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Great job to ALL Marathon Dynamics runners, past and present, who raced this weekend! About 50 of us in action at various races, but mainly at the Goodlife Toronto and Mississauga Marathons & Halfs. Conditions were near ideal early on, but temperatures kept climbing all morning, making it increasingly hard for "unclimatized" runners still out there after 10am.
Here are the TOP 40 Performances listed alphabetically by event:
GOODLIFE T.O. HALF MARATHON
Helen Bagshaw - 1:43, 4th in age category
Claire Griffin - 1:34, 7th in AC
Scott McDonell - 1:24, 2nd in AC
Christine Moffitt - 1:51, all time Personal Best
Paul Monahan - 1:44, Strong run...great set up for fall season
Eric Morris - 1:39, rough winter, tough race-gutsy!
Chris Robinson - 1:39, all time PB
Erin Smyth - 1:44, 3rd in AC
Maxine Steinberg - 1:56, just missed all time PB
Chris Tsai - 1:54, all time PB (4+min)
Rob Wright - 1:49, getting IM ready!
GOODLIFE T.O. MARATHON
Ghazaleh Afshari - 4:15, despite serious ITB issues
Mike Bentley - 3:00, Boston redemption! & 8th in AC
Ralph Cochrane - 3:54, All time PB (13+min)
Coach Driss Dacha - 2:39, 1st master & 6th overall (at 53!)
Dave Gauthier - 3:14, All time PB (12min)
Ryan Goldvine - 3:24, despite BIG respiratory trouble
Jason Jacobs - 3:13, All time PB (5+ min) & 10th in AC
Dave Larock - 3:34, All time PB 20+min!)
Stacia Morris - 3:26, All time PB & Boston Q
Roz Morton - 3:12, All time PB, 1st AC, 6th overall
Stephanie Porter - 3:50, Debut!
MISSISSAUGA HALF MARATHON
Wendy Burness - 2:04, Best time in 10 years!
Lisa Demarco - 1:58, in "run buddy support mode" no less ;o)
Lesley Gallinger - 2:11, hard on the comeback trail
May Seto - 2:08, warming up for the Ultra season ;o)
Katie Thomas - 1:53, hard on the comeback trail
Thomas Tielen - 1:18, unbelievable! 7th AC and 12th overall!)
MISSISSAUGA MARATHON
Sandro Cupillari - 3:35, Boston Q (all time PB?)
Jacquie Jacobs - 4:17, Boston Q
Andrew Lin - 3:48, all time PB (25min!)
Jarmila Mol - 4:09, debut (but off course 2+ extra km--net 3:57-ish)
Jennifer Pitts - 4:00, tough finish!
Kim Sarraino - 3:53, all time PB and Boston Q
Andy Sykes - 3:36, all time PB (24min!) and Boston Q
Kelly Zyblock - 4:09, tough last 10km due to short season ;o)
And out of town, CLAUDETTE GERMAIN ran a scintillating 1:59 (60+ cat!) all time PB at the Levis Half Marathon in Quebec
And Coach JENNIFER FARAONE WON the North Face Challenge Trail Half Mara in New Marathon in NY state!
Katie Thomas sporting the Missy Half bling, where she ran a super "comeback" 1:53
Claudette Germain, now 60+ celebrates a very special accomplishment at the Levis Half Marathon in Quebec--an all time personal best of 1:59!
Coach Jenn Faraone, happily celebrates her victory at the North Face Half Marathon in New York State!
MDI TEAM DYNAMO SHOWS PURPLE PASSION IN THE FALL OF 2015
Dynamo runners Sarah Black, Danielle Noon, and Jenn Trowell sporting both the old and the new Purple Power singlets at the Waterfront Half
Sept-Nov/15 - What a season! Your Dynamo run coaches are elated with the determined tenacity you guys demonstrated in training, and the savvy and spirit you showed on race days over the past couple of months. What a joy it was to see so many of you sporting our new Purple Power gear out there--way to represent!
In the past we've done reports on each "biggy" race event, but we've been so busy wrapping up the season, that we've done one big summary this time.
Some of you got lucky with race day conditions (Waterfront, for example), some of you did not (Chicago and Hamilton of course!), but just about everyone took what the day gave them and turned it into something very special.
