Testimonials

Hi Pete,

I wanted to give you a quick update now that I’ve finished the full 7-week program.

I’m really happy with how things have progressed. I feel significantly better overall, and I’ve noticed a big improvement in how I move and perform during Muay Thai. My feet and ankles feel much better, and I feel more confident with my movement and training.

I really appreciate the time you put into assessing me and building the program around the weaknesses we identified. It definitely feels like the work we did made a real difference.

Thanks again for all your help and guidance. I really appreciate it, and I wanted to make sure I gave you an update on how much better I’m feeling.

I’ll definitely be back if I need anything in the future.

I started working with Gaby after my ortho recommended I work with a PT to have the best chance at rehabbing a labral tear without surgery and run successfully after multiple stress fractures. Historically, I haven’t enjoyed lifting/PT. However, because of Gaby’s creativity in the exercises we did and the progress I was able to feel as I stuck with lifting consistently, I came to enjoy those workouts too. I was able to run my trail ultra a year off of a stress fracture because my body was strong, and with Gaby’s help, we’d structured my training to be one of lower but more purposeful mileage.

After that race, I’ve continued to work with Gaby because I trust her and appreciate her cheerleading. She structures my training intentionally, is responsive, adaptable, and her workouts are just plain fun! I’m so lucky to be back to running without fear that something is broken or will hurt, and it’s in huge part thanks to her sorcery!

Working with Gaby has been a game changer!! For the last 3-4 years I have trained for several races and triathlons and I always end up getting injured. These injuries have continued to come back and even stack on top of each other. When I signed up for a full Ironman I knew I needed to do something different if I wanted to avoid injury. When I found Gaby I knew she could be the solution! So we started working together in Dec ‘25 towards an injury-free Ironman in Sept 2026!

In the spring, we worked hard to prepare my body for the high milage I’d hit later in the summer. Of course I had a few issues pop up but Gaby helped me manage each issue including shoulder pain from swimming, IT band issues, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, etc. Gaby not only helped me manage the pain, but in some cases we totally got rid of the pain!! Additionally, because of the PT exercises Gaby put together for me, I was able to stay on track with my Ironman training plan through the entire training block. I have never felt better going into a race! I cruised through the 2.4 mile swim and the 112 mile bike and then I crushed the marathon with a new PR, improving my marathon time by about 30 minutes!! Best, and probably most important of all, post-race my body feels AMAZING. I actually felt better the day after my first full Ironman, than I did the day after my first marathon! Forever grateful!!

Wish I could give you a big hug to thank you for everything!!

My name is Hannah Haber, I'm a rising senior at the University of Maryland, where I do club running. I've been training under Coach Alex Lucki for the past almost two years (wow!). I just wanted to send an email to you to tell you how awesome she is, what an amazing coach she has been, and how thankful I am for your program!

I joined GRS two years ago, in the fall of 2024, because I was overtrained and experiencing burnout (coming off of a successful high school career, I just kept adding mileage but was not smart about it!). Coach Lucki helped me a ton that cross country season with rearranging my schedule and helping me get back into the love of running.

Sadly, even after we'd worked to create a better schedule, my body still wasn't feeling great, and this turned into an iron deficiency that lasted almost all of 2025, really hurting my training plans. Through the discouragement of it all, Coach Lucki has been extremely kind, caring, and encouraging, helping me to take care of my body in a smart way and helping me to keep exercising in smart, constrained manners to allow for recovery, something I really enjoy and need!

My sophomore year on the track (2025), I was not able to compete fully in a single track race. But by this year, 2026, I was able to compete once again in the 1500 and ran a 5:19! While I still have a bit to go until I'm back to my full strength, I can confidently say this smart and effective training would not have been possible without Coach Lucki's tutelage. I am extremely thankful for the doctors and Coach Lucki for helping me return to my full strength, and I look forward to cross country seasons to come. Coach Lucki is extremely patient, talented, kind, and caring, and every VO2 message and Google Meet we share is personalized in a way that makes me feel seen and valued! I am so thankful for you guys and the work you do, especially Coach Lucki! I can not wait to see what this next season looks like - I know Coach Lucki will provide some great plans!

Unsure where to start, but if you take anything away from this: if you want to prove to yourself that you can do hard things, invest in people who believe in you, and Gaby was that person for me. Go Run Stronger has been a game changer for both my physical training and my mental strength. Having a coach who shows up as a real human and believes in you daily is something I will never take for granted.

When the days were tough, Gaby was in my corner. When injury hit, she knew the right approach, often doing less, not more. Because of her support over this past year, I reached my #1 goal for 2025: running my first marathon. I always believed I could achieve it, but getting to the start line healthy was the real challenge, and she guided me every step of the way.

The Go Run Stronger community has become a place where I can grow, learn, and connect with like-minded runners around the world. I also use the strength workouts on the app 2–3 times a week. They’re built specifically for runners, challenging in the best way, and incredibly effective for injury prevention, agility, and overall strength.

If you want to make changes or reach for the stars, you have to invest in yourself. Finding the right coach is a critical part of the recipe for success, and Gaby has been exactly that for me.

Thank you, Gaby and the entire Go Run Stronger team, for believing in me. I’m excited for what 2026 brings.

This was my first time working with a coach and my first marathon, and I couldn’t have had a better experience. Gaby was incredibly organized, uploading workouts two weeks at a time, and very responsive through Vdot, often checking messages multiple times per day. Her own running and marathon builds, along with her impressive results, are genuinely inspiring and motivated me to work harder and trust the process. With her guidance, I ran a 3:18 marathon in Philly and qualified for Boston 2027. I also used her strength coaching app, which was the perfect complement to the running plan. Highly recommend Gaby and the GRS strength app!

