The Runner’s Comeback Group Coaching Program
Next cohort starts: January 12, 2026
12 week online experience to help you return to running after a break or injury so you can run more miles, love running again, sign up for races with certainty and without constantly comparing to your old running times
Most women returning to running or getting into running don’t realize the thing that’s causing them to:
Jump into workouts like F45 + running and wonder why they’re too tired to build mileage
Compare every run now to “the old me” and feel like they’ll never measure up.
Run 3 times a week and 0 times the next week.
Hesitate to sign up for a race because of the fear “what if I get injured?”
Start a training plan… then stop at week 2
has nothing to do with discipline or willpower and everything to do with the support around you, the mindset you bring into your runs, and the structure you’re trying to follow….
…and whether or not any of that actually fits your current life!
That’s exactly why we created The Runner’s Comeback Group Coaching Program! So you can experience momentum, confidence, and joy in running again.
If right now you feel like this… you’re exactly who we created this for:
If you’re coming back from injury:
every ache sends you into an emotional spiral
you don’t trust your body the way you used to
you’re scared to sign up for a race because “what if something happens again?”
you’ve tried “starting slow” more times than you can count
you keep wondering if you’re doing too much or not enough
If you’re postpartum:
your body feels different and unpredictable
running used to feel effortless — now everything feels harder
you barely have time to shower, let alone train
guilt creeps in whenever you try to take time for yourself
you feel like you’re starting from scratch, again
If you’re returning after burnout or life changes:
long runs used to feel easy — now even 20 minutes feels like a mental battle
you miss the version of you who felt strong, steady, consistent
work, kids, and responsibilities leave you exhausted
you want to run… but you’re overwhelmed by how to fit it in
you don’t know what goals make sense anymore
This program is for you.
THE TRUTH?
If you’re:
Trying to juggle strength classes, random runs, and race goals with no plan…
Comparing yourself to your past running self…
Tell yourself you’ll run 3 times this week and never fit it in…
You don’t know how to pace your comeback and end up doing too much or too little.
You’re not setting yourself up for success. You’re stuck in a cycle that keeps you from moving forward. This is so easily corrected and once you do, you’ll…
feel consistent — without relying on motivation.
learn to trust your body again.
build a running routine that fits your life.
have structure, support, and belief to run or race a 5K after 12 weeks.
What You’ll Receive Inside the 12-Week Program
Bi-weekly live coaching calls (via Zoom and all recordings)
We talk through real challenges, share wins, and support your progress. You’ll learn how to pivot through busy weeks, handle setbacks, and stay consistent.
Weekly running plans via Final Surge that actually meets you where you’re at
Each plan includes: effort-based training (not pace), realistic mileage or time-based running, flexible anchor days, guidance for strength, rest, and recovery
A monthly focus to guide your growth
We’ll use these to anchor our mindset and intention each month so you feel grounded.
Weekly Mindset Prompts & Reflection Tools
Using the full version of the Mindset Reset Journal, we help you gently rewrite the stories you’ve been carrying.
Support Network Mapping
We’ll build a full Support Map to remove friction and make running sustainable.
Private community and weekly video content to support your journey via EverFit app
No noise. No comparison. No pressure.
You’ll receive compassionate guidance from two women who understand this season deeply — because we’ve lived it.
Direct Access to Two Coaches
What You’ll Accomplish In 12 Weeks
By the end of this program, you will:
Build a running routine you can finally stick to (no more starting and stopping)
Stop second-guessing every ache and learn how to respond instead of panic.
Run without comparing yourself to who you used to be and truly embrace the runner you are now.
Feel confident signing up for a race again because you trust yourself.
Understand how to adjust your plan when life gets messy (without quitting).
Experience running as something that supports your life instead of competing with it.
Reclaim your identity as a runner based on consistency, belief, and small wins — not pace or perfection.
Feel proud of yourself again because you showed up for 12 weeks with patience, support, and courage.
Run or race a local 5K or virtual!
Meet Your Coaches
Coach Jessica
I’ll always be able to say I ran a 3:01 marathon, but I’m not that runner today. For a long time, that truth felt like failure.
After injury, surgery, and a long comeback, I had to learn how to stop comparing myself to who I used to be and rebuild belief in who I was becoming.
I had to think like a beginner again, even as a coach.
When I finally let myself embrace the runner I was in this season, everything shifted. I found joy and confidence.
And I eventually ran a sub-20 5K and a 1:31 half. Not because I chased old PRs, but because I trusted myself again.
That’s what I want for you — trust, belief, and a comeback rooted in who you are now.
Coach Jessica (just after knee surgery and then 12 months later racing a 5K)
Coach Stephanie
I started running with my daughters in the stroller because I wanted them to see movement as joy, not punishment.
But over time, I felt the pressure to run a certain way. To get faster, do more, be “better.” I found myself stuck in comparison, losing the joy that brought me to running in the first place.
What changed everything was getting clear on why I wanted to run and building support around that truth — not around other people’s expectations.
Running became freedom again. It became identity. It became strength.
That’s the experience I want to help you build.
Coach Stephanie with her daughters when she first started running and most recently running Chicago Marathon in 2024.
Testimonials
As a woman we are the last fill our cup as we try to make sure everyone else’s cup is filled.
I always felt I didn’t have to over explain myself, “life is lifeing, Mari, I get it. —One missed run won’t ruin your training, give yourself grace and there is so much beauty in slowing down and resting. “ she said
She simply got me- she understood me and I truly valued working with a coach who truly made me feel seen and valued me not just as an athlete but as the wonderful and capable human that I am, somehow she reminded me without me even noticing. Needless to stay I feel in love with running again, because I too can do hard things, I just needed to learn that it’s okay to ask for help and I got it with Coach Stephanie
- Mari
Over the past 6 years Jessica's guidance has helped me reach numerous running goals, but it has truly been invaluable for the past 18 months as I navigated a tricky set of injuries.
She helped me stay patient as we gradually built back up to continuous runs, supplementing with cross-training and strength work which grew both my fitness and confidence and led to a very strong build for London this past spring. We just recently have been able to incorporate speed work again and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s ahead!
-Annie
The Runners Comeback Group Training Program is for you....
If you’re ready to say goodbye to:
Feeling guilty for making time for yourself.
Scrolling on IG for motivation and ending up discouraged.
Fear of injury holding you back.
The cycle of starting and stopping.
Comparison to your “old runner self.”
And hello to:
A plan that actually fits into your busy life.
The confidence to believe: I am an athlete.
A supportive community that understands you.
Running that feels joyful, not stressful.
A plan that actually fits into your busy life.