Coach Jill

Coach Jill is a blessed homeschool mom of 2 children, Josh & Mya, and happily married to her husband Ryan for 29 years. She and her 2 runners joined the team in 2018, and Jill was subsequently granted the opportunity to become a Blazers coach in 2021.

Jill has been an avid runner all of her life, having set the girls high school 1 mile record, and she continued to run in a club at college and now locally here in York County with Run SC Fast Feet. One of Jill’s favorite weekend activities is to run different races with her family all over the Carolinas, or watching a running movie at home together, or exploring a new trail at a state park or greenway. Jill has several years experience coaching cross country and track, and she thoroughly enjoys helping others to run with a focus on proper mechanics & efficient form, mental strength & race strategy, and healthy nutrition/hydration. She likes to read any informational runners guide to help develop running skills for all ages, and she truly believes that running not only can improve your day, but ultimately, it can change your life just by the connection and camaraderie felt among fellow runners. She finds strength in God’s promise found in Isaiah 41:10 that God is with us every step of the way. Her running goal is to be just behind her own runners at the finish line and to continue to place in her age group. A personal dream would be for cross country to become an Olympic sport again and to see such a race in person at the Games someday. However, seeing each person accomplish his/her goal is enough to celebrate every time.

“Do your best, and let God do the rest.”

Text is simplest, but coach Jill can be reached anytime by text, phone, or email:

Cell/Text: 803-517-7901
Email: 2bjilly2@gmail.com