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Bakline's Future is Female Coaches series recognizes and celebrates the women in our sport who lead, inspire, and make us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Ayumi Nagano, head coach of cross country and track and field at Millennium Brooklyn High School. Ayumi's running journey began at age 12 and her experiences as a student athlete have shaped both her own running journey as well as her approach to coaching.  

In this series we talk to female coaches and leaders across a variety of aspects and disciplines within the running and fitness space about their experiences and insights as coaches, leaders, and game-changers.This week we’ve interviewed Janeil Mason, M.A., personal trainer and creator of Fit & Lit, a unique dance workout that combines elements of HIIT, strength, and cardio with great music. Janeil's work brings together her 20 years of dance experience and her expertise in exercise physiology. But more importantly, Janeil's classes express her passion for creating fun and engaging workout experiences that offer the opportunity to build a life-long commitment to fitness and health.

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sports who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Alison Staples, the 5K and 10K coach at Charm City Run and current Half Marathon and Marathon coach for the Maryland chapter of Team in Training.

We continue our celebration of the women of our sport who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger this week with an interview with Bakline Ambassador Dani Filipek, who has experienced every facet of the sport from the middle school track team, to life as a professional runner. She currently coaches athletes at all levels for Luke Humphrey Running. 

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sports who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Chavonne Hodges, the founder and one of the instructors at GrillzandGranola, a group fitness class built around creating a culturally-attuned, supportive and inclusive fitness community.

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sport who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Mary Johnson, who wears many hats as a runner, strength coach, running coach, mom, and founder of Lift.Run.Perform.

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sport who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. We want to get the perspective of women working with youth sports and adult clubs, to highlight coaches training recreational and competitive runners, and hear stories from tracks, roads, and trails.This week we’ve interviewed Jana Trenk, a director on the board of Prospect Park Track Club, one of the oldest running clubs in New York City.

In The Future is Female Coaches series, we’re celebrating the women of our sport who are leading, inspiring, and making us all stronger. This week we’ve interviewed Dr. Emmi Aguillard, who brings a unique perspective on the sport drawn from her years as a runner, coach, and physical therapist. Emmi is a former D1 athlete who currently runs and coaches with the NYC Dashing Whippets and practices at Finish Line Physical Therapy.

In this series we interview female coaches about their experiences and insights working across a variety of aspects and disciplines within the running space. This week we’ve talked to Pam Geisel, who brings her perspective as an exercise physiologist and director of performance services at the Hospital for Special Surgery.