Gordon Bakoulis has coached thousands of runners at all levels since 1985. She is certified as a running coach by the Road Runners Club of America. The founding coach of Athena New York women's running team in 1992, Gordon has also coached with New York Road Runners (NYRR), Personal Best Coaching, Craftsbury Running Camp, and Maine Running Camp, and has trained many individual runners.

Gordon qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials five times (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004) and was a finalist in the 1992 U.S. Olympic 10,000-meter trials. She represented the United States at the 1989 World Cup Marathon, the 1991 World Championships Marathon, the 1992 World Championships Half-Marathon, and the 1992 Beijing International Ekiden. Gordon has run a marathon in 2:33:01, a half-marathon in 1:11:34, and a 10K in 32:45.

She is an eight-time NYRR Fred Lebow Runner of the Year, and twice finished among the top 10 women in the New York City Marathon. In 2010, NYRR named Gordon the 2000-09 Runner of the Decade. The editorial director of New York Road Runners and the former editor-in-chief of Running Times magazine, Gordon is the author of three books: Cross-Training, How to Train for and Run Your Best Marathon, and Getting Real About Running. She speaks frequently about running, fitness, and health. Gordon lives in New York City with her husband (an accomplished marathoner himself) and three children (no word yet on when they'll tackle their first 26.2-milers).

Stuart Calderwood has coached runners of all levels for more than 30 years. He enjoys helping both beginners and experienced athletes with their training, fitness, and knowledge of distance running. During his 11 years as a head coach, his Laguna Beach High School (CA) boys' cross country team won the 1989 California State Championship and his Orange Coast College (CA) men's cross-country team won the 1988 South Coast Conference JC Championship. Stuart is currently an assistant coach of Central Park Track Club New Balance, for which he also competes. In 2009, he set the American 50-54 age-group track records at 25K and 30K; in 2003, he was the age-45 bronze medalist at the World Masters Championships marathon.

He has personal bests of 31:30 (10K), 1:10:07 (half-marathon), and 2:28:05 (marathon), but don't ask him the years in which those times were run.

Alison Cooper is an accomplished runner and triathlete who’s often seen atop triathlon and duathlon podiums. She’s a certified triathlon coach, personal trainer, and spin isntructor. Since 2010, she’s been counseling TFK runners to pace themselves. “It’s better to start at a moderate pace and finish strong, than start out too fast and crash at the end,” she advises.

Vincent Corso, better known as “Skinny Vinny,” ran his first marathon with TFK in 2007—after losing 150 pounds. The following year, he joined the TFK coaching staff, and since then has completed 14 marathons. Skinny Vinny understands TFK’s mission better than most, thanks to his own weight loss journey. When not racing, he spends a lot of time running after his two-year-old twins.

Bob and Shelly Glover are co-authors of several national best-sellers, including The Runner’s Handbook and The Competitive Runner’s Handbook. Together, they coach the Greater New York Racing Team. As the founder and director of NYRR’s Running Class program (started in 1978), Bob has taught thousands of runners of all levels, helping many go from beginners to ING New York City Marathon finishers. Shelly Glover, MA, is an exercise physiologist. Bob is a veteran of 35 marathons and often places in NYRR races in the 60-64 age category, while Shelly often places in the 45-49 category.

Kimberly Harrison majored in Exercise Science and studied coaching and psychology at Ithaca College, where she co-captained the lacrosse team. She holds a masters degree in Exercise Science from SUNY Cortland, and has recently shifted her coaching focus from lacrosse to running. Harrison has raced at distances from 5K to 50K (including six half- and five full marathons), and was honored to receive sub-elite status for the ING New York City Marathon in 2009. In the fall of 2011, she set personal records in both the half- and full marathon. A two-time veteran of the NYC Half-Marathon, she looks forward to following the Advanced Training Program to achieve her goals in this year's race.

April Henning was a standout runner in high school, and returned to the sport as a way to blow off steam while pursuing a PhD in Sociology. She ran her first marathon in 2007, and has been racing ever since.  April belongs to the Athena women’s team, and has completed four marathons. Last year, she ran a 3:10 PR, and began coaching with TFK. She advises new runners to "do it because you love it."

John Honerkamp has coached runners of all ages and abilities for 15 years. He was an assistant coach at St. John's University (Queens, NY) for five years, working with mid- and long-distance runners, and was the recruiting coordinator for all events. A 1998 graduate of St. John's, Honerkamp was an eight-time All-Big East and six-time All-East (IC4A) athlete while running for the Red Storm.

He earned 12 Big East All-Academic accolades and was the youngest semifinalist in the 800-meters at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials. After graduation, Honerkamp ran professionally for the Reebok Enclave Track Club from 1998 to 2001. Since moving to New York in 2001, he has run for the New York Athletic Club. He is an eight-time top-10 finisher at the U.S. Track & Field National Championships and a member of the American record-holding 4x1500-meter relay team. His personal bests include 1:47.26 (800 meters), 3:41.58 (1500 meters), and 4:01.30 (one mile).

