Jesslyn Cummings, is our Running Guide from our parent company, About.com. To visit her Expert Corner on Calorie Count Plus, click here.

About:

Jesslyn Cummings is an endurance athlete, a coach, a friend, and a student.

Experience:

Jesslyn has been an avid runner for many years, spending the last 7 years going to seminars and classes on proper form, injury prevention, and women-specific running topics. She's coached beginners and long-time runners alike, for everything from starting a walking/running program for fitness to training for marathons and Olympic triathlons.

Education:

Jesslyn is currently pursuing a BA in English and Nutrition, while furthering her understanding of the human body and running through kinesiology, health, and running-specific classes and seminars.

From Jesslyn Cummings:

My running experiences have been some of the best of my life. In my opinion, running fuels people like nothing else can. I've been through injuries, slumps, and a multitude of other problems, but none of them have been a match for the obsession that running becomes. Running has made me healthier than I ever thought I would be before; it relaxes me, works my aggression and stress out, and gives me peace. Running is the ultimate connection between mind, body, and soul for me.