Some of the crew stuck around after Sasha's talk for a "Runfie"
It was such a pleasure to gather together with some of our Toronto area runners in mid November at our Tween Seasons Party at the Granite Brewery, to celebrate with each other and enjoy the presentation by our very special guest speaker, Canadian champion distance runner Sasha Gollish. She helped coaches Kevin Smith and Jennifer Faraone present a few awards to some very deserving Dynamos, before tons of draw prizes on behalf of our sponsors.
Claire Bramma accepting the "Rookie of the Year" award. Not one but 2 all time Half Marathon PBs in 1 month (1:27 at WF for 3rd in her age cat) sealed the deal!
Roya Ali-Khanbegi receives the "Diamond in the Rough" award (aka "most improved), for her monstrous 26min PB at the Waterfront Half (1:55)
Dave Gauthier is a deserving winner of the "Closest To Perfection" award for his incredible 3:05 Boston Q PB at Lehigh Marathon, an 18min improvement since just last year.
Without further ado, we'd like to highlight some of the most impressive and inspiring Team Dynamo results over the past couple months. Alas, here are...
THE DYNAMO "TOP 100" RACE PERFORMANCES OF FALL 2015
Did you made the list? CLICK HERE to see! Please note:
* Many runners didn't make the list, but at least a dozen of you super keeners made it TWICE (all the more reason to heed our "race at least twice before the biggy" advice ;o)
* as judged by relative improvement and/or race day execution, not solely on finishing time. Listed alphabetically. PB denotes "Personal Best". AC denotes "Age Category". BQ denotes "Boston Qualifier"
* If you feel we've overlooked your (or another runner's) performance, PLEASE let us know right away. Remember to always email us w/your results/reports! We apologize for any oversight (it's a big job keeping track of every Dynamo runner...but we do our best ;o)
Thanks as well to all of you who sent us sensational pics from your race experiences. Stats are cool and all, but pictures capture the real emotion of the day.
Check out the pics below (click for hi res) or click here to visit our Dynamo Fall 2015 Facebook photo album. Some great shots there already, but if you have any more we can add, please send!
(left) Adrian Constantinescu & Karin Lindner celebrate at the finish line of the Berlin Marathon (right) Anu Bentley looking strong on her way to a 3:54 "redemption" at the blustery Hamilton Marathon. (below) Coach Kev and standout masters Dynamo Paul Jamael mug for the camera after strong runs at the Toronto 10 Miler.
YONGE ST. 10K 2015
Apr 19/15 - whilst dozens of Boston bound Dynamos tapered with care, a few others managed to squeeze a super fast 10K race into their late season tapering and sharpening. Though, like Boston the next day, headwinds factored into slower times, you'd barely know it, the way some Dynamos threw down.
Here's a baker's dozen praise-worthy performances (alphabetically):
Helen Bagshaw - 47:18 - 6th in Age Cat
Andrew Chak - 40:44 - Just training through ;o)
Coach Driss Dacha - 33:13 - 1st 50+ & 1st Overall Master (40+)!!!
Angela Ganstal - 42:45 - 1st in age cat and all time PB
Claudette Germain - 52:15 - 2nd in AC and all time PB
Ryan Goldvine - 39:47 - all time PB
Chris Robinson - 42:45 - all time PB (by 2 min!)
Coach Kevin Smith - 33:21 - 1st 45-49 & 2nd Overall Master
Erin Smyth - 45:27 - 11th in AC and all time PB
Thomas Tielen - 34:49 13th in AC (and comeback of the season!)
Dmitri Toubelis - 43:01 - JUST missed all time PB (30 sec)
Caroline Welsh - 47:57 - all time PB
Rob Wright - 50:09 - solid run (esp. with hamstring issue ongoing)
The ever-photogenic Andrew Chak mugs for the bling shot
Coach Kev at the finish with Robert Brouillette, a young lion 25 years his junior
BOSTON MARATHON 2015
Apr 20/15 - Despite the punishing winds, cold, and rain, and in many cases, personal circumstances that to everyone but these special individuals themselves seemed dauntingly insurmountable, The MDI Dynamo team had dozens of AMAZING results, experiences, and memories at this year's Boston Marathon.
We've highlighted some of the most impressive and inspiring results here, but congrats to ALL the Dynamos, present and past at the 2015 Boston Marathon!
