Coach Jenny Hadfield

This is an excerpt from our text chat with Coach Jenny on April 06th. If you have a question you'd like to ask Coach Jenny, click "Ask Coach Jenny" at the bottom of the page. We'll get your question answered during our podcast chat this month!

II find I get really hot while running, even in the winter I rarely wear long sleeves. I'm a bit worried that when it gets warm in the summer I won't cope at all. I have been told by some people to train wearing loads of layers so that my body learns to cope with heat. Would you recommend this or is there something else I should do? -Alison

This is an excerpt from our text chat with Coach Jenny on April 06th. If you have a question you'd like to ask Coach Jenny, click "Ask Coach Jenny" at the bottom of the page. We'll get your question answered during our podcast chat in May!

Coach Jenny, as most people know there's a certain level of pain that comes with running a marathon and training for one. When should a person know that it's time to stop running through the pain and discomfort? Are there any big cues to keep in mind?

This is an excerpt from our text chat with Coach Jenny on April 06th. If you have a question you'd like to ask Coach Jenny, click "Ask Coach Jenny" at the bottom of the page. We'll get your question answered during our podcast chat in May!

In your opinion Coach Jenny, do you think a gym membership required? Most training plans call for cross training..but this could also be done outside. What should runners do for fitness besides run?

This is an excerpt from our text chat with Coach Jenny on April 06th. If you have a question you'd like to ask Coach Jenny, click "Ask Coach Jenny" at the bottom of the page. We'll get your question answered during our podcast chat in May!

How can I maintain running consistency? Some days I'm not motivated, and other days I'll go for a six mile run. How do you stay motivated throughout the whole week to achieve a running consistency?

Our monthly text chat with Coach Jenny is TODAY! Be sure to join us to get any of your training questions answered! This event is FREE and open to anyone: runners, walkers, cyclists, newbies, or experienced athletes. We'll be chatting with Coach Jenny about common questions asked by runners, and taking your own along the way.

Time of Event

• CST TODAY, Friday April 6th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
• PST TODAY, Friday April 6th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
• EST TODAY, Friday April 6th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
• If you live in the UK: TODAY, Friday April 6th, 2012 8:00 PM

Replay the event

I finished the race, now what? This is the question on many runner's minds after they reach a new goal. If you finished your first 5k, do you keep running 5ks to get better times, or do you graduate to a new distance? What about those who didn't think their training went very smoothly? Perhaps they feel like giving up running altogether, and just crossing that one off the bucket list! I wanted Coach Jenny's advice on these issues!

Next Friday, we're text-chatting with Coach Jenny about these questions, and you're invited to attend, for free. What can people do ensure they don't give up running altogether-but transition to what is appropriate for them next? Coach Jenny will be addressing these very questions. Be sure to set yourself an email reminder for the event!

Do you have a question for Coach Jenny? Comment below and we will get it answered during the text-chat!

Our monthly live text chat with Coach Jenny is next Friday! Be sure to join us to get any of your training questions answered! Now that Spring is here, and we're all running more often, we probably have a few training questions.

All you have to do during the event is go to a computer screen, and type in your question to Coach Jenny. This event is FREE and open to anyone: runners, walkers, cyclists, newbies, or experienced athletes.

Sometimes runners just can't convince their friends and family to pick up the sport. This can be frustrating, as you probably want everyone you know to share your love of running. During our live text chat with Coach Jenny, someone asked how they can convince their friends to run with them. This caused me to think of my own experiences with non-runners, and the strategies I use to convince them to run. If you follow these steps, you just might turn some non-runners you know into your new running partners.

For all you marathon runners, I can't imagine anything more frustrating than not improving your finishing time from race to race. I've only run two marathons, and my time improved in the second race. I know I'd be pretty upset if I did worse than my original time, especially if I thought I'd trained to achieve a better one.

At the live text chat with Coach Jenny on Friday, someone had a specific question on how to improve their marathon finishing time. Coach Jenny has some great tips on how to help yourself run a faster marathon.

Our second live chat with Coach Jenny is TODAY! This Q&A is the perfect opportunity for you to get answers to your training questions. Don't have a training question? You can still join as a reader, and learn from other people's questions. We hope to see you at the live chat!