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.

 

Run with the Janes

Saturdays Run in Redondo 6:15 am contact: Tamar Gamliel tamar.chirolab@gmail.com

Sundays Run 4th and Georgina 7:30 am contact: Tania Fischer info@thejanes.net

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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Championships are often described as celebrations of excellence, fairness, and the highest standards of sport. From the inside, they feel different. They are large, complex, political events, where athletes are only one part of a much bigger picture…

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I had never raced a road mile before, but I didn’t have time to be nervous. As runners
arrived to pick up their bibs, everyone was in a celebratory mood, ready to run hard
and have fun. After jogging my warm-up with some new friends, I lined up on at the start of the open mile having forgotten all about the pre-race jitters…

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