About

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Aristotle

ABOUT

The Long Run Coaching is located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.

Coaching philosophy - My approach is developmental, response regulated and highly individualized. Improvement and personal satisfaction are found in developing consistent, productive habits over time. Training with your goals in mind while working on your personal weaknesses and capitalizing on your strengths is crucial for each of us to reach our goals.

Mission statement - In running we each set our own goals. We come to running with different backgrounds, different strengths and weaknesses, different demands on our minds, bodies, and time. Each runner must have a plan that takes into account these variables. One-size-fits-all training programs rarely brings optimal results or satisfaction.

Whether you are just beginning to see yourself as a runner, looking for a new challenge, a new mom trying to return to an active life, a masters runner wishing to remain competitive, or a seasoned competitor looking to overcome a plateau, we will examine your goals, your background, your time commitments and pressures. We will set realistic goals and map out a training plan tailored to your goals and your schedule. My aim is "real life" coaching; balancing all the important things in life while achieving personal satisfaction and excellence.

“Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.”~ Arthur Lydiard

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Accomplishments & Affiliations:

Runners Roost Mountain Ultra Team 2017-present
2014 RRCA Colorado 10k Grandmaster Champion
2013 RRCA 50k Grandmaster Champion
Kettle Moraine 50k Grandmaster course record holder
15 Time Boston Marathon Qualifier
10 Time New York City Marathon Qualifier
3 Time Western States 100 Qualifier:
Kettle Moraine Endurance Run, 100 mi, 2015, 2016
Peak To Peak Middle School, Head Track Coach
Marathon Maniac #5459
Team Marathon Bar Ambassador - 2010-2012
Team Zone Perfect Ambassador - 2013-14
Hammer Nutrition Ambassador, 2015-Present
Pearl Izumi Champion Team 2014-2016
Colfax Marathon Ambassador - 2011-Present
Member - Rocky Mountain Road Runners
Member - Crow Athletics

Certifications:

International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF)
Level 5 - Elite Endurance
Youth Specialization

USA Track & Field (USATF) Certified Coach
Level 3 - Endurance
Youth Specialization

Level 2 - Endurance (2013)
               Speed/Hurdles/Relays (2014)
               Youth Specialization (2015)

USATF Youth Cross Country Training Camp Coach
USOTC Colorado Spring/USOTC Lake Placid

Running Summit West - Distance Summit - L3
USATF Instructor Training: L1 USATF Instructor
Road Runners Club of America  (RRCA) Certified Running Coach
Lydiard Foundation Certified Running Coach
Level 1 & 2
American Distance Summit - 2015

Coach Caolan MacMahon
IAAF L5/USATF L3
USATF L2
USATF L1 Coachin Instructor
RRCA, Lydiard L1& L2 Certified Running Coach

I am a coach, a runner, a mother, a climber, and a philosopher (as in, I like to think about and examine questions that are difficult, if not impossible, to answer - and taught college Philosophy for 16 years). These are the five attributes that I believe best sum up the central aspects of my life. They all came to me and stuck, and I became them.

I've been a runner for 30 years - Well, actually much longer than that (really 40+ years) - I ran my first race when I was 8 years old, the only girl in the pack, and that was it, I was hooked. But over the past 25 years, running has been a constant in my life - through all the changes of life - I remain a runner.

I was a fairly serious road racer 25 years ago. I then took an extended break from racing and ran to run and to think and to breath and to live. In 2008, I suffered what I believed was an overuse injury due to running 50+ mile weeks pushing a baby jogger the whole way. The Docs looked at my knees (MRI) and told me that my running days were over. Strangely, my pain was not in my knee and so I set off on a journey to find an answer that made sense. After 10 months of no running I stumbled upon something that at last resolved my tendinosis. Since being told I was "done" and there was nothing that could be done for me, I have run dozens of marathons (qualifying for Boston many times), many 10ks and half marathons and ultra marathons up to 100 miles. That injury is no more. But, I realized that there are certain things I want to accomplish before the true end of my running days (if that day ever comes).

I'm also a rock climber (and climbing coach for 15 years) for more than 20 years, a mother of a daughter, for a little more than nine years, and a college philosophy instructor, for 16 years. All of these help to define who I am and what sorts of things I'm interested in.

Personal Stats

Pre-Masters:

5k: 18:46. 1988
10k: 39:21 - Great Pumpkin 10k, Saco, ME 1988
10mi: 105: 13 - Good Sport 10 Miler, Brunswick, Me - 1989
Half-Marathon: 1:29: 34 - Cape Challenge, Cape Elizabeth, ME - 1989
Marathon: 3:41:20 - Maine Marathon, Portland, ME - 1993

Masters:

5k: 22:46 1st Day 5k - Fairlawn, NJ 2013
10k: 46:33 - 2011 - Anthem Turkey Day 10k, Broomfield, CO
10mi: 1:20:12 - 2014 - Frosty's Frozen 10, Littleton, CO
Half-Marathon: 1:42:49 - 2011, RnR Denver, Denver, CO
Marathon: 3:45:47 - 2016, Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
50k: 5:04:44 - Great Cranberry Island 50k. RRCA 50k Grandmaster Champion, 2013
Kettle Moraine 50k: Senior Masters Course Record holder
50 Mile: Des Plaines River Trail 50 Miler: 8:36:07
100k: Cuyamaca, 2017, 15:52:47
100 Mile: Kettle Moraine Endurance Run, 2016: 28:24:45

Lifetime Marathons and Ultras(*):

1) Maine Marathon PR, 3:41:20, 1993
2) Boulder Marathon PW, 2009
3) Colorado Marathon, 2010
4) Colorado Marathon (BQ) 2011*
5) Boston Marathon, 2012
6) Brookings Marathon, 2012
7) Colfax Marathon, 2012
8) Fox Valley, 2012 BQ*
9) Tucson, 2012 BQ*
10) Colfax, 2013*
11) Estes Park, 2013
1) Great Cranberry Island 50k, 2013
12) Chicago, 2013 BQ*
13) New Your City Marathon, 2013 BQ*
14) Boston, 2014 BQ*
15) Colfax, 2014 BQ*
16) St. George, 2014 BQ*
2) Des Plaines 50 miler, 2014
17) Philadelphia, 2014 BQ*
18) Boston Marathon, 2015, BQ*
19) Big Sur Marathon, 2015
20) Colfax Marathon, 2015
3) Kettle Moraine Endurance Run, 100 Miler, 2015 (WSER qualifier)
21) Revel Big Cottonwood, 2015, BQ*
4) Des Plaines River Trail 50 Miler, 2015
22) New York City Marathon, 2015
23) Phoenix Marathon, 2016, BQ*
5) Monument Valley 50k, 2016
24) Boston Marathon, 2016 BQ*
25) Colfax Marathon, 2016
6) Kettle Moraine Endurance Run, 2016, 100 Miler (WSER Qualifier): 28:24:45
26) Breckenridge Marathon
7) Des Plaines River Trail 50 Miler, 2016
27) New York City Marathon, 2016
28) Boston Marathon, 2017 BQ*
29) Colfax Marathon 2017
8) Kettle Moraine 50k, 2017, Senior Masters Course Record
30) Leadville Trail Marathon, 2017
9) Chase The Moon 12 Hr, 2017 - 41.9 miles
10) Hideaway 50k, 2017 (33.2 miles)
11) Cuyamaca 100k, 2017 (WSER Qualifier)
31) Mesa-Phoenix Marathon, 2018 BQ*
12) Behind the Rocks 50k 2018

*=Sub 4:00