carrie
certified run coach
Carrie and her husband Paul are both former college tennis players. Having learned quite a bit to share along the way, Carrie and Paul began coaching college tennis in 2003. After coaching for 13 seasons, the couple holds the winningest records at St. Norbert College for both the men's and women's tennis programs.
In much the same way, Carrie's development as an endurance runner has turned a corner and is now at a stage where she hopes to share what she's learned with others. Today she holds two certifications — she is USA Track and Field (USATF) Level 1 certified by the National Council of Accreditation of Coaching Education as well as certified by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA)
Former Student and Businesswoman
A graduate of St. Norbert College with a major in Business Administration and minor in Economics, Carrie excelled in athletics as a four-year member and three-year captain of the SNC women's tennis team. She began her work life utilizing her business degree, holding management positions first at Schneider and later at Kohler Company. While working full time she also earned her MBA from UW-Oshkosh. Carrie left the business world, went through formal education to be Commissioned by the Diocese of Green Bay, and became a Youth Minister for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in De Pere. She held this position for six years until the birth of the families' third child, at which point she became a stay-at-home mom.
Avid Endurance Runner
After this shift out of the corporate world, Carrie's love for endurance running escalated. She had already run a few marathons by this time, but the refocus of perspective and time allowed her to push her personal running goals to new heights. Since then, she's developed into a far more complete runner. She's achieved new, unforgettable highs as well as lesson-learning lows in her development as an endurance athlete.
As of today, she is a veteran of over 60 full marathons (includes 12 Boston marathons), over 75 half marathons, ten 24-hour+ 200-mile team relays, and multiple 5k and 10k races. Carrie pushed her personal boundaries and completed her first 50-mile race at the Fall 50 USATF Road National Championship with a finishing time that landed her No. 41 in the US for all women. In 2015, Carrie completed her first 100-mile trail race in under 24 hours in conjunction with raising $15,000 for a non-profit organization.
In 2017, Carrie and Paul founded On Pace Race which started with organizing and leading the pace team for the 2017 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. Pacing is a selfless act of volunteerism where experienced runners run slower than they can in order to help motivate and support the racers to run faster than they ever thought possible. Carrie has now paced over 50 races and On Pace Race is present in over 20 states with pacers hailing from all over the United States.
Carrie and Paul also race direct and own two local races in De Pere - Run De Pere and Think Spring - De Pere and have formed On Pace Events. These events help support and give back to the local community.
Mother and Wife
At her core, Carrie strives to live a life of balance. She is a devoted wife to husband Paul for the last 20 years. Together, they are happily raising six children — Mia, Anna, Aaron, Molly, Miles and Allie. Stride for Balance — living out a day taking into account all that is important to you and putting necessary effort into each to cultivate the best results — is part of the Miller family creed. Stride for Balance applies to their relationship as husband and wife and their role as parents. Stride for Balance extend to business, faith, and in many ways, intertwines within every aspect of life.
Caroline
Certified Run Coach
Caroline is an avid runner, but also a mother, wife, Christian, professional, and loves to help others overcome challenges. She has been running for 20 years and it started as a way to manage stress, be healthy, and have quiet time. Caroline has a husband, three children, and does most of her running in the early quiet mornings.
Being a run coach combines her major passions in life, running and helping others. Caroline loves setting goals for herself and others, creating a training plan, customizing training plans, and executing the plan to maximize success. This can only be accomplished while keeping a balance as most people have busy lives to work around. Caroline believes strongly in customizing a training plan to each individual based on their goals, supporting each client, and adjusting the plan as needed to accomplish their goals. She loves to help with all kinds of goals, whether it is a first 5K, faster marathon time, injury free running, etc. She can’t wait to help you!