
Grit Grace & Guts:
Preparing for Hard Things & Full Lives
A 12 week, group program, specifically created for women committed to the Marji Gesick Race to create a performance and life practice while preparing to do hard things—whether it’s your first, your next, or your hardest – in the midst of already full lives.
This space is for women stepping into the unknown, returning after disappointment, or expanding into longer, harder efforts. There’s no hierarchy here—only honest effort, shared language, and support that respects your strength.
What if preparing for the Marji Gesick wasn’t just about finishing the race?
It’s about learning how to trust yourself under sustained pressure—on the trail and in life.
You already know how to endure. The real work is learning how to endure without abandoning yourself or your life.
The GRIT, GRACE & GUTS Program
A systems-based approach to identity, energy, habits, and community.
GRIT – Endurance with Integrity
Build a base that can hold the work ahead.
- Clarify why you’re doing this (beyond the race itself)
- Define what kind of woman you want to be under stress
- Build identity-aligned habits that support your life
- Identify your strengths and access them under pressure
- Notice when grit slips into self-abandonment—and course-correct
Goal: Build a base that can hold long effort, high stress, and a full life.
Grit isn’t white-knuckling. It’s staying with yourself when it gets hard.
GRACE – Regulation, Recovery & Self-Trust
Move through effort without burning out.
- Regulate your nervous system during long, uncertain efforts
- Manage time, energy, and expectations realistically
- Practice knowing when to push, soften, or step back
- Build confidence rooted in self-trust rather than external validation
Goal: Sustainable performance and life integration, so endurance doesn’t come at the cost of yourself.
Grace is knowing when to adjust – not quit – so you can go the distance.
GUTS – Truthful Courage
Find your limits without compromising integrity.
- Align effort with your values
- Stay connected without over committing or losing yourself
- Use community and relationships as support, not pressure
- Choose alignment over applause or expectation
Goal: Honest courage that lets you find your limits without compromising integrity.
Guts is trusting your inner compass—even when it’s quieter than ego.
INTEGRATION – A System You Can Trust
Bring GRIT, GRACE, and GUTS together into a personalized framework.
- Recovery and energy management
- Mindset, habits, and identity
- Living a full life alongside long efforts
Goal: A system that respects the long view, balances challenge with care, and lets you adapt without quitting. Not about perfection—about staying intact while doing hard things.
The Community
You’re Not Doing This Alone
An incredible community of strong, like-minded women who understand the call of adventure and the power of support.
- Wins are shared honestly
- Challenges are met without comparison
- Support that doesn’t require explanation
- Strength doesn’t have to armor itself
Goal: A Tribe of bad-ass women with a plethora of life’s experiences and knowledge to draw upon while pursuing a goal that most of the general population just don’t get.
Here’s How You’ll Be Supported
✨ Introductory 1:1 Coaching Session
Start with a private session to build a coaching relationship. Clarify what matters most to you. This will set the tone for your journey.
✨ 12 Weekly 90-Minute Zoom Calls
Each call includes a core topic, guided exercises, real-life application tools, a space for Q& A and coaching. All calls are recorded and available with AI Summaries.
✨ Deep-Dive Resources
Videos, tools and additional materials to enrich your learning and support mindset and performance.
✨ Community Chat
Ongoing support, encouragement, accountability, and connection throughout the 12 weeks.
✨ Continued Access
Continued access to the community, feeds, and resources. As well as invitations to community wide coaching calls leading up to the Marji.
When & Investment
Two Groups to choose from:
- Wednesday Evenings
- Dates: Jan 21 – Apr 7, 2025
- Call Time: Wednesdays, 6:00–7:30pm EST
- Small group: Max 10 women
- Investment: $450 full or $150 × 3 payments
- Tuesday Afternoons
- Dates: Feb 10 – Apr 28, 2025
- Call Time: Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:30pm EST
- Small group: Max 10 women
- Investment: $450 full or $150 × 3 payments
Uh – Oh! these times don’t work?
Frequently Asked Questions
- Each week we will have a live coaching call.
- The loose format will be:
- 20 minutes – informational on the topic of the week
- 40 minutes – group engagements around the topic and coaching
- The final 30 minutes (optional) – open room community discussions on any topic.
- The loose format will be:
All calls are recorded with AI Summaries and will be available on the Grit, Grace & Guts Community Page.
- This is the community space created exclusively for the GGG program. Your group as well, as the other time slot groups, will have access to this community.
- In the community space you will find:
- Events – zoom call links for each week
- Group Program – materials and information for each week
- Docs – Recorded Calls & additional general resources
- Feed – Community chats, announcements, etc.
- In the community space you will find:
- Additional one on one Coaching is always an option
- One time or as needed Coaching – $100 session
- Three add on sessions (1 per month) – $240 3 sessions
- Biweekly add on sessions (2 per month) – $400 6 sessions
- Need something in between these.. Let’s talk.
Curious – but Unsure?
If you want clarity or to see if this is the right season for you, schedule a short, no-pressure conversation.
Ready to Join?
Grit, Grace & Guts is a performance and life practice for women who do hard things—on the trail and off.
It’s not about pushing harder.
It’s about learning how to trust yourself when it’s hardest, regulate under pressure, and finding your limits without losing yourself.
Are you interested, but these times don’t work for you? Or were you too slow and these times filled up.
Join the “wish list”. You can share your time preferences and availability. You will be notified as I add additional groups.
