Founder, coach, and most importantly, runner, Kathleen is the legs behind Bflo Run Club & Pace Buffalo Running Studio. A certified fast girl, 1/2 Ironwoman, and type-2 fun addict, she will push the pace and bring out your strong side like no one else. Post-run run, you’ll find her hanging with her soul dog, Clay, or taste-testing tacos at Casa Azul.

Her creds:

BS in Exercise Science // SUNY Fredonia

Personal Trainer // National Academy of Sports Medicine

Running Coach // Road Runners Club of America

USA Track & Field // Level 1

In this episode we chat about:

• Transitioning from college sports to sports-ing in adult life
• How you made running fun again
• Dive more into creating community with BFLO run club and PACE
• Challenges you face(d) as you built this fitness community
• Life as a fitness professional/entrepreneur opening up PACE
• Your why/mission/values
• What you’ve learned in this space
• Weird fitness trends
• Run clubs turning into dating clubs
• Things to look out for in fitness studios/personal training if you’re new to fitness
• Some of the different/unique offerings at PACE to support the whole athletes
• Changes we hope to see in the fitness/running community
• And more!

Follow Kathleen: https://www.instagram.com/_runqueen_/
Follow Pace Buffalo: https://www.instagram.com/pacebuffalo/

Learn more: https://pacebuffalo.com/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Founder of Taylored Training, an online run and strength coaching service based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Becky, swam competitively and coached swimming, taught HS biology for a decade along with some coaching in XT and conditioning for Lax. During the pandemic her and her hubby and I moved across the country and she turned coaching friends on the side into a full time gig. They live in Phoenix now with our 1.5 yr old and dog. Taylored Training has since expanded to a 2 coach operation.

In this episode we chat about:

• Her love of science and breaking it down for her athletes
• What’s going on physiologically when we’re exercising in the heat?
• How to survive it (the heat)
• How to adjust workouts
• HR vs. RPE?
• If you know your race will be warm, her recommendations in a training plan to get ready for the conditions?
• Oh shit– it’s super hot/humid on race day, how do I adjust my race plan and expectations?
• Factors impacting how we handle heat
• Racing strategies
• How we can use the heat as a way to get “fitness gainZ”
• And more!

Follow Becky on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tayloredtrainingrun/ (business) https://www.instagram.com/beccatay124/ (personal)
Learn more about working with Becky: www.tayloredtrainingrun.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Jennie Hansen is a former pro triathlete and Ironman Lake Placid champion, now age group triathlete living in Rochester, NY. She is also a physical therapist turned coach. She also thoroughly embraces her crazy dog lady status, just living life with her husband and three rescue mutts.

In this episode we chat about: *TW* disordered eating

• Dogs!
• Jennie’s journey to tri and becoming a pro
• Racing as a pro vs age group
• Balancing life as a pro triathlete and PT
• Underfueling and how navigate it
• Pressure of the lighter is faster
• Signs of overreaching
• Aging as an athlete
• Coaching women in 40-50’s
• Avoid the comparison trap, while still being curious about your goals
• How coaching can help
• Body image and social media
• Coming back from injury and it’s potential long lasting effects
• And so much more!

Follow Jennie: https://www.instagram.com/jlhansen929/

Learn More About Jennie: www.qt2systems.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/