Who We Are
Hey! Even though you likely know a little bit about us since you landed here on the BARC website, we wanted to share some information anyways!
We are Josh and Noël, and the two fur babies are Thor and Reis. We are married, and just recently moved to Virginia from the Midwest where we both grew up! Which is a dream come true as we LOVE to nature doodle in the mountains and camp!
Some details about Josh, he is a certified strength and conditioning coach. He has his bachelors in Kinesiology- Strength and Conditioning and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. His full time job is Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at a University here in Virginia. When he is not working with his college athletes, he is creating training plans for members of BARC and keeping his wife sane/adjusting her programs as well. He is really big into continuing education, making sure his athletes understand he sees them as more than their sport, and enjoys always keeping up with research into his field, or just in being the best version of himself! Although he prefers to lift weights vs run, he does have some accolades of his own including: The Spartan Trifecta, Half Marathons, years Turkey Trot 5k-10k and recently biked 35 miles as well.
Some details about Noël, aka thegirlwhorunswithherdogs if you follow her on Instagram. Her full-time job right now is as a Clinical Health coach working primarily with the diabetic population to do behavior and lifestyle modification to get them off mediations and into the healthiest versions of themselves. She is also the other half of the brains behind BARC, helping with programming but also specializing in nutrition for runners. Some would say her running takes up as much time as another job and they would not be wrong! She is an ultra-runner with many accolades and is working on a goal right now to run a half, or full, or ultra-marathon in each state. She started running after a college gymnastics injury ended her gymnastics career and she was told she would likely walk with a limp and probably never run. A year after her surgery she crossed the finish line of her first 5k and has never looked back. She now has done countless half marathons, over 14 official full marathons (training runs don’t count for her), and 5 ultras even completing her first 100mile race Feb 2022! She also does majority of her runs with the fur babies which they love.
Some details about the kiddos. Thor is an American Pitbull Terrier who we estimate to be around 8-9years old, he came from a rough situation and although he drives us a little crazy with how much he hates most living things, he is the best snuggle bug and very protective of his mama when they are running. Reising... aka Nugget is a Manchester Terrier Corgi mix and she is 5 years old. She is a bit of a diva but LOVES when she gets to be off leash and sprint around. We also have our soul baby Minnie Moo who we lost to Cancer in Sept 2021 but was a key character in creating this crew. We LOVE all dogs but rescued dogs are our favorite.
In short, we are two awkward souls with some kick ass fur babies and we really enjoy helping people with running, strength training, mobility and/or nutrition. We are so happy you are interested in joining B.A.R.C! We created this community and brand because we know what it’s like to not have a support system and we feel there is a lot of miss information out there that we want to dispel with our knowledge and well-rounded programs!
