To the entire Marathon Training Team, Danny & Cara,
Thank you all for your support and encouragement during the 2009 marathon training program. I ran my first marathon in May and finished at the snails pace of 5:26:17. While training for that first marathon my IT band flared up and I ran the entire NJ marathon in pain as a result.
I decided to sign up for the Urban Athletics marathon program after that because I was desperate to improve my time and do so without any pain. With the help of the entire coaching team, but especially Danny, I was able to improve my marathon time considerably. Danny has an infectious upbeat coaching style that meshed well with my personality. In addition, he showed me a series of stretches to prevent my IT band problems which I preformed religiously on an almost daily basis. On November 1st, I crossed the NYC marathon with a finish time of 4:23:54. Not only did I shave an hour off my time; I did it without any ITB pain.
Last but definitely not least, I need to mention Cara’s nutritional coaching. Without her help and guidance I would not have been able to keep my calorie consumption high for training & carbo load for the big day AND still manage to fit into my skinny jeans. As all the ladies out there are well aware – this is as equally (if not more) important as improving your finish time.
I would absolutely recommend the Urban Athletics program to anyone out there who was interested. With their help I trained harder and smarter; as a result I far surpassed my original goals. They have many equally knowledgeable coaches on their team.
Thank you again to the entire team! - Irma
Jerry's passion and knowledge of running is inspiring and is contagious. I will continue to put to good use all that you have taught me over the past few months. I also wanted to let you know how extremely helpful your staff at the Urban stores are - from staying late to let me try on shoes before an 18 mile run to giving me incredible last minute advice the Friday before the marathon to pick up a hat and gloves - they always go above and beyond! I have quickly become a loyal Urban customer!
- Carrie
