The Kind + Consistent Jump Start Program
You want to run
But part of you doesn't trust yourself with it anymore.
Introducing 12 audio-guided runs that coach you through the negotiation happening in your head (not just the miles on your feet) so you can just lace up and go...without the distressing mental chatter.
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Running has become a negotiation you're losing.
There's a part of you that loves running. And another part that's been burned before and doesn't believe you can be trusted with it. Until those two parts learn to work together, running will always feel fragile.
That's the problem this program was built to solve.
Not with more structure (you've already tried that, right?.)
Not with a better plan (is there even such thing?)
With a different kind of coaching,
the kind that happens during the run, in real time,
exactly when you need it,
and directed at diffusing the tension
so you can be consistent (but not at the cost of being self-kind)
and kind (but not at the cost of ~not showing up~)
"You don't lack discipline.
You lack a running practice that doesn't ask you to override yourself to start or finish it."
Here's what usually happens: You lace up. You feel okay for a few minutes. Then some version of a familiar voice shows up — the one that wonders if you're going too hard, or not hard enough, or if you should have rested today, or why this feels so difficult when it used to feel natural.
Some days you push through it. Some days you don't go at all.
It's not that you lack motivation. (You've proven that! You keep coming back to the idea of running even though it definitely hasn't been easy.) It's that running has gotten tangled up with something harder to name.
The pressure you put on yourself.
The fear of slipping into old patterns.
The all-or-nothing thinking that turns a missed run into a statement about who you are.
Where the 12 runs will take you
From vision to full circle, and everything that happens in between.
If running has been wrapped up in compulsive exercise, rigid training rules, guilt around rest, or pressure to perform, all while still struggling to even show up to your running practice , you're not alone in being here, and this program was built with you specifically in mind.
There are no pace requirements. No mileage goals. No performance tracking. (...The guided runs are designed to interrupt the spiral, not accelerate it!)
You're always encouraged to adjust, walk, or stop. The "Fun Size" option (warm-up only) counts. It counts completely. That's the whole design.
The program draws on IFS (Internal Family Systems), somatic awareness, and self-compassion practices. It's not therapy. But if you've been unraveling from fitness and diet culture already by yourself or with a professional, you'll find that this complements that work (not competes with it).
Designed to be gentle & accessible
Most running programs coach you before and after the run.
This one coaches you during it.
That distinction matters. Because the moments that derail you-- the ones where you decide you're going too hard, or not hard enough, or that you should have just stayed home--those moments happen in the middle of the run. In real time.
The audio creates a small pause between the impulse (stop, push harder, spiral) and the response. Instead of reacting automatically, you get a moment to notice what's actually happening and get coached through it.
Most runners start to recognize familiar internal voices that show up during effort. The part that always wants to push harder. The part that would rather quit before it gets hard. The internal critic who's keeping score.
This program doesn't try to silence those voices. It helps you work with them.
Do this 12 times and something shifts. Not because you forced it, but because you repeated it--and each repetition gave you slightly more data about yourself, slightly more evidence that you can make a decision mid-run and be okay.
Consistency starts coming from trust instead of willpower. (That's the difference!)
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WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT
Kind + Consistent Jump Start
The program
A live one-month, audio-guided running experience. 12 runs, delivered through a private podcast feed, waiting in your ears so you just show up, press play, and I'll help you with the rest.
Each run has the same structure: a warm-up, a run where the coaching happens in real time, and a cool-down reflection. You can run, walk, or mix the two however you need (I'll even coach you through that decision each time.) The coaching doesn't care how fast you're going.
Optional add-on: Wednesday Running Hotline — weekly personal coaching audio, $97.
No pace goals. No performance expectations. No version of "falling behind."
One month. 12 runs. $97.
The next program starts on the first Saturday of the next month. Doors open to join around the 20th of this month.
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Fun Size runs
warm-up only counts as a complete run in this program (because all-or-nothing is exactly what ended the last streak.)
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Full Circle kick-off call
we start together before your first run...you're not beginning alone this time.
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Private Strava community
ptional, low-pressure, genuinely supportive--no one's asking about your splits.
