Meet Coach Jenny

Coach Jenny Hadfield will be your guide and coach as you run, walk, and exercise your way toward a healthier you. Jenny began racing when she was 35 pounds overweight, out-of-shape, and unable to even make it down her block. She began training with co-workers at lunch and soon was able to run three miles straight. Crossing her first 5K finish line changed her life forever and made her fall in love with fitness. Step by step, she trained, raced and became a top-ranked endurance athlete. Her unique coaching style draws from her struggles to get started as well as her impressive racing experiences.

Jenny earned a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, a Masters Degree in Exercise Science and is a certified coach and personal trainer. She writes a monthly column on running for Health Magazine, blogs for Runners World and has written for many other publications, and is the co-author of the best-selling Marathoning for Mortals, and the new Running for Mortals and Training for Mortals series.

Coach Jenny is an accomplished endurance athlete and has competed in adventure races all over the world. She is a Boston Marathon qualified runner and veteran of over 35 marathons. But she got started by making a commitment to change her lifestyle, just like you.

Jenny believes that training to run and walk off weight with a social network is a fun and highly effective strategy for learning to get active and stay active. Getting to where you want to go is a lot easier when you make small changes on the route to reaching the finish line, and when you have others to train with who are working toward similar goals. Jenny is very excited to help you reach your fitness goals and get active!