Andrew Auerbach - 3:18 - New Boston PB & Boston Requalify
Anu Bentley - 4:24 - Boston Debut (suffering through SHINGLES!)
Alisa Bridgman - 3:37 - All-time Marathon PB (and Boston Re-Q)
David Colafranceschi - 3:08 - What a debut!
Liza Crawford - 3:47 - Gutsy finish on a tough day
Annabelle DeGouveia - 3:54 - Boston Debut & Re-Q
Peter Hadzipetros - 4:12 - Rough one...kudos on 8th Boston
Liz Hanson - 3:44 - New Boston PB, 4th Boston & Requalify
Bill Haust - 4:03 - one of those days ;o( On to Comrades Marathon ;o)
Melanie Irvine - 3:31 - Boston Debut...and PERFECT race!
Paul Jamael - 2:59 - Another sub 3hr...at Boston
Paula Krulicki - 3:37 - Solid run...eventful & FUN!
Tara Laidley 4:04 - Boston Debut & Re-Q)
Faith Lee - 4:41 - Boston Debut - a victory of persistence over injury
Lucia Mahoney 3:54 - Triumph over circumstance (and Boston Re-Q)
Fulvia Manarin - 3:50 - Solid and controlled
Janet Manley - 3:30 - All time PB...what a race!
Josi Mori-Stoodley - 4:13 (in the middle of cancer treatment?!?)
Janet Morris - 3:46 - Amazing Debut, just 6 months after giving birth!
Karen Peesker - 4:05 - Smart run
Karen Soos - 3:48 - Boston Debut
Sheryl Thingvold - 3:39 - Wow, right on the mark! (and Boston Re-Q)
Natasha Vasiljevic - 3:47 Boston Debut & Re-Q)
Coach Lawrence Warriner - 2:48 - 12th in 50+ age cat (13th Boston)
Y'all did so fabulously I'm inspired to go back next year - Can't wait!
Check out some of the Before, During & After Boston Pics Below (click image for hi res)
Below: Karen, Janet, Alisa and Fulvia celebrate getting to Boston...together!
Janice Morris celebrats her 3:46 Boston Debut - Just 6 months after childbirth!
Many of our "Midtown Monarch Park" crew gather at Union Oyster Bar for a prerace carbo-load!
Paul Jamael celebrates a VERY hard-earned 2:59 at blustery Boston 2015
Anu Bentley finishing her debut Boston after a season filled with huge challenges she overcame to get there!
CHILLY HALF MARATHON 2015
Mar 1/15 - Congrats to the dozens of MDI Dynamos who ventured west to enjoy what was probably our best running weather day in 7-8 straight weeks at the Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington!
MDI's "TOP 21" CHILLIES!
(not necessarily fastest times, but best relative performance to ability on the day):
Paul Jamael - 1:23 (13 min PB! & 4th AC)
Scott McDonell - 1:24 (5th in Age Category)
Harvey Foote - 1:28 (7th in AC)
Ryan Goldvine - 1:30 (close to all time PB)
Jason Jacobs - 1:30 (close to all time PB)
Yasu Kajiwara - 1:34 (5th in AC)
Kristin Dalzell - 1:34 (8th in AC)
Ken Jacobs - 1:35 ("not racing" huh? ;o)
Dave Larock - 1:36 (all time PB...by 6+ min!)
Fulvia Manarin - 1:37 (AT PB & 1st in AC!)
Karen Soos - 1:40 (all time PB & 7th in AC)
Sheryl Thingvold - 1:41 (right on track)
Natasha Vasiljevic - 1:44 (all time PB)
Ralph Cochrane - 1:45 (10min PB!)
Richard St. John - 1:46 (5th in AC)
Jenn Pitts - 1:49 (right on track)
Tara Laidley - 1:53 (9th in AC)
Jacquie Jacobs - 1:53 (right on track)
Maxine Steinberg - 1:56 (monster PB!)
Sarah Black - 1:56 (nice comeback!)
Ghazaleh Afshar - 1:59 (solid effort)
and good on ya to...me! Coach Kev, for dragging myself across the line in 1:14, which somehow managed to snag me the overall Masters title, and coincidentally, the Ontario Masters Half Marathon Championships for 2015 ;o)
Way to go TEAM - So inspiring to be part of this group!
