Coaching Philosophy
We believe that starting over is a sign of strength.
We believe that running should be fun.
And we believe that no matter your fitness level, time outside and time spent moving is time well spent.
Our Story
Meredith and Brittany first met as New Yorkers, when Meredith was training for her first New York City Marathon and Brittany was a fan of 5k’s and long walks in Central Park. When they each moved cross country, they kept in touch through annual trips that always seemed to involve at least one hike.
Brittany went on to have three kids and move cross-country again, settling in Seattle. Meredith lived in four states in four years, while navigating back-to-back foot injuries, autoimmune and asthma diagnoses, and ultimately, in 2024, a thyroid cancer diagnosis and surgery.
Through it all, they returned over and over to active goals, and holding each other accountable. In recent years they’ve hiked together on trails in Northern California, New Mexico, and Colorado, including Mount Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado. National parks trips are a favorite, and together they have visited Mount Rainier, the Narrows in Zion National Park, and the Grand Canyon.
That friendship, and the hard-earned empathy of starting over again and again, is what Wind at Your Back Run Coaching is built on.
Meet the team
Meredith Nadler
CoachMeredith has been running her entire life. She’s run 12 marathons, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Berlin, and qualified for Boston on her seventh try. She has also run 33 half marathons, with a goal of running 50 by age 50.
Off the road she loves to hike, and has solo hiked Druid Arch in Canyonlands National Park, rim-to-rim of the Grand Canyon and Mount Bierstadt, a 14er in Colorado.
Meredith is a UESCA certified running coach and a certified yoga teacher. She is based in Denver, CO.
Brittany Dansereau
Community Manager, Head of VibesBrittany lives in Seattle with her family, and menagerie of two horses, two dogs and seven chickens. Her favorite race is Bay to Breakers (but she’d rather be doing yoga).
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