SUCCESS STORIES

I have been running for 15-16 years. Originally, I started running to get in better shape and was only running about 10 miles a week. Since then, I have become much more interested in trail running and distance running. I have studied everything I can find on heart rate, lactate, thresholds, zones, and every aspect of running I can find (books and YouTube). I have put together my own training to complete everything from 5k to 50 miles. So, when I started using TRACER…

In 2017, my first attempt at a 50k race was an absolute disaster. Despite vowing never to do an ultra again, I found myself repeatedly signing up for longer races. Along the way, I stumbled through some failures but also managed to learn a few things. I figured out how to fuel, the benefits of strength training, and the wonders of recovery techniques like rolling out. But I couldn’t quite master the training plan.

When I showed up and ran my first marathon (admittedly under-prepared) it did not go well.  I was beat down, extremely humbled and came away from the experience knowing one thing: I want to properly train to come back and do this in a way that I can be proud of. So I embarked on a journey to become a marathon runner. It sounded simple enough, but turned out to be quite complicated and often disappointing. 

I started running at the beginning of college and immediately fell in love with endurance sports. I spent much of college doing triathlon and road running. Last year, I found trail running when hiking at Letchworth State Park (nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the East). I decided to do a race that circled the whole park, so in July 2023, I did my first trail race…

OK, yes, I am one of the founders of TRACER, so you can take my testimonial with a grain of salt. But from the very beginning of TRACER, Jason (co-founder) and I decided we had no interest in building a gimmick. If our app couldn’t ACTUALLY help people train better than a static plan, we didn’t want to carry it forward. So my testing of the app has been constant and very self-critical.

What sets TRACER apart is its use of artificial intelligence to create personalized workout plans. Guided by experienced coaches with real life success achieving results, TRACER iterated and adapted workout recommendations based on my needs. Missed workouts due to travel, sickness, or life happening didn’t throw off my training.