In this episode I sit down and interview my college cross country and track coach Jenny Ryan. 

We get to hear about:

-Her journey as a runner, cross country skiier, and biathlete, how she trained into her 20's and 30's, and how close she came to making it to the Olympics

-Her journey as a coach and what she believes to be the most important thing that a coach can give an athlete

-What she believes sets those who achieve their goals apart from those who don't

-What it was like to coach me as a college athlete

-and HER Breaking 5 moment as a COACH

Can't wait for you all to hear this one!

Jenny Ryan is the head cross country and track and field coach at Northern Michigan University. She can be contacted at [email protected]. 

In this episode Kristen Schulz, the host of this podcast, shares her running journey. 

She shares how she originally got into running, her experience running high school and college track, the number of injuries and setbacks she faced after college, and present day where she has decided to return to the track and set some pretty lofty goals. 

She shares the mission for this podcast through her story and the reason for "Breaking Five - A Running Podcast"