My Story

My name is Carina Heilner, I am 43 years old. I’ve been married to my husband for 22 years. We have 5 children ages 20, 18, 15, 12 and 9.

I started running when I was 27. We had just moved and I was having a hard time making friends. A few girls in my neighborhood were training for a half marathon and my husband suggested that I join them as a way to make friends. I hated running, but I was THAT desperate to make friends. 😂 Not only have I made the best friends through running, but I fell in love with it. Since then, I have run 25 marathons and I don’t even know how many half marathons and other races. My current marathon PR is 2:47, and my half PR is 1:16.

Other than running, some things I love to do are spending time with family and friends, shopping and fashion, traveling, hiking, biking, and being outside in general.

After my 5th baby, in 2015, I had a devastating injury. I couldn’t even move without pain, let alone run. It was a very dark time. I went to several doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors etc. I also tried expensive therapies like PRP and stem cell injections. Nothing was working. Doctors told me I would never be able to run again. I was heart broken. It was after a year of trying to figure out how to heal that I found a physical therapist in Australia that said he could give me the tools to heal my injury. After working with him for 3 months, I was pain free and running better than I ever had! I wanted to share these tools with other runners so no one would ever have to go through what I’d been through, so I had him train me!!

I am passionate about running correctly and giving others the tools they need to run and move without pain or injury. And beyond that, to run and move with efficiency and get the best results their bodies are capable of. I know these tools work and will improve not only your running, but keep your body moving in good form for life!

What People Are Saying

MARATHON PR 2:47
HALF MARATHON PR 1:16
FIRST OVERALL WOMAN AT 3 MARATHONS

Running is a skill, I am here to give you the tools to perfect it.

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