Cooper River Bridge Run Training

Ok - here’s the fun thing lately - I’m working for the Charleston Running Club and the Cooper River Bridge Run as a running coach. Five years ago, I was a smoker and three years ago I couldn’t run a mile. Now, I’m coaching other runners. God is good.

Tyler Cross, a trainer from the Wellness Center, coaches the advanced runners. I coach the walkers and beginner runners. We started out by having them warm up on the track for ten minutes. We then had them run a mile time trial. Once we were done, I took the beginners to the far side of the track and while we were moving, I heard someone remark that they were really slow.

I stopped the group and explained that nobody was slower than I was - by 2 minutes! Then I explained a bit of my journey - it was really fun to watch their reactions to things I’ve done. I am very encouraged by the response.

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