JOHN FUREY

John Furey has over 38+ years of experience coaching runners of all ability levels. To date, he has coached over 3,000 Boston Marathon Charity runners since program began in 1996.

In addition to coaching marathon runners, John has coached college cross country for 33 years. He is currently head coach of the Men's and Women's cross-country team at Quincy College.

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Coaching Philosophy: 
Quality over Quantity: Injury prevention, cross-training, strength train
and mobility key to performance; Train like a total athlete for Boston.

Running Background:
38+ years running
73,000 miles
600 races
Boston PR: 2:26
5k PR: 14:32
1 mile PR: 4:08

Education:
BS in Biology, MS in Exercise Physiology

Certifications:
BLS Instructor
NSCA – Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
ACSM Certified – Personal Trainer
ACSM Health Instructor
NASM – Corrective Exercise Specialist