Albuquerque Fit Coaches
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Marc Scudamore abqfit@comcast.netI\'m 57 years old and originally started running in college by competing on the track team in the 440 yard dash. I started running as an adult 12 years ago after challenging a friend\'s 14 year old son to a 400 meter race. When I started training for that race I was 20 pounds overweight and couldn\'t jog once around the track without walking several times. Six months later I lost that race by a whopping 10 seconds but by then I was hooked on running again. I gradually worked my way up to running 5K races. At the time I thought 5 kilometers or about 3 miles was as far as I\'d ever run. Since then I\'ve run over 50 races at distances from 3 miles all the way up to the 26.2 mile marathon including finishing the Pikes Peak marathon twice. For me running is something that anyone can do without a big investment in equipment or any great skill. We learned how to run as a child and we still have those skills. With a good pair of shoes and a path to follow it\'s easy to go for a run. There\'s nothing so much fun as having the miles fly by while running with a group of friends. How fast we finish is not the most important thing. The most important thing is getting out the door and just running. My goal for this season is to make sure that you have a rewarding and successful experience with Albuquerque Fit. Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to make your membership in Albuquerque Fit better for you. | |
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Steve Nunley chevellenut@comcast.net Head Coach I\'m 53 years old and am a chemical engineer with the National Nuclear Security Administration. I have been running pretty seriously for about 9 years. I started running because I was asked to help with the USA Track and Field cross-country team that my two daughters were on. I didn’t like it when I found out that I was not able to run a mile to the spot on the course that I needed to get to! I started running very slowly, taking walk breaks just as we will in the Albuquerque Fit training program, and then moved on to 5K cross-country races and track competition in the spring and summer. I’ve competed in many 5K, 10K, half-marathon cross-country and road races. Since getting started as a distance runner in 2006, I’ve completed 6 marathons and two Ultra Marathons - one 50 mile race in 2007 and one 62.5 mile race in March of this year. This year I plan to enter the lottery for the 2011 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run and also hope to run a long race or two towards the end of the year. I was an assistant cross country and track coach for one of the local USA Track and Field teams for 5 years. This year will be my 4th year as a marathon coach with Albuquerque Fit. I really enjoy coaching and am always especially happy to be able to be there at the finish line to watch our Albuquerque Fit members cross after they each complete their marathon. The Albuquerque Fit program is a fantastic running program! We will work hard but we’ll have some fun too. Thank you for joining Albuquerque Fit and letting the other coaches and me be a part of your marathon experience. | |
| Cindy Stogsdill heeler75@gmail.com Assistant Coach I have always been involved in sports. I love the camaraderie of a team and the people that I get to meet and become friends with. Needing to improve my running, I joined Albuquerque Fit. I am proud to say that I completed my first marathon and met so many new friends that I have returned every year. It has been an amazing journey and I have found many new running worlds and sights that I have explored when I ran. Now, I want to help your running experience to be as much fun as I have experienced. I, along with the other coaches, am here to help you with your training. If you have any questions or need some help, please ask. | ||
 | Dave Goy dmgoy@msn.com Assistant Coach I originally started running as a freshman in high school, where I ran the 880 yard run and the 2-mile Relay. I did not run on a college team, but I occasionally ran to try to keep in shape. When I was in graduate school, I started running 5k and 10k races in the Boston area. Then I graduated, moved to Florida, and gradually slipped out of shape and stopped running. I moved to Albuquerque in 1995. After some difficult personal times, I turned to running again to help deal with stress, and lost 35 lbs that I had gradually put on. I joined Albuquerque Fit in 2003, and at 41 I ran and completed my first marathon. I have now run a total of 8 marathons. I\'m here to help you to reach your running goals, whether they are to complete your first marathon, or to improve on your personal time. Most importantly, I want to make sure that you have fun doing it! | |
| Devin Chapman dhchapman@gmail.com Assistant Coach | ||
| Half Marathon | ||
| Kim Fitzgerald kfitzgera@phs.org Head Coach | ||
 | Madeleine Gribble maddielovesjoe@hotmail.com Assistant Coach | |
| Ray Sanchez kbimbar@msn.com Assistant Coach | ||
| 10K | ||
| Kim Sanchez kbimbar@msn.com Head Coach | ||
| Connie Beimer csbnm@aol.com Assistant Coach | ||
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Gary Schancer gkmarathon@comcast.net Head Coach I am an exercise physiologist, a certified running coach and have been working in the fitness industry for 14 years since retiring from the Air Force. Normally I hate to admit my age but at 57 years old, I feel very fortunate to be able to continue to run as I do. I truly believe that as long as we keep ourselves fit and healthy, age is just a number. I began running in high school 100 years ago and ran on and off for many years. In 1994 I got very serious about my health, due to bad family history, and started running regularly. Since then, I have run 46 marathons in 40 states, on the way to doing all 50 states, which I hope to finish in 2011. After doing all those marathons and having no brain cells left, I started doing ultramarathons and have since done 29 ultras, including numerous 50 and 100 milers. Although I don’t necessarily recommend this much running to most people, it is all about challenging ourselves to see what our bodies are capable of. Whether your goal is to run around the block, 100 miles, or anywhere in between, I would like to help you reach that goal. I totally agree with the race director for the Leadville Trail 100 mile race who says, “You are better than you think you are. You can do more than you think you can.” I think that our regular Albuquerque Fit programs and our performance program will help you to determine your capabilities and reach your goals. I would love to be there to watch you cross that finish line for the first time. Your life will never be the same. | |
 | Diane Verner dverner2@comcast.net Assistant Coach | |
