The Janes Elite Racing

Providing a supportive training and racing environment for women so that they can reach their goals athletically and professionally while promoting a healthy spiritual well-being.

Tania Fischer wanted people to look. In 2002, she bought five hot pink dance tops with bows and black bottoms for each athlete on her Santa Monica-based team to wear for cross country Club Nationals in Sacramento, California – herself included. At the time, most of the uniforms available to women were men’s uniforms; they’d tuck in any extra fabric. Fischer was done with that…

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Marathon recovery is a topic that faces every marathoner but it can be a tricky situation. Many factors can influence how a runner’s recovery may go. In this episode, Tanya Lerch and I talk through our wildly different California International Marathon training, races, and recoveries. Tanya smashed the race to the tune of running 3:05 and a PR. As fast as she is, she’s an even better person who bring tons of insight and humor to the show…

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Sixteen Janes made the journey to Tallahassee, some of us barely, and all of us missing our teammates who couldn’t make it to the start line this year. Post covid, cancer, divorce, freak accidents, injuries– we found ourselves together in community again..

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2021. A new start, a new way to race, and hopefully, SOME kind of finish line in sight.

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