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Welcome to “Ask the NJM Coach”

 Click here for Monthly Articles from Coach Jack Heely!

The NJM Organizing Committee is proud to offer over the upcoming months general training tips thru Official Pacer, Jack Heely. Our hope is to help make your experience at our 13th Annual New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch Half Marathon or Marathon Relay more enjoyable and rewarding.

Many of you may currently be preparing for fall marathons. Others are putting in maintenance miles in preparation for training cycles to begin later in the year.  Regardless of where you are in the process, feel free to chime in with your training questions.

For many of you, this will be your first marathon or half-marathon. We’ve all been there before, and know that there are many questions. We encourage you to post them here to the coach.  Always know that there are no ‘dumb’ questions.  The Coach is here to help.

To Contact the Coach:  jlheely@yahoo.com

About the NJM Coach: Coach Jack Heely is a RRCA-certified running coach with Great Strides, LLC.  Coach has been an avid sportsman all his life.  For over 35 years he has played and coached youth and adult soccer.  He has also played baseball, cricket, and is, of course, a devoted runner, having completed 30 marathons (including 4 New Jersey Marathons) and 7 ultramarathons.  He has also been an official marathon pacer with the New Jersey Marathon for the past 3 years and is thus intimately familiar with every inch of the course. Coach is ready to help you! To contact Coach Heely, click on his picture at left.

Disclaimer:

The coaching guidance provided by Great Strides, LLC is not intended in any way to substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the guidance of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. Neither the content nor any other service offered by or through Great Strides, LLC is intended to be relied on for medical diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read here or elsewhere!