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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 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.

Without mesocycles and training blocks to number our weeks and measure progress, it can be hard to stay focused, or even motivated to train. ‘What am I training for’? may even become a question we ask ourselves when there seems to be little point in getting out the door. There’s another way to look at this gap in the race schedule, though: instead of training for an uncertain finish line, we can train for the next starting line.

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.