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Weekly Feedback Loops
so you don't silently fall off and never come back.
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Run Reflections
five minutes after each run to track what you're actually learning, not just how far you went.
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12 audio-guided runs via private podcast feed
no new platform, no learning curve, and when the month ends, the runs stay.
Before you ask. (Because you were going to.)
Your questions
"Why 12 runs? That seems arbitrary..."
It's actually pretty deliberate. Twelve runs is long enough to actually shift something, and short enough that you can see the finish line from the start. Think of it as a reset period, not a forever commitment. Just a bounded container where something very powerful can happen. Also, most folks I talk to "just want to run 3x/week." So, let's do it!
"What if I can't stay consistent?"
That's almost the whole point. You'll learn what to do when you miss a run--how to return without the story about the missed run becoming the whole story, you know? Fun-Size runs count. Coming back after a week off counts. There's no version of "falling behind" that disqualifies you here.
"What if I start pushing too hard again?"
The audio coaching interrupts that pattern while it's happening, not after. That's the whole design! The guidance helps you notice what's coming before you've fully spiraled into it.
"I'm not sure I'm a 'runner.' Is this still for me?"
Yes. Most people who join this program don't currently think of themselves as runners. No problem. The program doesn't require you to identify as any type of athlete. You just need to want to run again--and to be curious about what's been getting in the way so you can just lace up and go.
"I've tried programs before and quit. Why would this be different?"
I'd actually rather you expect to have hard days. The question isn't whether you'll have them, it's what the program teaches you to do on them. Runs 1–12 are specifically designed to answer that question, run by run, in real time.
"Is this therapy?"
No, and I want to be clear about that! The program draws on ideas from IFS, somatic practices, and self-compassion work — but it's a running program, not a therapeutic relationship. If you're actively working through disordered exercise with a therapist, this will sit beautifully alongside that work, not replace it. I have a therapist referral guide if you want to share it with your provider.
I made a free guided run on Spotify--same format, same coaching style as inside the program. During the run, I'll run alongside you through the kind of coaching we practice across all 12 runs.
It's about 25 minutes. No email required. If it resonates, you'll know. (If it doesn't, you'll know!)
Honest check
This is probably not for you if:
- You want a progressive plan with mileage targets and pace goals.
- You thrive on "no excuses" energy.
- You measure a good run purely by performance metrics.
- You believe pushing through discomfort is always the right answer.
- You love running but feel conflicted about it.
- You've stepped back because running got too rigid or overwhelming.
- You want consistency — but not the white-knuckled kind.
- You're interested in IFS, somatics, or just understanding yourself better as a mover.
- You'd rather build a real relationship with running than optimize it.
- You've tried programs before and quit — and want to understand why.
This is probably for you if:
"Kind + Consistent Jump Start is the program I needed and didn't have. I'm (SOOO) glad it exists for us now and that we get to do this together."
Karly is the founder of The Public Run Club, which has been helping women rebuild their relationship with running for eight years.
Karly Borden
There was a time running didn't feel like freedom to me. It felt like pressure.
Part of me loved it. Another part didn't trust me with it. For a long time I believed the solution was more discipline-- better plans, stricter routines, more rules. But more structure never created the relationship with running I actually wanted. It just created more to fail at.
So I started experimenting with something different. Instead of forcing consistency, I worked on rebuilding self-trust. Run by run, decision by decision.
And consistency "came back." Not through pressure. Through something much, much kinder. I'd love to share the process with you.
Founder, The Public Run Club
A note to the runner who misses running.
Ok so maybe you haven't called yourself a runner ~in a while.~
But something about it still lives in you. You notice it when you see someone running down a quiet street. Or when the weather feels perfect for a run. Part of you wonders if you could find your way back to it again (!?!).
But not the version of running that felt rigid or overwhelming. Something softer. Something where slowing down doesn't feel like failure. Where movement feels like a relationship you're rebuilding rather than a test you're trying to pass.
That's the space this program was created for.
If that sounds like you, you're very welcome here, you runner you.
- Karly