5:00am and the alarm went off. In that moment I was not awake enough to remember I had a marathon to take care. As I turned off the alarm, “ouch”. My neck! The tightness I had endured about a month ago was back. Not ideal, I thought, as I figured my bearings and remembered it was race day. Aside from that irritation, my morning was chilled. I ate my breakfast, drank my coffee, and did some yoga dance moves that I know my body likes before a run. Dare I say, I was relaxed. 

I started coaching kids when I was a junior myself, just I was coaching tennis back then instead of running. I loved the playfulness, honesty, and joy they brought to sessions. 

In February 2024 Junior Run Club launched following a parents request to coach her daughter. I was excited, as was the kid. And I promised I would help look for others her age to run with. 

Fast forward to just over a year later and we now host 6x Junior Run Club sessions a week. 

The Marathon hype is high. Of course is it, we have just seen an array of marathons unfold over the last few weekends globally. And ballots for next season open up.

I am perhaps biased, but I do love marathon training. It takes commitment and discipline. It also takes some patience, as you need to allow your body to gradually take the load of running as the weeks tick by towards race day. Many people love marathons and marathon training blocks for the routine they bring to their lives.