Recently, Honerkamp has dabbled in the longer distances: He ran the 2010 ING New York City Marathon in 2:44:22, and the Long Island Half-Marathon in 1:12:24. And Honerkamp practices what he preaches: he trained for the 2011 Berlin and ING New York City marathons using the Official NYRR Training Plan.

Asteria Howard, a USATF-certified coach, joined TFK in 2008. A native of Bolivia, Asteria was a member of the Bolivian national track team from 1972 to 1977, excelling in the 100 meters, long jump, and relays. In 1995, she represented Bolivia in the marathon at the World Championships. In her first marathon, she made a common rookie mistake: wearing brand-new shoes. By mile 14, her feet were covered in blisters, but instead of dropping out, she took the shoes off and finished the race—in fourth place!

Sid Howard (Asteria's husband) holds multiple American and world records at various distances on the track and the roads—and he didn’t begin running until he was nearly 40. He was inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame in 2006, and began coaching with TFK in 2008. Sid’s character and persistence have also served him well outside of running—he dropped out of school at age 17, but went back in his forties and earned a college degree at age 59. His can’t-miss advice for running a marathon (or doing anything else) is “Never give up.”

Brian Hsia joined Team for Kids in 2009. Since moving to New York City four years ago, he has evolved from a sprinter into a long distance runner. When Brian attempted signed up for his first half-marathon, his only goal was to finish.  Since then, he has run 25 marathons and embarked on a quest to complete marathons in all 50 states. With a PR of 2:54:42 (in the 2010 Boston Marathon), Brian enjoys running competitively—but his greatest satisfaction comes from giving back to the running community.

Gail Kislevitz is a veteran of 22 marathons, including four ING New York City Marathons. Her award-winning writing appears monthly in Runner’s World, and she has written four books on running. Gail has been a coach with Team for Kids since 2002, helping thousands of runners accomplish their marathon goals. Her favorite tip for a first-time marathoner? “Just enjoy the journey.”
 

Deborah Meyer has been running for over 20 years and has completed 16 marathons. She joined TFK in 2011 and is a USATF certified coach. Deborah’s first marathon was the 100th running of the Boston Marathon in 1996. She’s since qualified for Boston four times and last year ran her marathon PR (3:24) there. But her favorite marathon experience came when she joined Team Fox and ran the 2009 ING New York City Marathon in honor of her Dad, who has Parkinson’s disease.

Matthew Moran is an Assistant Professor and the director of Undergraduate Exercise Science at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Before moving to Connecticut, he was the head Cross Country and Track & Field coach at SUNY Cortland from 2005-2008.

Under his leadership, SUNY Cortland runners earned 12 conference team championships, six top-4 finishes at the NCAA Championships, and two individual National Champion titles. Moran also received several coaching honors. Prior to coaching at Cortland, Moran served as a volunteer assistant under legendary coach Harry Groves at Penn State University from 2000-2004 and was the head cross country coach at his alma mater, St. Anthony High School (South Huntington, NY) in 1999.

A 1998 graduate of the College of William & Mary (Williamsburg, VA), Moran had a successful high school and collegiate running career. He was a Track & Field News High School All-American in the 3000-meter steeplechase, collegiate conference champion and meet-record holder, and member of the 9th place NCAA Division I cross country team. Moran continued running after college, and his notable finishes include a 10th place, 2:25 finish at the 2002 Athens Marathon and a 2:29 at the 2004 ING New York City Marathon. Inspired by his father, Kerry J. Moran, one of the most successful high school coaches in New York history, Moran created and coaches for the KJM Foundation. He is fascinated by the relationship between training variables and racing performance.

Drawing on his background in running, coaching, and research, Moran formed RUNtrix, LLC to give runners customized training programs that help them accomplish their goals. RUNtrix's sophisticated algorithms power the customized 12- and 16-week programs for the Official ING New York City Marathon and NYC Half Training Plans.

Tibor Nemes is an athletic renaissance man. He’s competed in downhill skiing (as a member of the Hungarian national team), sailing, windsurfing, soccer, basketball, running, and triathlon. In addition to countless road races and 20+ triathlons, he has run five marathons—two of them in New York. A certified triathlon and running coach, he stresses form and efficiency to minimize injuries and maximize fun.

Kim Watkins is TFK’s newest coach. She got involved last year when her company, inSHAPE Fitness, offered Boot Camp classes and stretching sessions to TFK runners. Kim’s favorite races include the Paris Marathon, the Bermuda Marathon, Vermont’s Covered Bridges Half-Marathon, and of course the ING New York City Marathon, and she intends to qualify for Boston someday—no matter what it takes.