Maureen Kenney, 36, swears by the Michigan Institute for Human Performance's strength and conditioning training programs. The St. Clair Shores marathon runner and mother of five has been working with Institute Founder, Sherry McLaughlin for a year, during which time she healed her frustrating injury and perfected her running.
Nine months after she lost 110 pounds, Kenney started training for a half-marathon. But pain held her up. "I couldn't run and I was very frustrated."
After meeting with McLaughlin, whom Kenney dubbed, "The Miracle Worker," she was able to understand, and therefore fix, those impediments.
"The great thing about [the Institute] is that you don't have to be a professional athlete [to work with them]. She [McLaughlin] deals with each person individually. She knew how important this goal was for me; she really extended herself and went out of her way to help me cross the finish line."
— Excerpt from Teaching Athletes How to Train January 2000 Michigan Sports & Fitness Magazine
In the News 
Vol. 5, No 3 (2008)
