This spring, Jane is gearing up for the 100th Bay to Breakers 12K, in part by attending our group training runs.
Coach: How did you start running?
JL: Running is a very new sport for me. In truth, I only started running this year!
Coach: Who is your running role model?
JL: Unlike many runners, I really don't have a running role model. That said, I was initially inspired to run and continue to be encouraged and supported by Valerie Azinheira, a marathon runner and Boot Camp SF Trainer.
Coach: What has been your most memorable running / racing experience?
JL: My most memorable running experience was actually a training with Focus and Fly. I had just started running and attended the first Crissy Fields Bay to Breakers training session. As a new runner was pretty daunted by the prospect of joining 'real runners'. Within a very short time, Tom and Kate made me feel so comfortable and capable that I was encouraged to run further and at a pace that I had never achieved before.
Coach: What have you enjoyed about working with Focus-N-Fly?
JL: As above. The trainers are completely genuine.
Coach: What is one part of your racing routine you can’t do without (sleep, pre race meal, tie shoes certain way, other ritual)?
JL: I'm definitely particular about how I tie my shoe laces!
Coach: What is your favorite place to go for a run?
JL: Yountville, Napa. The scenery and air are spectacular.
Coach: In the next year, what goals do you hope to accomplish?
JL: To complete Bay to Breakers in May and then in the 70 mile Tahoe Relay in June.