ON TRACK RUNNING ACADEMY, LLC
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

ABOUT ON TRACK RUNNING ACADEMY The starting line of a race. My favorite place to be! I love running. I’m not scared. I’ve done this before. Everyone runs now how hard can this be? I glance to my left and right checking briefly to see if anyone else looks scared. Some people are jumping up and down and running back and forth near the start line. Why are they doing that? They have far too much energy. I wonder if today is the day I will get a personal best. Will I finish? The weather is perfect, today is the day. Or maybe it’s not. No, it has to be! What about that glute pain on my left side? What about that missed workout two weeks ago? Was that article online right? Will mileage count this time? What about that carb depleted training? Consistency? What about the missed sleep last night? Did I eat enough carbs at dinner last night? Oh I’ve got this. Today is the day. It’s a good day. It’s happening. What should my first mile be? Last time I went too fast. Or maybe I didn’t go fast enough? My foot hurts. I can do this even with my foot pain, I’m tough. I’ve got this. I love races! I paid for this? I’m scared. Ever have these thoughts cross your mind at a race? At On Track Running Academy we want all of these thoughts and fears to stop. We want you excited at the start line and confident in knowing what that day has in store for you. Our goal is to get you to the start line uninjured, and able to achieve what you have in you THAT day. We teach you to listen to your body and identify pitfalls in training, to bust through plateaus, train smart, eat smart, and understand how to race and train in less than ideal weather conditions to maximize recovery always. Whether it’s tackling your first race, or getting you a Boston Qualifier, we will teach you how to find your personal best. We want YOUR starting line to look different than those around you. We want it confident in your ability, and excited to finish a great race on a great day, while enjoying the journey it took you to get there. I had been running for more than eight years and had run around fifteen marathons and numerous half marathons, 10ks, and 5ks before I started training with Maria. I had reached a point where, while I loved running and could complete marathons with ease, my race times had plateaued. In less than a year of training with Maria and embracing her training philosophy, I ran personal bests in the marathon by 32 minutes, half marathon by 16 minutes, and 5k by over 3 minutes. I have been a runner for decades. Over the years, I have suffered through multiple stress fractures, strains, and pretty much every –itis known to runners. In fact, I was so used to being injured that I thought it was normal to wear KT Tape on a daily basis. I love running, but it was beating me down both physically and mentally. I came to Coach Maria a broken and disheartened runner on the verge of giving up. Since I started working with her nearly two years ago, I have had zero injuries. Her methods have helped me to return to a sport I love in a healthy way. Her genuine concern for me in creating my plan has made me not only a healthier runner, but my love of the sport has been reborn. It took a lot of convincing to my husband that I needed a running coach. He just didn't understand why I didn't just go outside and run. It was soon after hiring Maria that he changed his mind. Maria has helped me achieve some running goals I never even thought possible. I've exceeded every goal I set for myself, so I had to make new ones! She is so much more than a coach, she's my therapist, friend, motivator, and now I get the privilege to learn from her and coach for On Track Running Academy. Can't wait to see what happens in 2016! I signed up for the semi-structured plan 4 months before my first marathon. I had "googled" training plans, looked at apps, and read a number of articles but at 59 years of age, I knew I needed more so I signed up for OTRA. Maria designed a plan based on my running experiences, paces etc. it was excellent. It provided me with guidelines, accountability, and most importantly, confidence. Then, I ran my first marathon 2 weeks before my 60th birthday!! I even had fun along the way! CONTACT ON TRACK RUNNING ACADEMY