(top) Dynamo teammates celebrate w/Coach Kev after the aptly-named Chilly Half Marathon in Burlington, while (below), perennial best photo winner Jacquie Jacobs struts her effusively joyous stuff crossing the finish line!
NYC & HAMILTON RACE WEEKEND
Nov 2/14: Chilly and blustery conditions greeted runners in both locations (colder in Hamilton, windier in NYC), but neither of those conditions phased our savvy Dynamo runners.
(above) MDI-er Cathy Annetta is positively beaming at the finish of her debut marathon. What a setting for such a feat--The Big Apple!
(below) Stalwart Team Dynamo performers (L to R) Janet Manley, Karen Soos and Coach Jennifer Faraone gather together for a group "hug 'n pic" before getting their run on in Hamilton!
Here are some of the Team Dynamo performances we're most proud of (alphabetical by last name, in no particular order otherwise):
HAMILTON MARATHON
| Kevin | Imrie | 3:30 | All time PB |
| Jessica | Jay | 3:33 | Debut! (and Boston Q), 6th in AC |
| Janet | Manley | 3:34 | nearly all time PB (and Boston Q) |
| Mike | Riley | 3:18 | 3rd in AC (over 60!) & of course, BQ |
| Karen | Soos | 3:33 | All time PB (and BQ), 8th in AC |
HALF MARATHON
| Sandro | Cupillari | 1:44 | |
| Jennifer | Faraone | 1:23 | 4th Overall, 1st Master |
| Liz | Hanson | 1:44 | |
| Paul | Kundarewich | 1:33 | All time PB |
| Darrel | Smith | 1:41 | |
| Maureen | Stocker | 2:11 | Best time in 8 years! |
& Kristin Dalzell charged to a 42:30 in the 10K (1st AC, 2nd overall)
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
| Cathy | Annetta | 4:37 | Debut! |
| Tanya | Baldassi | 5:20 | Debut! |
| Audrey | Danaher | 6:30 | |
| Jane | Davies | 4:36 | 2nd Boston Q in 2 weeks! |
| Joanne | Enser | 5:13 | |
| Kelly | Johnston | 4:52 | |
| Nicole | Leaper | 6:30 | |
| Peter | Malakhov | 3:20 | All time PB (& Boston Q) |
| Fulvia | Mararin | 3:28 | All time PB (& Boston Q) |
| Jodi | Spitzer | 4:51 | PB (by 40 minutes!) |
| Maxine | Steinberg | 4:20 | |
| Kim | Yeung | 4:57 | Debut! |
What a race weekend to cap off the most phenomenal MDI Team Dynamo running season yet! So proud of everyones efforts and accomplishments!
And just a week later, Team Dynamo still had the "pedal to the medal"...
ATB 30K 2015
Mar 29/15 - We usually only recognize the "Top 30 ATB Performances", but there were just so many, we've listed over 40 of them this time ;o)
Marathon Dynamics' BEST ATB EVER!
* Roz Morton - 2:12! (debut, 1 of only 57 women to receive coveted ATB GOLD medal!)
* Ryan Goldvine - 2:13 (MASSIVE 26min PB, and coveted silver medal)
* David Gauthier - 2:13 (giant 12min PB, and aforementioned silver medal)
* Andrew Chak - 2:13 (all time PB, silver medal)
* Sebastien Dhonte - 2:14 (10min PB, and silver medal)
* Jason Jacobs - 2:16 (all time PB)
* Stacia Morris - 2:20 (almost 30min PB! & silver medal)
* Ken Jacobs - 2:22 (all time PB)
* Vadim Gouterman - 2:24 (14min PB)
* Dave Larock - 2:25 (9min PB)
* Janet Manley - 2:25 (all time PB & silver medal, just Boston racepacing!)
* Fulvia Manarin - 2:26 (nearly broke PB, just Boston pace, silver medal)
* Paula Krulicki - 2:26 (just Boston racepace, silver medal)
* Liza Crawford - 2:26 (nearly broke PB, just Boston pace, silver medal)
* Karen Soos - 2:27 (nearly broke PB, just Boston pace, silver medal)
* Marija Radivojevic - 2:31
* Sandro Cupillari - 2:31 (12 min all time PB)
* Alisa Bridgman - 2:32 (nearly broke PB, just Boston racepacing)
* Sheryl Thingvold - 2:32 (just Boston racepacing)
* Shannon Pritchard - 2:33 (comeback trail indeed!)
