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Do Something Positive For Yourself! Take that First Step!
Have you ever watched a 5K Race (or any other similar community run) and wished you could do that? Or think you can’t? Or have before but life got in the way and you think it’s too late to go back? Here’s a great program with a very high rate of success!
If you can spare three hours of your week and follow my program how it is designed, you can and will complete a 5K in only 8 weeks. I am organizing several group classes now.
There will be others, just like you, who will join together two times a week for an hour each, and together you will reach your end goal of completing a 5K. You will also do an hour on your own at your convenience as homework, with my specific instructions.
If you click on the testimonials page above you will see many comments who have completed this program. I promise it is an experience you will never forget. I love seeing the joy of those, just like you, finishing a 5K, maybe for the first time ever. You may also even meet new friends, I’ve seen friendships start in my classes. The group setting gives you motivation as you see others working at the end goal as well.
I have been doing these classes for over 10 years now. It’s time for you to make that step! Classes will be located somewhere in Lancaster County, at a location to be determined by who signs up and where they are coming from. We will do Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, we can do evenings and/or mornings. So there is no excuse to contact me and show your interest! The cost will be under $100 for all 8 weeks!
Upgrade your quality of life! Sign up now! Click on the ‘contact me’ tab above and get started! https://runyourbestrace.com/contact-me/ All questions answered!
Group Training Starting Soon
Finally have the date that the group classes will start.
Monday January 28th. Parkside Place in North Wales/Upper Gwynedd Township park. we will meet by the swimming pool in the parking lot (in the back passed the police station). The classes will last until April 18th (Thursday before Easter). New classes will form again after that in May.
There will be four evenings that you can choose from. Monday through Thursday. Each evening you can pick which time you want to join the group. The choices will be 4pm, 5pm, 6pm. You may stay for the next group if you start with one of the earlier groups.
Each runner signed up can pick up to two evenings and yes you can pick different times for each. I really don’t mind if you run all four evenings, I just wanted to let you know that you are entitled to two group sessions for your $75.
Any level of runner is welcome. I’ve trained beginners and Boston Marathoners.
The only thing I ask is for you to let me know which days and times you are coming by the Friday preceding the week. So for January 28th, please contact me by Friday the 25th. There will be days that I will be unavailable like February 6th and 7th, but you all can still meet if you’d like or come on Monday and Tuesday of that week.
I also still have a couple of slots available for one on one training, the cost for that depends on how long you want the training for. One on one runners are allowed to run with the group training runners as a member of Run Your Best Race. I expect a wide variety of pace levels so you will usually find someone your speed to run with. I will be telling you what speed I want you to run so I can help match you up.
If you haven’t already signed up, please do so as soon as possible. Use the contact me tab above or email me at runyourbestrace@gmail.com. Tell me that you want either the group classes or one on one. Payment is easy, you can use PayPal also on the purchase training tab above. You can use a credit card or a bank card on PayPal. Other options are cash or check. Let’s get this party started and have a great Spring Race season.
New For 2019!
New for 2019, in addition to group classes and individual personal coaching/training services, we are introducing yearlong memberships for Run Your Best Race
Sign up and receive your own personal coach for running and related training for an entire year.
Receive a plan for as many races as you participate in during the year plus get advice on how to recover in between.
One-year membership receives:
Weekly running and strength plan
Functional Movement Screen 4 times/year, if local (within 20 miles of Lansdale, PA)
Run time with Coach Glenn as time and schedules allow, to analyze form, progress, and help with motivation
All members are entitled to join any Run Your Best Race group run or run with a group training class.
BONUS: Coach Glenn is working on his Fitness Nutrition certification and as soon as he receives that you will be entitled to nutrition advice including meal plans. This service will be an additional fee after the certification is obtained but is included for 2019 if you join now.
Why not be the best runner you can be in 2019? A personal coach/trainer will help you stay injury free and improve your running.
Membership space will be limited. Fees are:
One payment of $300 local or $250 for online only, or,
Quarterly payments of $100, or,
Monthly payments of $40.
I do accept PayPal!
This includes everything mentioned above, including nutrition help when certification is earned by Coach Glenn (goal is summer 2019).
This price is a bargain for working with a certified running coach/personal trainer/functional movement screener. The cost is much less than most gym memberships that don’t even include personal training or group classes without an additional fee.
Contact us today!
Plan Ahead, PR Coming!
If your goal is to run a personal best or qualify for the Boston Marathon then you should be planning your training for late summer to fall 2018 races now! I hear a lot of runners say this is the year they get to Boston, or set a PR, or get rid of excess fat, or eat right. Well the time is here! It’s free to talk to me and get advice. It’s cheap to start training with me! Give yourself a chance!
Get strong for injury free efficient running!
Not only am I a running coach but I am a certified personal trainer. I can include a strength training program for your pre-training and race training phases.
Working on strength for running, weight loss, and mental training before and in the early phases of race training will give you your best chance of running your best race ever. Plus you will be doing yourself a favor by getting into the best shape possible for the summer! I can work hands on with you for both strength and running.
