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My husband Tim and I completed the Genesis Running program in the fall of 2018 at Lewisburg under the kind and capable leadership of Jim Moore. We couldn't be more pleased with the program and the progress we saw. Let me tell you a little bit about our experience.
We are empty nesters. We have raised our children and cared for our parents until their deaths. So, now what? We worked out some, tried to eat healthy, and had even done some running on our own. We bought good shoes, followed some internet advice and ran, but we hurt. My back hurt and Tim's knees hurt. We had decided to give up on ever being runners, then I learned about Genesis Running.
The class was to start in two days and we decided to make one more investment into running. We showed up to class and agreed to do everything just as we were taught. The idea that this was a proven program meant a lot to us because we thought if others can do this, we can too and we did! We learned good form, what to eat, and little details that only seasoned runners know, such as nothing new (shoes, clothes, food) on race day!
Running our first 5K at Nitro on December 1st was such a high moment. To God be the glory! My goal was to run without stopping and to finish in under 40 minutes. I was able to do both.
Now we are pain-free runners. Sure, we occasionally feel a little overuse injury, but nothing that ice and/or a roller doesn't relieve.
We are runners and it has drawn us closer together to achieve this goal side by side.
We are runners, Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinks in his heart , so is he."
Paula McCoy
We are empty nesters. We have raised our children and cared for our parents until their deaths. So, now what? We worked out some, tried to eat healthy, and had even done some running on our own. We bought good shoes, followed some internet advice and ran, but we hurt. My back hurt and Tim's knees hurt. We had decided to give up on ever being runners, then I learned about Genesis Running.
The class was to start in two days and we decided to make one more investment into running. We showed up to class and agreed to do everything just as we were taught. The idea that this was a proven program meant a lot to us because we thought if others can do this, we can too and we did! We learned good form, what to eat, and little details that only seasoned runners know, such as nothing new (shoes, clothes, food) on race day!
Running our first 5K at Nitro on December 1st was such a high moment. To God be the glory! My goal was to run without stopping and to finish in under 40 minutes. I was able to do both.
Now we are pain-free runners. Sure, we occasionally feel a little overuse injury, but nothing that ice and/or a roller doesn't relieve.
We are runners and it has drawn us closer together to achieve this goal side by side.
We are runners, Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinks in his heart , so is he."
Paula McCoy