* Andy Sykes - 2:33 (debut!)
* Liz Hanson - 2:35 (Boston racepacing)
* Lucia Mahoney - 2:36 (Boston pacing "by feel" on vapor trail iron levels!)
* Janice Morris - 2:38 (Boston racepacing)
* Natasha Vasiljevic - 2:38 (Boston racepacing)
* Annabelle DeGouveia - 2:40 (nearly broke PB, just Boston racepacing)
* Nancy Lennon - 2:40 (nice last minute jump up in distance!)
* Jennifer Pitts - 2:40
* Andrew Lin - 2:41 (a new all time PB...by over 1 HOUR!)
* Henry Ritson - 2:41 (back to the Bay...finally!)
* Kelly Zyblock - 2:43 (26min all time PB!)
* Karen Peesker - 2:43 (Boston racepacing...mostly ;o)
* Kim Sarraino - 2:44 (5+min all time PB)
* Ghazaleh Ashari - 2:49 (nearly all time PB)
* Jacquie Jacobs - 2:49 (12min all time PB)
* Maxine Steinberg - 2:51 (HUGE debut!)
* Laural Adams – for abandoning her own race goal/plan, to walk with a friend who was in dire/deep trouble out there, to support her through a very rough experience. Click here to read her inspiring blog entry of the race experience.
* Bill Haust, who ran ATB as part of almost 70K in just over 24hrs, preparing for this summer's Comrades Marathon in South Africa
* and even some of your MDI coaches did some pretty amazing things :o)
- Coach Driss Dacha was 2nd in the 50-54 age cat in 1:51
- Coach Lawrence Warriner, who won the 50-54 age, and was 3rd overall MASTER (40+), and his time of 1:48:15 bested the current Canadian 30K record for 50+ by 1+ minute!
- and Coach Kev pulled off an all-time PB of 1:48:07, to win his age cat (45-49), place 2nd overall master, and win the Ontario Masters 30K Champs to boot!
Harry's Spring Run Off 8K & 5K
Andrew Chak - 34:11 (on super tired legs from ATB!)
Chris Robinson - 36:40 (3+ min all time PB for 8K!)
Claudette Germain - 44:19 (all time PB, and 4th in her age cat!)
Sarah Black - 45:28 (gutsy effort on a tough day)
and Jacquie Jacobs ran 25:58 in the 5K...and won the costume contest (again!)...see pic below
Paul Jamael - rolling strong to a 2:57 in Chicago, JUST missing his all time PB (and only not wearing his Dynamo singlet cause he actually has worn it completely OUT. We'll get you a new one soon Paul, promise!)
Oct 12/14: Despite some sneakily warm/humid conditions at this year's Chi-Town rumble, there were some truly HUGE Dynamo efforts. What a magical day crew...sincere and admiring congrats!
Paul Jamael - 2:57 (seconds from all time PB)
Harvey Foote - 3:08 (the steady comeback continues)
Derek Gracias - 3:18 (debut!)
Josi Mori-Stoodley - 3:19 (how does she keep doing this?)
Brett Warren - 3:39
Paul Goldfarb - 3:42
Natasha Vasiljevic - 3:55 (after nearly 4 weeks off? Wha?)
Michelle Burca - 4:59 (debut!)
Michelle Esposito - 5:52
Oct 19/14: A cool & breezy morning greeted those of us who suited up in hopes of running our very best race at the marquee Toronto running event of the year...
(above left) Dynamo newbie Laural Adams raises her arms in triumph at the finish of her first ever marathon, while (above right) Coach Kev is sheepishly proud of his top 3 overall masters award in the Half Marathon
To say it was a banner day would be truly an understatement, since out of close to 60 MDI Dynamos running, pretty much every one of them netted big all time PB's, scintillating debuts at new distances, and/or fabulously high age category placings. To give you some idea, here are the...
