Lady Speed Stick® Women’s Half Marathon Series - Nashville, TN

The following coaches and clinics come highly recommended by the staff of Women’s Running magazine. Whether you’re looking for advice, online training, group training or one-on-one personal coaching these coaches and or clinics can help you cross the finish line with a smile on your face!

Training Program:

Fleet Feet Nashville
Nashville, TN

Fleet Feet Sports Nashville is offering a 2nd annual Women's Half Marathon Training Program beginning on Saturday, July 9th at 7am. This 12 week program is open to runners, walkers and run/walkers with a limit of 400 participants. The first group workout will be a three mile run or walk, beginning at the Fleet Feet store.

When you register for this women's only training program, you will receive a training schedule, weekly group workouts with mapped routes and fluids, the resources of a coach, physical therapist, masseuse and a nutritionist, a Nike technical tank top and a $25 Nike coupon to be used in the store! You will also have the resources of 400 other women, mothers, daughters, sisters and best friends to encourage you to reach your goal of completing a half marathon!

Registration is now open! Go to Fleet Feet Sports Nashville to receive more details. Cost for this program is $75. To register for the Fleet Feet Nashville training program click here.

Your Coaches:

Coach Niki G
Brentwood, TN

Niki has been a Certified Personal Trainer for over 15 years and is the owner of Niki G’s Fitness, the largest boot camp program for women in the Nashville area. Her running group members have completed three half marathons in the past year and several 5k, and 10k races. Niki specializes in helping women run their first half marathon by incorporating cross training, group runs, and an overall training program to be ready to finish their first half strong! Her motto is simply “set BIG goals and take one step at a time.” She believes all women deserve to take time for themselves through training and to experience the feeling of completing a race!

Niki G’s training group has members of all running and fitness levels. All levels are welcome to join! Race Training is FREE for all Boot Camp members, but non-member options are also available.

Coach Gary Gosch
Nashville, TN

Gary is very passionate about running and helping those he trains succeed. He has written articles for several running publications and has over 35 years running experience. Gary has run over 1,100 races, including 25 marathons.

Gary has trained several Boston qualifiers and age group award winners in addition to numerous first-time marathoners/half marathoners and 5-K participants. He has trained individuals for the past 10 Country Music Marathon/Half Marathons and has a success rate of 98%. To find out more about Gary and his coaching services, e-mail him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 615-599-9855.

Coach Jenny Hadfield
Chicago, IL

Coach Jenny Hadfield is the co-author of Marathoning for Mortals and Running for Mortals. She is a nationally recognized speaker and writer and is co-owner of Chicago Endurance Sports. Jenny is also a regular columnist for Women’s Running magazine. To learn more about Jenny and find out about her on-line training programs go to: www.jennyhadfield.com.

Coach Christine Hinton
Baltimore, MD

Coach Christine is a regular contributor to Women’s Running magazine and has also been seen in Runner’s World, Tri-DC and other local and regional publications. She has been competing herself for almost 30 years and has been coaching for 10. Coach Christine has experience with all levels of runners from beginners to regionally elite athletes.

To find out more about Coach Christine, and her coaching services, please visit www.TheRunningCoach.com or email her directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Coach Carla Gregor
Washington, DC

Carla Gregor is an RRCA-certified running coach who has been coaching for 10 years. Carla offers training programs for all levels of female runners and for all distances from 5k to the marathon. Carla is located in the Washington, D.C., area but does online coaching for runners all across the country as well as internationally. Carla can help you cross the finish line of The Women’s Running magazine Women’s Half Marathon or 5K!

To find out more about online training or group training programs go to www.startrightfitness.com.