I’m so happy I found Go Run Stronger, especially as my first coaches. I really feel like I got lucky. Your team’s adaptability, communication & knowledge are something to be SO proud of. You’ve gone above and beyond anything I ever imagined wanting in a coach and a strength program. The runner-specific strength sessions, the community, the support… it’s all made me a stronger runner and a better human. What you’re doing for this sport is truly making a difference.

And thank you so much for pairing me with Neal!! He really has a gift. He’s personable, motivating, thoughtful & somehow knows exactly how to push me while still making me feel supported. He genuinely understands what it means to work hard & earn every step and inspires me to rise to that standard every day. I can’t say enough how much that has meant to me & I wanted you to know.

I can’t say enough about how instrumental Coach Eve was in helping me prepare for both HYROX and the Big Sur Marathon at the same time. Balancing two completely different endurance demands—strength-driven, high-intensity HYROX training alongside the long, grueling miles of marathon prep—felt overwhelming at first. She brought structure, clarity, and confidence to what could have easily felt chaotic.

She knew when to push intensity, when to pull back, and how to prevent burnout while still building real fitness. I honestly don’t think I would have gotten through both Big Sur and HYROX feeling as strong as I did without her guidance. I’m incredibly grateful for her support and would recommend her to anyone taking on big, ambitious goals.

I've been working with Gaby as my running and strength coach for the last 4+ months, and in a short period of time I'm the healthiest and strongest I've felt in a long time. After being stuck in an injury cycle I knew something needed to change, the first being prioritizing my lifting in a way I never have before. She takes everything into consideration when it comes to my program: any problem areas, personal goals, little desires so it works with my life. I've gone from someone who was never fully bought into the power of lifting to someone who's ALL IN and now loves it! I feel like a strong athlete again and it's been awesome.

I've also appreciated her guidance with my running. As a coach, it's so nice to not have to think about my own training and be able to "get to be an athlete." I'm training in a way that's different than what I've done in the past, but I'm embracing it, and it's cool seeing my body make strides and show me it can still chase the goals I want! I'm hopeful about my running overall for the first time in a long time and owe that to Gaby's guidance!

I'm not exaggerating when I say that working with Gaby has been life changing. I came to her with chronic hip issues that were interfering with my running goals. She was so thorough in identifying the problem and planning a detailed plan of action to tackle it. My sessions with her have been physically challenging (in a good way), and I have made so much progress in terms of hip mobility and strength. I especially appreciate her specific guidance on returning to running without pain. When other medical professionals have told me to "scale back," which is hard to quantify, Gaby gives me actual mileage targets each week so I can safely increase my training volume. I cannot thank her enough for her attention and expertise.

Getting to work with such an accomplished runner which as Coach Alex has been an incredible experience. Her knowledge and passion for the sport shines through and keeps you motivated to keep doing better! Very happy I decided to become part of the GRS community and Im already looking forward to the next training block.

For over a year, I have been working with Gaby on rehabbing a knee injury. Because of this injury, I was very hesitant to return to dance at full intensity. Gaby has been invaluable in helping me overcome this mental block and achieve my dance goals while remaining injury free. She tailors our sessions based on how I am feeling on a given day and makes strength training enjoyable yet intense. I am so lucky to have Gaby, and I always look forward to working with her every week!

I started working with Gaby after dealing with hip pain for over a year. Gaby treats me like an athlete - she gives me challenging and creative workouts and makes sure I understand why I’m doing each exercise. I’ve worked with other physical therapists and never felt like I was building real strength. Now I have a plan for building my miles back up and am confident I will be back stronger than before!

I first started working with Gaby and Pete in August. I was suffering from a calf strain mid-marathon training that left me unable to run without significant pain. I knew I needed to make a change in my training and cannot express how lucky I am that I connected with Go Run Stronger. It has changed everything!

Gaby and Pete got me back on my feet and through their expertise, care, and support helped me regain my confidence in running. Prior to working with them, my experiences had led me to believe that injuries were an inevitable part of running. I was fearful and full of doubt; however, my experience with GRS has helped me overcome that fear, confidently set running goals, and achieve milestones I never would have dreamed of hitting prior to working with this team.

In particular, the communication and support that have come from this program have exceeded all of my expectations. Gaby, who is my run coach, acknowledges every workout, asks me how everything is feeling regularly, wants to understand my goals, and programs to include all of these factors. She is an expert at what she does, but more importantly she is an incredible person to have in your corner. For the six months I’ve worked with her, I have been blown away by her response time and attention. She is always one of the first people to text me after a race and to celebrate my wins. Her dedication to what she does instills confidence in you, makes you believe you are capable, and gives you every tool you need to be capable. Working with Gaby, I was able to recover from the calf strain and complete my first marathon. More recently, I did a 50k perimeter run of NYC. For both, I felt so strong and was able to just enjoy the run—no fear of injury or distracting pain.

The wins I have had with running since joining this program have meant so much, especially after years of loving the sport but feeling limited by my body. I am now confidently pursuing distances and paces I wouldn’t have thought possible just six months ago, and it has everything to do with the quality of this program and the genuine care, support, and expertise that Gaby provides to each client on her roster.

I was always hesitant to hire a coach because I worried they wouldn’t listen to me and would push a rigid workout plan. However, working with Gaby completely changed my perspective. She took the time to understand my goals, adjust my training to fit my lifestyle, and always made me feel heard. As a slower runner, I thought a coach would only focus on making me faster, but Gaby celebrated every win—big or small—and constantly reminded me how far I’ve come, even when I couldn’t see it myself. Her support has made all the difference in my running journey!