On September 18th, 2011, Dr. Jeanne Johnson completed her first 5k race in Farmington, CT.Her goal was to run the race from start to finish without stopping. Jeanne not only reached this goal, she also had enough energy left for a final push the last tenth of a mile up a moderate incline to the finish line!

Jeanne first came to Conca Sport and Fitness (CSF) in January 2011 after having seen the progress her cousin was making here. At that time, her initial goal was simple: to lose weight and get healthier. She was overweight, tired most of the time, and recovering from some significant health issues in 2010 which had prevented her from doing much of anything.
    

Dr. Johnson, like many others, wanted something more from her training than what ordinary gyms could offer - she wanted that extra accountability to push herself a little further and to help motivate her to stay with it. While she’d tell you that the workouts can be grueling, Jeanne would also tell you that she’s gotten exactly what she’d been looking for.

“Julia has been exactly what I needed, someone to be accountable to, someone to push me when I would have given up.”

Dr. Johnson’s goal now is to stay fit long-term. Today, Jeanne is 25 lbs lighter and 13.4 inches smaller. “I still have some weight to lose to make my goal, but overall I feel great!”

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While Jeanne aims to continue running, doing as many 5Ks as she can over the next few months, and to look fantastic at her cousin’s wedding in November, she says that “my biggest accomplishment so far will be the running the Rugged Maniac Race this weekend in Southwick, MA. Who would have thought a year ago that this 42 year old, 50 lb overweight, tired girl would be able to do something like this!”