Here are popular races followed by my suggested training start dates for half and full marathons. The actual date that you should start depends on your running fitness level and experience. 10 Mile races should follow the half marathon start dates.
Contact me to discuss my personal advice for your training or to schedule a meeting to help you make a decision and get the ball rolling!
September 8-9
Bird In Hand (Half)
VIA (Half and Full)
Erie (Full)
September 16
Rock and Roll Philly (Half)
September 30
Wineglass (Half and Full)
October 6-7
Steamtown (Full)
Chicago (Full)
November 4
New York City (Full)
November 10-11
Richmond (Half and Full)
Bucks County (Half and Full)
November 17-18
Philly (Half and Full)
December 8
Rehoboth (Half and Full)
Suggested training start dates (running). Base and strength training can begin anytime prior. You should be already doing steady mileage before these dates. I can help you with that as well.
Race Date Begin Full Begin Half
September 8-9 May 6 June 18
September 15-16 May 13 June 25
September 29-30 May 28 July 8
October 6-7 June 3 July 15
November 3-4 July 2 August 12
November 10-11 July 9 August 19
November 17-18 July 16 August 26
December 8-9 August 5 September 16
Do you want to improve your running quicker than ever?
I get asked a lot why the runners that I coach are so successful. That’s an easy answer.
To be successful (in any sport, not only running) you have to follow these three things:
1- Practice. A lot. By doing it right every time in practice (proper distance and pace) or correcting errors if you are not doing it right. For running this means running as much as you can, by gradually increasing your miles as you get closer to a goal race or to where you want to be fitness-wise.
2- Have a passion for the activity that you are participating in. For running this means enjoying the training. If you are running just because “your friends are” that may not be passion. You have to be willing to work hard at running. If you work hard and realize that with hard work and following the plan comes success, that’s passion.
3- Have a good coach. You need someone to hold you accountable, someone knowledgeable who will get to know you and understand what motivates you, what pace you should be running for each workout, and someone who cares about you and will stay in touch to make sure you have the best chance at reaching your goals.
If you have these three things you will improve your running 100 times faster than trying to do it without them. That’s not an exaggeration. Ask the runners that I coach. They’ll back me up.
It’s science. The nervous system learns and the body adapts to your physical needs and what you teach them. That’s why it is important to do it right, and as often as possible.
100% of the runners that I coach meet their goal if they do what I coach them to do and have the passion to work hard. Some go way beyond their goal.
Now is the time to make this year your best at running! Contact me for a free consultation on how I can help you! runyourbestrace@gmail.com
Or click on the contact me tab above!
St. Luke’s Half Marathon Training Starts Soon!
St. Luke’s Half Marathon runners! Here’s your chance to join a group training program, by a certified running coach and personal trainer, that will include a weekly training plan plus a weekly group run, which will include training on the actual St. Luke’s course periodically.
I hope to be able to train on the course every other week, but we will have a group run every week somewhere. Once we see who is signed up for training, I will determine the group run locations.
If you are training for another race with a race date close to St. Luke’s, feel free to join us anyway. Or contact me to set up your training for your particular race.
If you remember from OctoHalf, 100% of the runners training with my program set a new PR.
The cost for this 12 week group program which starts on Saturday January 28th is only $75. Contact me either by email at runyourbestrace@gmail.com or click on the Contact Me tab above!
We’re on a PR Streak Now!
Run Your Best Race had a successful day at the Philly Marathon yesterday. All 5 runners who trained for this race through Run Your Best Race nailed it. 5 Personal Bests for the marathon! And not by a few seconds, either! The runners shaved off from 10 minutes to over an hour from their best marathon times. One runner ran her first marathon ever and the others were veterans, having run at least 4 marathons each in the past.
In addition one runner qualified for the Boston Marathon for the first time! Run Your Best Race is going back to Boston!
If you’re keeping score, that’s 27 runners in a row who’ve trained under me and PR’d in a Half or Full Marathon! I seem to get the best runners! What a year 2016 has been for us!
Contact me! I’d love for you to be next!
OctoHalf Success!!!
October 2nd was a great day for running. The OctoHalf training group had a very successful race. Five runners new to the half marathon distance all finished.
Ten of our runners ran their fastest half marathon ever (out of 10 = 100%)! Two runners beat their personal best by 20 minutes or more, two ran over 10 minutes faster and a couple more 9 minutes faster!
The reason for this success? They put the work in. I hope my training had something to do with it but the runners had to run it, I didn’t run for them.
Most of these runners mentioned they want to continue with the Run Your Best Race training. Come join the fun! Contact me! I train you for any reason. I’m also a Certified Personal Trainer so I can help you with your fitness goals as well.
I Love My Job
Yesterday was the inaugural OctoHalf Half Marathon. It was organized, timed, and run by the best in business, by far in my opinion, ACT Sports Management. A group of people that understand what runners want to see at a race, and who care about every runner from first to the person who crosses the finish line last.
I really try to do the same with my coaching business. That’s my goal, anyway. I am also hoping that’s why ACT Sports Management asked me to be the “official coach” of the race. I offered two types of training for the race, online and a group “learn the course while we train” method. I ended up coaching 6 awesome runners.
