ABOUT
At Can’t Stop Endurance, we work with runners from beginner to advanced. From rookies to marathon champions, we provide personalized coaching to help endurance athletes reach their personal goals. Whether it is a 5k or a 100-mile ultra, we have been there as coaches and athletes.
Just put your shoes on.
Run smart.
If you want to push yourself and reach your goals, you need to get out of your comfort zone. Finding the proper workload to achieve the desired outcome is key to personal peak performance.
Train hard.
Working hard on the hard days is essential to success; going easy on the easy days is just as crucial. Knowing the proper work-to-recovery ratio and listening to your body is equally important. Keeping our runners healthy is integral to successful. We want to find the “sweet spot” where we get the desired performance without pushing you to overtraining or injury.
Race fast.
Helping you achieve your own personal peak performance is our goal. We use proven training methods, with a focus on building a proper aerobic base, "just enough" anaerobic work and avoiding injury. In addition, we teach our runners proper mental focus, running form, and fueling and race strategies to help them become smarter, faster runners.
MEET OUR COACHES
COACH KEVIN LEATHERS
Coach Kevin began running 40 years ago as a high school freshman. His love of running developed on the track and on the cross country course. He added triathlon to his list of passions while in college.
Kevin began coaching informally over 25 years ago and started Can't Stop Endurance in 2006. He has coached runners from beginners to marathon champions. Kevin has also coached thousands of runners through his work with the Team McGraw and St Jude Heroes charity programs. The driving force in his endurance career has been the personal "test of self". Coaching allows him to help others achieve their own personal peak performance.
30+ marathons including Boston, NYC & Chicago
Hundreds of races from 5K to half-marathon
35+ years of triathlon including sprint distance to Ironman
USA Triathlon Age-Group Nationals and USAT Age Group All-American status
Ultrarunning experience: 50K, 50 Mile, 100 Mile
National Coach - Team McGraw charity program (2007-2015)
National Run Coach - St Jude Heroes (2010-2020)
Head Coach - Run the 901 Training Groups
Run Coach - Victory Triathlon Club
Co-Host - Can't Stop Endurance Podcast
COACH JENNIFER TURNER
Having been an active runner for over forty years, Jennifer began her journey as a student at Savannah Central High School in the late 70’s, there were no girls’ track or cross country teams. So, her love for running took an early hold before the opportunity to compete presented itself.
Her first competitive race was in 1991 in Memphis, Tennnessee - appropriately enough with the Elvis Presley 5k! Consistently competitive within her age group in the 5K, she upped her game in 1995 with the completion of her first marathon; her second followed in 1998. She has been a member of the Memphis Runners Track Club for over twenty years and has regularly competed in their Road Race series in preparation for the annual St Jude Memphis Half Marathon.
In 2019, Jennifer participated in the “M -Town Series Training Group.” This was her first experience working with a coach. Coach Kevin took her “under his wing,” as she loves to reflect, training her for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon toward her goal of a Boston Marathon qualifying time. Not only did she qualify for Boston with 17 minutes to spare, but she also took home the win for her age group!
On a personal note, Jennifer has been married to her husband John for thirty-one years and lives in Munford, Tennessee. They have two children, Daniel and Lily, and as they are all graduates of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, they are huge supporters of UTK sports.
She enjoys running, biking, golfing, water skiing and traveling with her family.
2020 Germantown Half Marathon (1st Place Female Grandmasters)
2019 Memphis Runners Track Club Road Race Series (1st Place Female Grandmasters)
2019 Celebrate Munford 5K (1st Place Overall Female)
2019 Smoky Mountain Half Marathon (3rd Place Female Masters)
2019 St. Jude Memphis Marathon (1st Place - Age Group)