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Hi Marcela, I am writing to tell you how pleased and impressed I am with the FIT program. It’s just as the website describes it: friendly and effective. I am achieving a new level of fitness and I thank your leadership and the support and motivation from our assistant coaches, Brett and Celeste. Yesterday, BrettRead more

I joined FIT in 2000 and have been connected ever since. My husband Torrance bought me my first pair of running shoes to help me keep the 100 lbs off that I gained when I quit smoking!!!! There is no way, that I could have imagined running 5 miles; let alone 26.2!!!! Thanks to GodRead more

I had a swim meet this past weekend and would like to thank-you for all the support you gave to me. Sonia and David were there for support and made sure I did not missed my events.Read more

My name is Debbie, and I am the assistant FIT coach for Group “C”. I am a Registered Nurse and work in surgery. I was born and raised right here in South Florida. I am 39 years old, and have been married for 18 years. I have 2 wonderful sons ages 13 and 6. OurRead more

Marcela, I read with such admiration about folks who are able to go on these amazing diets, overcome all kinds of adversity, improve their health and turn their lives around with running. I am not one of those people. Before F.I.T. I do not recall ever running more than 2 miles in my life (andRead more

Hi Marcela, What a wonderful weekend we just had at the Miami ING Marathon. I am so glad to be training with FIT. I spoke to several people and told them it is very difficult to do this if I was on my own. The FIT camaraderie is fantastic and a spiritual boost of reachingRead more

My success story: I want to thank the FIT team for encouraging me to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I trained with FIT last year before taking a long hiatus to recover from a knee injury and an eating disorder. Recovery was a long process, but it taught me the value of nutrition, health & friendship.Read more

My name is Kimmie, I’m a baby to F.I.T. just joined over a month ago. I met Marcela when I use to work at Motorola. She watched me struggle with my weight for many years. I have been battling with this issue since the age of 18. My heaviest weight was 297 pounds. At ageRead more

I joined Friends in Training in August 2006 at the request of a friend who thought it would be a great idea to train for a half marathon. I surprised myself when (without hesitation), responded to the request with a nonchalant, “Sure”. Those who know me are well aware that when it comes to physicalRead more

Hi Marcela, I wanted to express to you and the other FIT members my happiness and gratitude to find a group of like-minded individuals and so close to home as well. It seems so long ago that I used to be a pretty serious runner (but never very fast). I miss those days when IRead more