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Friend, Coach, or Both?

3/13/2016

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In one week I will have completed the New York City Half Marathon, my fifteenth half marathon in three years.  I will be greeted at the finish line by my coach who will praise my accomplishment no matter my time.  It has taken me almost three years to find a running partner and coach.  Leanne has the running brain in our family (cross country and track runner all four years of high school and college, all state runner) and often times helps me when I have questions but she is not my coach.  I have searched for coaches online and talked to many great ones that could take me to that next level as a runner, that next level is running a half around 1:35:00, my PR right now is just over 1:45:00.  If I was 22 and didn't have a life or a family I would jump at the opportunity to have a top of the line coach.  I'm at a point as an athlete where I want to PR but life is more important.  Training rides or runs get postponed if family adventures come up, family is my life, I run and ride a bike to live and to manage my diabetes.  I need a coach that understands all of that, and I believe I found him.

My coach was one heck of a lineman in football, playing in high school and in college.  He has taken up running over the past year or so and is hoping to run his first half marathon this fall.  With that said many may be wondering how he could be my coach.  Like I said I run to live, I want to enjoy it and this coach makes sure that I'm smiling and laughing while racing.  I have known Jared Fisher since high school and am just now realizing how special of a guy he is, he understands life and knows that we all need to enjoy it because no one gets out of it alive.  On training runs with him I'm laughing and having fun, I know that he will be yelling some ridiculous Seinfeld or Simpsons quote as I hit mile six of the half marathon.  That childish humor is what makes him a great person and a great coach. 

It is not all fun and games however, he will be motivating me and giving me a tough time while I race.  He knows what is possible and wants to see me succeed.  The sign of any great coach is respect from ones athletes, I have nothing but respect for Mr. Fisher and I'm honored that he will be with me this weekend when I race in New York.  

Also anyone that is running in the New York City half marathon would like to meet up please let me know.  I'm always looking to me other great athletes living with diabetes!!

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