $10 on membership.

 

The second Success Warrior is Ed Johnson, who is a father, husband, financial planner, and masters runner. We began working together when he accepted a bid to run in the Boston Marathon two years ago.

The word that I would use to describe Ed’s journey to success is patience. He had to take a few steps back, before he could move forward, and by practicing patience and consistency, he is now, in his 50s is reaching his goals and setting personal records.

Dec 22, 2017

Hello friends and welcome to the Coach Jenny Show and a brand new series called Success Warriors. This new series includes podcasts that share the stories of four every day athletes and their journey to achieving success.

These are shorter 15-30 min podcasts that deliver inspiring stories of how they got started, the lessons learned along the way, and tips and tools that helped them succeed.

The Success Warriors podcast includes athletes that I coach, and that are in my Challenge program, which is an annual program membership that includes motivating fitness and healthy habits challenges throughout the year to maintain motivation, teach you how to take the guesswork out of training and fitness, conquer your goals, and support you every step of the way. You can learn all about the Challenge 2018 program and sign up at CoachJenny.com. Use the code “MakeItHappen2018” to save $10 on membership.

The first Success Warrior is Jodi Friedman who is a mother of twins, wife, business owner, Lululemon Ambassador, and a relatively new runner. Our paths crossed when I began to coach her a year ago.

The one word I would use to describe her journey to success this year is “open.” She was open to changing the way she trained, and it opened a path to learning, discovery, and improvement. I hope you enjoy the show.

 

Dec 9, 2017

On May 6, 2017, three runners attempted to break the two-hour marathon barrier. Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge ran the fastest marathon in history at 2 hours and 25 seconds.

Dr. Phillip Skiba was part of Nike’s scientific team for the Breaking2 project. He is board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine, with a PhD in Exercise Physiology.

He spent several years in the UK as Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Exeter, and developed the equations, algorithms and software systems used by the British Triathlon Federation in their successful quest for gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

Skiba's work is now in use at several Olympic training centers and helps train the fastest runners in the world.

If you haven’t watched the Breaking2 movie, you can do so for free on Youtube.

Although the target sub  2-hour goal wasn’t achieved, the project shows us what is possible, and more importantly, how we can go about improving performance.

There is so much to be learned in this episode. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

We discuss:

Is it possible to break the 2-hour barrier in the marathon?

Why was this project important?

The training variables they focused on with each runner.

What he would do differently next time.

Applications that can be used for every day mortals.

 

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