About Coach Carol

Hello, I am Carol Frazey. I want to help you run the first and/or best race of your life and have fun doing it, 

I am the president and founder of Fit School where we empower individuals through movement. I know. I know. You already are an empowered person, but a little more boost, information, hand-holding, and behind-kicking never hurt anyone.

Because I said so, AND because I've helped thousands of individuals add a consistent, soul-nourishing movement practice to their daily routines, and trained hundreds of people to run their first and or best race of their lives.

I want you to develop a movement practice that is right for you. It doesn't need to be hard. If you are going to do something in life, I want you to find the fun in the journey. I can help you find that fun.

" As Carol’s kids grew older, she started running regularly with a group of local women. “One day we were running, having a deep discussion, and I realized how easy it was to talk about things,” Carol recalls. “Sometimes it’s easier to talk when you’re not looking face to face, but doing something focused, like running on a trail.” As Carol turned to her running friends and said, “More women need this!” she realized what her next mission would be."

-Excerpt from Fit School’s Carol Frazey Is on a Mission of Empowerment 

By Lauren Fritzen

Fit School was born!

Having been a runner for 40 years, I’ve had the experience of being a runner at every level. I learned running basics as a 13-year-old cross country and track runner. I was fortunate enough to run track and cross country competitively at Penn State University. I was also fortunate enough to start running again VERY slowly after gaining 42 pounds when I was pregnant with my first child and then 64 pounds with my second! As one wise woman commented, “You know, babies only weigh about 7 to 9 pounds when they are born!” It took me about 2 years after the birth of each of my children to get back to my “fighting weight,” but it was worth the effort. 

• M.S. in Kinesiology from The University of Colorado
• Author of The Fit School Diet Plan: 1 Year to a Nutritionally and Physically Fit Life e-book
• Co-author of 26.2 Life Lessons: Helping You Keep Pace with the Marathon of Life

PR Running Times

• 1600 Meters 5:09 1986 Pennsylvania State Track & Field Championships

• 2-Mile 10:59 1991 Nittany Lion Classic

• 3K 10:07 1991 Princeton University Invitational

• 5K 17:42 1991 Dogwood Relays, TN

• 10K 36:33 1991 Penn Relays, PA

• 50K 5:33:44 2004 Chuckanut Mountain 50K Trail Race

Triathlon/Duathlon Achievements

• Evergreen High Country Half Ironman Triathlon 1993, Evergreen, CO 3rd in age group

• Longmont Sprint Duathlon 1994, Longmont, CO 1st in age group

• Boulder Peak Olympic Distance Triathlon 1996, Boulder, CO 3rd in age group

• Fort Collins Sprint Duathlon 1995 and 1996, Fort Collins, CO 1st overall

Coach Carol’s Masters (over 40 years old) PR Running Times

• Half Marathon 1:35:30 2011 Honeywagon Half, Everson, WA

• 5K 19:48 Haggen to Haggen, Bellingham, WA

• 1:36:44 2012 Bellingham Bay Half Marathon, Bellingham, WA

• Cutthroat Classic 11.1 mile Trail Mountain Run, Winthrop, WA 2009, 2010, and 2011 1:39 – 1:41 2nd and 3rd in age group

•  Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon 2012, Bellingham, WA 1:50:52 1st Masters (7th overall female)

•      Marathon 3:28:22 2015 Light at the End of the Tunnel, North Bend, WA (Boston Qualifier)

•      Iceland Hengill Midnight Ultra 53K 2022 8:55

Carol’s Coaching Experience

• Coached every level of runner from middle schoolers to Olympians

•      Fit School Coach: Guided thousands of individuals to a consistent walking or running program

• State University of NY at Plattsburgh Assistant Cross Country Coach: 13th in 1998 Division III Nationals

• University of Colorado Volunteer Cross Country Coach: 2nd in 1994 Division I Nationals