Half Marathon
| Michael | Brown | 1:31 | all time PB |
| Serafino | Catallo | 1:32 | all time PB |
| Joanne | Enser | 2:20 | |
| Jackie | Gallant | 1:36 | all time PB (by 9 min!), and 8th AC |
| Angela | Ganstal | 1:37 | all time PB (& 1st in AC) |
| Rich | Garbutt | 1:34 | all time PB |
| Claudette | Germain | 2:01 | all time PB |
| Vadim | Gouterman | 1:32 | all time PB |
| Julie | Grange | 1:51 | the comeback continues! |
| Tanya | Grant | 1:46 | all time PB |
| Claire | Griffin | 1:33 | all time PB |
| Ken | Jacobs | 1:33 | just missed all time best! |
| David | Johnson | 2:13 | |
| Nancy | Lennon | 1:40 | 10th AC |
| Peter | Malakhov | 1:32 | all time PB |
| Barbara | Milligan | 1:58 | all time PB! |
| Paul | Monahan | 1:46 | |
| Deborah | Osmond | 2:01 | (sick as a dog for days) |
| Lucy | Payette | 1:35 | 5th AC (all time PB) |
| Chris | Robinson | 1:40 | all time PB |
| Scott | Rollwagen | 1:40 | |
| Giselle | Simone | 1:45 | all time PB |
| Coach Kev | Smith | 1:14 | 2nd AC (age category), 3rd overall master |
| Erin | Smyth | 1:43 | all time PB |
| Bridget | Wiley | 1:43 | all time PB (& 3rd in AC) |
| Annie | Zurakowsky | 2:09 | all time PB |
Full Marathon
| Laural | Adams | 5:03 | Debut! |
| Sykes | Andy | 4:14 | Debut! |
| Smith | Brooke | 4:50 | Debut! |
| Andrew | Chak | 3:09 | all time PB, Boston Q |
| Anders | Ganstal | 3:15 | near PB, Boston Q |
| Bagshaw | Helen | 3:54 | Debut! |
| Jacobs | Jacquie | 4:26 | |
| Hodgson | Jane | 4:37 | Boston Q & 1st in AC! |
| Chartrand | Lara | 5:16 | Debut! |
| Chris | Mar | 3:38 | Debut! |
| Melissa | McEnroe | 4:10 | nearly all time PB |
| Stacia | Morris | 3:29 | all time PB, Boston Q |
| Eric | Morris | 3:30 | all time PB |
| Karen | Mulchinook | 4:00 | all time PB |
| Marianne | Quirouette | 4:20 | Debut! |
| Katie | Thomas | 4:08 | Boston Q |
| Steve | Watanabe | 3:28 | all time PB |
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Through Marathon Dynamic's program, I've come back from pregnancy as a stronger and faster runner. I've gone from bed rest to personal best, qualified and ran my first Boston Marathon 6 months after giving birth to my third child and just recently ran a half marathon PB (1:39 2015 Waterfront Half)
I am truly grateful and you have made me a better runner!"
Dynamo runner David Gauthier, who has improved his marathon by almost 45 min since joining Marathon Dynamics, recently running a 3:05 this fall to qualify for Boston!
"I have a hectic schedule and couldn't commit to fixed group runs. Kevin created a customized training plan for me and was always available for e-coaching.
Marathon Dynamics prepared me to qualify for Boston with a PB of 3:11. Even better I beat my marathon time last October by 22 minutes! I'm looking forward to working with Marathon Dynamics for Boston. I know the group work would have been ideal but Marathon Dynamics was able to tailor a program around my needs."
I started running 3 yrs ago & 2 yrs ago joined MDI. I’ve had my ups & downs, and when i wanted to stop because of a disappinting race result, Coach Kev encouraged me to stay focused and adjusted not only my training plan but also my goal. In addition, I have an amazing Thursday morning group who I look forward to train with, and has kept me motivated… 3 yrs ago I ran Scotia half in 2:22:02 and today I ran 1:55! Whoot Whoot!
Jacquie Jacobs - qualified for Boston at her debut marathon in her 1st season with MDI
Marathon Dynamics, and Coach Kevin, took me beyond my extensive reading and personal attempts to apply what I've read and enabled me to achieve a personal best time (1h24min) in the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon) I wouldn't have believed possible--8 MINUTES!
They did this through creating a customized plan and then monitoring and adjusting it and encouraging me every step of the way. MDI coaches without overcoaching, and provides a great social environment enabling the runner to achieve their goals!
Mark Clingen
...for designing my perfect training plan. Kevin Smith provided me with e-coaching which made my dream of qualifying for Boston a reality. I am so proud of my accomplishment and know I could not have done it without MDI.
