Who IS HANNAH HOLMES?

Pushing the Limits

When I started running I was the slowest kid on the high school track team. I was only able to run a block at my first practice. I kept coming back because I loved running and I believed I was capable of more and wanted to find out what that was. Over time consistent practice led to faster times but I wasn’t taking the sport too seriously.

I decided to walk on to my college track and cross country teams simply because the teams were small and I loved running. Over those 4 years I improved my 5k time by almost 5 minutes, ran distances from 800m to 26.2mi, competed in 4 national championships, and earned NAIA All-American in the marathon distance. It was during this time in college that my competitive spirit really caught fire. When I ran I felt unbreakable. The trials I faced in a race or tough practice only made me stronger. I wanted to see how far the limit stretched.

After college I had a string of injuries that almost led me to give up on running entirely in 2017. I thought maybe I had found my breaking point. But the idea of giving up my passion for running before I achieved all that I felt I was capable of hurt more than any physical pain. I took a break from road racing and found an outlet for my competitive fire at a local CrossFit gym.

I did my first OCR race through the gym in 2018 and quickly fell in love with this new type of challenge. From 2019-2021 I made 12 OCR podiums including 2nd at Spartan CO Springs 2021 and 1st at OCR World Championships 2021 in the women’s pro team relay.

OCR Highlights

6 Cerus Podiums 2019-2021 including Ruk, Luv, and Brix Championships
2nd at Spartan CO Springs Sprint 2021
OCR Dream Team 2022
1st at Spartan Fort Carson Sprint and Super 2022
OCRWC Women's Pro Team Relay Champion 2021, 2022

Why work with Me?

I love being a part of something bigger than myself and helping others succeed.

I got to dig into this as a senior in college when I was elected team captain. I loved teaching the ropes to the younger athletes on the team and cheering them on as they discovered their potential.

After graduation I looked for local opportunities to give back to the running community. I had the opportunity to volunteer as an assistant track and cross country coach at Bear Creek High School (Lakewood, CO) for 3 years. I soaked up an immense amount of technical coaching knowledge from some amazing coaches and built incredible relationships with those high school athletes. I worked with middle distance, long distance, cross country, and hurdles athletes. I also supervised in the weight room and designed conditioning workouts.

I took that knowledge and grew it as I became involved with the youth track and field summer program through Colorado Association of Recreational Athletics. During that time I was also chosen to coach the Wednesday Night Speed Workouts at Boulder Running Company (Littleton, CO) for a community of runners with a variety of ages and paces.

As a coach I will bring my diverse background of coaching experience combined with my personal experience as a runner and elite OCR athlete to design the best program to fast track your success.

Coaching Qualifications

High School Assistant Coach (2015-2018)
CHSAA Certified Coach (2015-2018)
USATF Level 1 Certified Coach (2016-2020)
CARA Youth Track and Field Coach (2017)
Wednesday Night Speed Workout Coach (Boulder Running Co, 2017-2018)
NASM Certified Trainer (in progress)