When I first started coaching, my first group class was through the North Penn School District’s Community Education Program. I had about 25-30 people sign up for a beginner’s running class that took people who have never run before and taught them to run enough to finish a 5K in 8 weeks. I am still coaching several runners from that first class. Some of them are doing half and full marathons now. That was only 4 1/2 years ago. One did a half marathon the year after she came through the beginners class.
The first class ended with a 5K, which 10-15 of the class members had the time to run. All of them finished that race that day, many took home age group awards for placing first through third in their age group. What hit me that day was two things. As a coach I never got to meet their families while we trained. They were the supporting cast for their desire to get healthier and finish a 5K. But that day I got to see how proud their spouses and children were of their accomplishments. That really made me happy. I never forgot how that felt. I said to myself that day “that is why I do this.” The second thing was seeing how much finishing that class, that 5K, meant to each one of those runners. Words cannot describe the feelings I had that day as each of my running “students” crossed that finish line. It cemented the decision I made to start up this coaching business.
To me, a hug or a warm handshake makes me feel like someone cares about me. It feels better than anyone handing me a trophy for crossing a finish line first. It sends a chill through my body that says “I really appreciate you”. For my personality a hug works better than anything spoken, written, or better than any drug could possibly make me feel. I remember hugs or meaningful handshakes forever. I remember from that first class, that I got dozens of them. From my students to their spouses. The feeling that every one of them appreciated my role in their accomplishment sent me home that day feeling like I was in the clouds.
Yesterday it was a half marathon instead of a 5K. It, however, ended with the same feeling of euphoria. Watching families and friends of the runners I trained for this race and seeing how happy they were sent chills through my body that I will never forget. It is why I do this. Sometimes I never see or hear from one of my runners again. I understand. I did my job and while I get attached to each and every one of them I can’t take them all home with me. I do see and hear from most of them and continue to coach a lot of the original gang of runners. My circle of runners is growing. And I love every one of them.
I love my job!
Want To Change Your Life?
Are you happy with your current condition of health? Do you worry about not being able to take care of yourself or your family because you might develop a chronic illness? Did you know that daily living activities are limited for at least 25% of those diagnosed with a chronic health condition?
Chronic health conditions also account for over 70% of deaths in the United States. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause. Associated many times with cardiovascular disease is obesity and being overweight. This causes other conditions such as high cholesterol, diabetes, osteoarthritis, some types of cancer, shortened life expectancy, and a decreased quality of life.
Why are more Americans overweight or suffering from some chronic illness? Advanced technology is a leading cause. Addiction to TV programs, video games, and leisure time on computers cause us to sit idle more than ever. Our posture suffers from sitting so much causing low back pain. 80% of us suffer from low back pain in our lives.
It’s also important to stay healthy even if you are already in top shape.
So how do we reverse this trend and get or stay healthy? Nutrition is important. Getting outside and exercising is also critical.
Running is one of the best and easiest means of using the outdoors to get or stay fit. Running, easy? Sure if you learn how to correctly. Allow me to show you how!
OK, you already work hard at fitness and you already run. Has anyone ever showed you the best way to train? Do you sign up for races so that you have a goal and continue to run? Would you like to get better at running? Would you be happier if you did get better at running? If you are like me, when I’m happy it spreads to everyone around me or anyone who comes in contact with me. I’m much more positive, feel better, have more energy, and people talk to me back in a more positive manner.
Running can change your life! That’s not an exaggeration. Ask anyone who had the courage to make the move and start running. I’ve lost count on how many people have told me that running changed their life. It lowered their blood pressure, made them happy again, made them more self confident, raised their self-esteem, made their relationships better, and so many other positive comments.
Then I hear the excuses. I can’t run because my knees are bad or I don’t want to ruin my knees. Running correctly helps your knees! Fact! Or the big one, I don’t have time! Wow, I cringe at that one the most. Yes, we lead busy lives. You have 4 small children and your spouse is always working late or out of town on business, or I don’t have a spouse so who will watch my children? I work long hours then have to go home and feed everyone and it’s dark out when I possibly could work out.
To this I just say, “Where are your priorities?” Is your life not important? Would your family suffer from you being chronically ill, disabled, or worse, gone? Have you ever flown on an airplane somewhere? I’m betting a vast majority of you have. When you start to pull away from the gate, the flight attendant goes through their safety speech as required by law. What do they say? One thing is , “if we suddenly lose air pressure the oxygen masks will automatically drop. If you are travelling with small children, put your mask on first, then assist them.” Why? Because if you pass out you can’t help them! The same goes with the rest of your life, not just in an airplane. If you don’t take care of yourself, how can you help someone else?
Learn how to run the right way! Whether it’s to start running and get healthy, improve your running, or to become really good at running. I’m your man! I can change your life! You don’t even have to live by me. I can help you no matter where you live in the world! Ask anyone who has worked with me before. Your life should be the highest priority! Improve the quality of your life. Smile again! Feel great about yourself! Contact me! runyourbestrace@gmail.com
Run Your Best Race ™ 