About Me

Hey!  Jenn McGuire here, coach and owner of The Starting Line Run Coaching.  I was born and raised in NY, but now live in sunny Florida with my husband and mini dachshund.  I began running about 16 years ago as a means of maintaining a 35 lb weight loss.  I ran my first official race, an all female 5k in 2012 and I was hooked.  I felt so proud of my accomplishment, pushing myself to run faster than I had ever run before.  Surrounded by a thousand women who also showed up that day for their own personal reasons.  I realized that I could achieve that feeling over and over again, just by showing up, setting new goals and working to achieve them.  I continued to run 5k races frequently, with an occasional 10k in the mix.  Then one day during a 6 mile training run, I took a wrong turn and accidentally ran 9 miles.  I thought, if I can run 9 miles, then I can run 13.  That day I signed up for my 1st half marathon (Rock 'n' Roll Philly, 2014) and my love of distance running was born.  I'd go on to run several more half marathons and 3 marathons, but I'm not done there ;)

​

I have since become a student of the sport.  I spend a lot of my free time listening to running related podcast, reading books about running, and learning from other coaches and experts.  If given the opportunity, I could talk about running and training for hours on end. What started as a learning process to improve my own personal success in running, has become a passion to help others feel the same joy and pride through their own running.  I am an ISSA and RRCA certified run coach, and an ISSA certified personal trainer.  Whether you're looking to complete your first 5k, or aiming for a marathon PR, I want to help you reach that starting line with confidence.  There is already much to celebrate by the time you've made it to race day, the race is your victory lap.