Meet coach tammy

After 12 years of working in the education field and 2 years of coaching with a local running store, Tammy decided to follow her true passion of coaching and fitness in 2017, which is when TW Training was born. She always thought that run coaching [and often times casual running groups] were a bit unwelcoming for runners who didn’t consider themselves “fast” which is why TW Training specializes in supporting non-elite runners, especially those newer to long distance racing and who consider themselves middle of the pack runners.

Tammy is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, and a proud alum of the University of Michigan, where she received her B.S. in Movement Science. She’s completed 16 marathons, over 60 half marathons, and is running a half or full marathon in every state [with 35 completed so far]. She writes more about her race travels + shares tips on her blog, Tammy on the Run. She’s a certified run coach through RRCA, as well as a certified personal trainer [NASM] and functional strength coach [CFSC], and she’s helped hundreds of runners reach their big goals in the 9 years she’s been coaching.

Tammy currently resides in Chicago, IL, and can usually be found at a donut shop on Fridays.

core beliefs as a coach:

  • Communication is key to a successful coach-athlete relationship, especially with 1:1 coaching.

  • There is no such thing as a perfect training cycle. You can still have a successful race and hit a big PR [if that’s your goal] if you’re consistent overall, even if you miss some days of training.

  • Growth can be pretty uncomfortable at times, especially mentally. If you want to grow as an athlete, you need to be willing to try new things and go outside of your comfort zone.

  • Your health as a person comes before your athletic goals. While training does need to be a priority if you want to hit your big goals, it should never come at the expense of your overall health.

  • If you run, you’re a runner. All runners belong in this sport and pace shaming is not tolerated in the TW community.

  • Running is FUN. Time goals are great to chase, but never get so caught up in hitting a time that you forget why you’re running in the first place.