Thank you very much!
Don Campbell
What an amazing weekend and race in New York City! I finished in 4:37, and can't imagine another race topping this one! I could not have progressed this far without your help. I kept with the program and it really paid off.
Thank you again for all your help in preparation for this all season long!
Marathon debutant Cathy Annetta
You really have brought me to a place I never thought I would see. I never imagined I’d be able to deliver the race result that I did this past year. I’m still in disbelief of the time in fact!
I've vastly improved through your coaching. You took me from a 4:02 marathon where I thought I left everything I had on the course down to a 3:19 in 3 years – with a BQ to show for it as a bonus!
Ken Moscoe
Run out to it!
I'd achieved some success making my own training plans, but I felt I could improve and didn't know how. With the experience, knowledge, and technical expertise of Marathon Dynamics, I've been able to bring my half marathon PB from 1:48 to 1:34! I also ran my first marathon, and I'm heading to Boston next April.
If you have the drive and determination, MDI can take care of the planning that ultimately produces your dream results. You'll marvel at coach Kevin's ability to assess your fitness and predict your race day results. You'll arrive at the starting line feeling super confident and ultra-prepared.
Kristin Dalzell after her 1st year with MDI
MDI Rocks! Why? The Personalized Training Plan and the Weekly Group Coaching. I did both. The result? 18 weeks later I qualified for Boston! The Plan was personalized for me, advocated cross training combined with a sensible number of non running days and was easy to follow. So I was realistically able to manage life outside running. And bonus...when I needed my Plan to be tweaked (due to really rough winter weather) it was easily done.
The Weekly Group Coaching got me ‘out there’ with other runners (of all abilities) and my professional MDI Coach. The coaches are runners too and were adept at keeping me on track (literally!) with my Plan by providing encouragement, advice (by email, phone or in person at the weekly workouts) and good jokes! Boston here I come!
MDI Runner Katie Thomas improved her marathon PB by over 15 min and qualified for Boston
Signing up with Marathon Dynamics was a great decision for me. It helped prepare me mentally and physically for running the NYC Marathon, and provided the opportunity to meet some extraordinary runners, especially on track day, dark and early. The whole experience of the training was great and gave me the confidence to do NY.
I could not have done this marathon without it. What worked especially well for me in particular were the bits of advice you gave on track day (eg sleeping) and through your web site. Most important though was the encouragement for us to do our best and a belief we could achieve our goals.
You taught us that the race is something to enjoy, and that I did. Many thanks!
I have to say joining Marathon Dynamics has been a great decision for me. I was initially intimidated by all the great runners in your crew but I wanted to get better so decided to go for it. I have had a great time and feel like I've improved over the last few months. Everyone has been so supportive and you have been an amazing coach.
Tara O'Hagan - ran 3:55 PB at Marine Corps Marathon
"Marathon Dynamics’ training program showed me that if I run the race the right way, I can break 3 hours.
My first marathon was painful, but the training for it was a lot of fun, and I would definitely recommend Marathon Dynamics to anyone. Whether you’re aiming for a particular time, or your goal is just to finish, the coaches will design a program that will help you safely and enjoyably reach your goal"
"MDI does a fantastic job of tailoring your training to you. The plans are very detailed, the support is fantastic, and the results speak for themselves. Kevin really knows his stuff and his approach is both resolute and flexible at the same time. I look forward to working with them again to take the next step in my running.
MDI runner Glen Way improved his marathon PB by over 10 min in his first year with MDI (3:08 for a Boston Qualifier)
"8 months ago I was immobilized on an hospital bed with severe injuries suffered in a horrible motorcycle accident. I just ran my half marathon in 1:29--an 8 min PB!
This would not have happened without MDI's help. The personal plans are very effective at keeping you focussed & the camaraderie of the group running sessions and coaches push you to the limit without you even noticing it!"
“Even more important to me is that Kevin works really hard to foster a friendly and supportive team environment throughout training and coaching sessions... As a result, I have been able to establish incredible new friendships with some great people that share my passion for running.”
New Marathon Dynamics Runner Harvey Foote
You are a genius! Your plans are magic. Do the work, run the race and get the time you worked for! So happy. 49:03 is an "age equivalent" PB for me!
Thanks MDI...you've never let me down!