I really do believe that every finish line is just the beginning of something else. Whether it’s your first time or your 50th running 26.2 miles, the marathon finish line always alters the fabric of who you are.  Training for a marathon is just a way to find out just how strong you are. Getting up the courage to sign up for race, test the limits of your body and mind, and dedicating yourself to that goal day after day for hundreds of days of training expands your your heart and opens up a new dimension to your life. Instead of assuming that you can’t do certain things, you start wondering if you can. Phrases like “Why not?” and “Let’s try it!” become a part of your regular vocabulary. Curiosity and courage move in where fear and self-consciousness once dwelled. I am thinking about that a lot this week as hundreds of you just crossed the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon. Send in your stories - we want to hear them!) You may unsubscribe at any time. And I am thinking about that because after coaching more than 6,000 runners over the past five years, and seeing so many of you grow into half-marathoners, marathoners, ultra marathoners, and Boston qualifiers, I am crossing a finish line of my own and leaving Runner’s World.

Earlier this year we moved to Maine because of my husband’s job change, which meant leaving the job I loved at RW headquarters in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Now Budd Coates - an exercise physiologist who has qualified for four Olympic marathon trials and coached Runner’s World staffers for decades -  will take over management of the Runner’s World Challenge. Nothing else will change. You’ll still have the tremendous team of experts to consult on your marathon training. Running Shoes GuamAt the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, trainer, exercise physiologist and coach Adam St. Pierre and Christy Barth, a biomechanist, physical therapist, and strength and conditioning specialist, can consult on all your strength-training and injury-prevention and treatment needs. Tires And Rims Packages For 4x4'SOur star nutrition expert Pamela Nisevich Bede, who is certified specialist in sports dietetics, will answer all of your pressing questions about nutrition and weight loss. Where To Get Free Moving Boxes In Columbus Ohio

Coach and exercise physiologist Janet Hamilton of Running Strong - one of the smartest and most successful coaches I’ve ever met - will be on call to answer training questions, as will my beloved mentors and colleagues, Editor at Large Amby Burfoot, and mayor of running Bart Yasso. She is a whiz at what she does, and keeps this train humming along. It really does take a village! , and pick up my books, The Runner’s World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training and The Runner’s World Big Book for Beginners.  On the road ahead, I’ll be chipping away at various writing projects from my new outpost in Maine, and I’ll be working on my third book - The Runner’s World Guide to Weight Loss with RW Challenge nutrition expert Pamela Nisevich Bede. (So if you have a weight-loss story to share, please reach out!) It’s been such a joy to be a part of all of your running lives. In my mind, becoming a runner, then going on to finish your first and fastest races is right up there on life’s highlight reel of peak experiences alongside finding the love of your life, and having kids.

I feel so proud of all that you all have accomplished. And I feel so grateful to have been a part of it. I look forward to helping you all celebrate and commiserate over the many highs and lows and twists and turns that your running life will take. I have met so many inspirational people through The Runner’s World Challenge - and made some incredible friends. And I will always be more because of this opportunity. I wish you all many happy and healthy miles on the road ahead.  Remember that you are stronger than you think you are more powerful than you know. Remember that running should always improve and expand the quality of your life, not break it down.  Remember my favorite quote from Amby Burfoot’s The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning of Life:“Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.”And please don’t forget my all-time favorite mantra from writer Anna Quindlen:"Never let anyone else’s definition of success be yours."

All the best, JenNutritionists and Dietitians in Hamilton County, IN Grocery Store Tours / Shopping Supervision of Food Preparation Dr. Rhonda Sutton, LPC, LPC-S, NCC Fitness Instructor/ Pilates Specialist Camila Pacheco, B.A., IFTA, ACE Chris Varano, B.S., AFPA Fitness Coach / Pilates Specialist David Chesworth, B.S., ACSM Fitness Programmer and Wellness Coach Certified Health and Wellness Coach Executive Chef - Healthy Kitchen + F&B Manager Assistant Chef - Healthy Kitchen Senior VP of Marketing and Programs Senior VP of HospitalityWhen Tina White weighed 330 pounds, she shut herself off from the world. “I had zero confidence,” the 31-year-old from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, tells Us Weekly. “I remember having an interview for a job that I really wanted, but the morning of the interview all I could think was that they would never want to hire someone as big as me.” (Watch our video above to hear White tell her story.)

Then a size 28, the brunette would starve herself in public and binge at home with an emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend. “I’d eat up upwards of 5,000 calories in one sitting,” White tells Us. “We would order enough pizza and wings to feed six people and eat it all. I lived off of takeout and junk food.”White’s wake-up came in the form of massive chest pains. “I was 28 years old, and I knew that if I didn’t make a change, I was going to die.”In three years, White has shed an incredible 155 pounds off her 5-foot-7 frame. Her first steps were joining Weight Watchers — and enlisting the help of online trainer Jonny Straws. “I’d hide in the ladies-only area because I was too embarrassed to work out in front of men,” admits White, who now works as a health and fitness coach. “I didn’t want people to see how hard it was for me to do things. I didn’t want them to see me struggle. One day I stopped caring, though.”Silencing those negative voices in her head paid off in a big way.