I was sitting on my couch, drinking a cup of coffee and beating myself up for not getting up at 4:00 a.m. to run seven miles. It was Monday; the second Monday in a row that I had missed my…
Whitney: Running and Empowerment
By Whitney Price (I Pooped Myself and I’m Proud of It) I joined Southwest Endurance Training during the height of the COVID pandemic in late 2020, on the suggestion of a friend. I figured that maybe beyond helping me meet…
Finding This Group Changed My Running
That Was Me… All 300 Pounds of Me. I was a hot mess. Well, let’s be honest, I am still a hot mess, but I am a mostly healthy hot mess now. I have struggled with my weight and living…
I love this running club.
One of our runners (Gar) asked me a few months ago why I coach. “This is a lot of work, why do you do this?” I wasn’t prepared for the question, so I went to the simple answer. “I love…
Meet 5K Runner Myron Pecora!
Think you can’t run? Myron finished a 5K six months after a hip replacement after training with our 5K Running Start group. We can get YOU there too. “About 6 months ago I shattered my hip, landing on concrete…
Meet Andrea Kravitz
Meet Andrea Kravitz! “Before starting with SWET in January 2017, I wasn’t a runner. I attempted to start running in 2014/2015 but wasn’t consistent; my first attempt at a half marathon in 2015 was not pretty – I mostly walked…