I reached out to Nora in Fall of 2019 mid-cycle of the Wineglass marathon and in over my head. She didn’t question taking me on and met me exactly where I was at. Fast forward to March of 2020 when the world shut down. I had to take a break from training and coaching and I was shocked when she kept checking in on me. Never with any pressure to pick things back up, but in a human too human..I care about you kind of way. Here was this coach, who I kind of barely knew, who checked in with me every month during a global pandemic…not because she had to but because she wanted to. Needless to say, when I was finally ready to pick back up my sneakers she was right there. Every week I have a plan that kicks my ass in all the right ways. When life takes a hard left, Nora allows for that. When I am ready to go all in, Nora is ready for that. She celebrates my accomplishments, no matter how small and holds me accountable when I get in my own head. Today not only am I hitting paces that I didn’t think I had in me, I have more confidence in my running ability than I have ever had! I’m excited to see where my running and training continues to lead me with Nora in my corner!