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began her coaching career in 1992 and since then has coached over 9,000 runners helping them to achieve their goals whether it is running their first mile or pursuing their personal best in the marathon. Mindy has a USA Track & Field, Level 3 running coach education and is an American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer. Her innovative and personalized training programs for groups and private clients combine a keen understanding of both the sport of running and the principles of health and fitness.
from a home-based office and in 2006 she fulfilled her dream and opened New York City’s first and only training facility for runners. With her 17 years of experience, she expanded her services and staff to include yoga classes, conditioning classes, fitness testing services, massage therapy and nutritional counseling. She is an original, as she has successfully combined her knowledge of both the running world and the fitness world to develop runners into all-around healthy individuals.
she has devoted herself to her runners and the running community-at-large, becoming a knowledgeable resource to a generation of runners. As one of the country’s leading running coaches, she has coached runners near and far to cross the finish lines of races and marathons in such cities as Anchorage, Berlin, Bermuda, Boston, Chicago, Dublin, London, Medoc, New York City, Paris, Prague, Vancouver and many more.
she has transformed the sport with her hands-on approach to her world-class coaching system which guarantees that runners at every level will achieve their goals. Her programs have been imitated but never equaled.
led to the creation of the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society's Team In Training marathon program (TNT) in New York City where she served as its head coach and marathon consultant from 1994 to 2001. Her expertise in both coaching and sports marketing led to the mentoring of dozens of the Society’s staffers nationwide and the accomplishment of successfully coaching over 3,000 marathon runners who collectively raised over $8 million dollars for the Society. Much of what you see today at TNT is a direct result of her efforts.
in many capacities has led to various appointments. From 1994 through 2000, Mindy served as a clinical advisory board member for the American Running Association, and in 2001 she received the American College of Sports Medicine’s Community Service Award for her service to runners and sports medicine professionals in New York City. She has also been a PowerBar® Team Elite sponsored athlete since 1994, and has left her coaching stamp on many health club facilities in New York City including Reebok Sports Club/NY, New York Sports Club and Crunch.
Mindy has worn many hats throughout her career. She created the Polar® Heart Bra, a bra that secures the heart rate monitor into place, and is a contributing writer and spokesperson on the sport of running, with many of her articles and quotes appearing in national publications such as Runner's World, Fitness Runner, New York Runner, Women's Running, Fitness, Self and Shape. Additionally, Mindy has appeared on the television shows Access Hollywood, CNN, Today In New York, 20/20, Good Day New York, Good Morning America and The CBS Morning Show.
Coach Mindy can also be seen adorning the label of Owater, an energy sports water. Check it out at Owater.
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Mindy Solkin
