Recapping the year TrainwithMarc runners had

2018 was a great year for TrainwithMarc athletes.

What an amazing year TrainwithMarc has had! Our team has done some amazing work this calendar year and it’s only because of the great group of runners I work with that make this year as special as it’s been.

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January

Marc does his training program with the Marlton Track Club and this year was again very successful. He works with 20 runners who are in their offseason to prepare them both mentally and physically for their spring track season.

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February

Jackson worked with me in the winter, again in the summer, and then again after cross country season. He’s a talented middle distance runner competing at the high school level. His PR’’s are 2:00 for 800 and 16:21 for a 5k! That’s some range!

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March

Rachelle ran a really good half marathon in the cold of March. She posted a 1:50 for an average pace of 8:26. Later in the year, she ran a fast 10 miler at the Broad Street Run.

Marco came into the TrainwithMarc fold and was very new to running. He had a lot to learn about pacing, racing strategy and about being patient with his running. He lined up for numerous races while under TrainwithMarc’s tutelage, and then turned on the after jets in the 2nd half of the year. He’s posted scores of top 3 results in many of the races he competed in.  Pictured below, Marco won the inaugural Pop Up Mile.

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April

Bridget lined up for her 1st of 2 half marathons this year. She started at the Eugene Half Marathon and posted a very good performance.

Steve toed the line for his first marathon – the Pittsburgh Marathon – and finished feeling good and ready to tackle more!

April was a good start to the racing season for Samantha – she posted a PR at the 10 mile distance and then came back in May with another PR in the 10k.

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June

Camille joined the squad and put in some quality work preparing herself for her upcoming cross country season. She was able to log a lot of miles while also enjoying her summer vacation.

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July

In July, Patrick and Marc worked together over a series of weeks to come back from a torn up knee. Patrick gained strength, motivation, and confidence to eventually come back to full strength for his cross country season.

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August

Later in the summer, Marc worked with a runner to improve her performance for the FBI test. Starting in August and all the way to her test in November, we worked in improving her speed and her endurance and it culminated with a passing score!

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October

Christine went out to Chicago for her 26.2 mile romp through the city and while it didn’t go exactly as planned, she bounced back for an attempt at another marathon.

At the end of the month, Marcus ran the Des Moines Marathon and while training went REALLY well, he came down with serious cramps at mile 25. He was so close, and yet, with the pain he was in, he couldn’t finish. He’s already picked his 2019 race and he’s looking forward to getting back into training.

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November

The month started with two great performances at the New York City Marathon. Chrissi and Shannon both ran awesome 26.2 races!

Marc ran the Philly Half Marathon and posted a really solid 1:31 performance. On that same weekend, Leah ran the Philly Full Marathon. She came away with a tremendous respect for the distance and has already signed up for her 2nd marathon.

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December

Nick joined the team in November and has been putting in quality wok. As the youngest ever TrainwithtMarc-coached athlete, Nick is still competing on the Youth level. He recently ran a mile race, indoors and posted a very respectable 5:43 time.

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Summary

All in all, it was a fantastic year. I’ve worked with so many fantastic runners and it’s been absolutely amazing seeing their progress throughout their training cycle. I’m proud of them and they’ve done great work.

I also picked up blogging on a regular basis – every single Wednesday without fail – since April and it’s really made me appreciate the blogging world. Writing doesn’t come easy for me, but I know that if I want runners to know TrainwithMarc exists, I have to help them by providing them with content that helps them.

Now, it’s time to kick of the New Year with some special posts from Carly and they will be shared every Friday! Stay tuned and I look forward to a fantastic 2019!

And now…

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