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In this podcast episode speak with ultrarunner and Best Selling Author Dean Karnazes.
His new book is called A Runner’s High -My Life in Motion.
Plus we’ll give you a quick run down of our summer adventures in Costa Rica. We are currently traveling the country with our kids.
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Somehow we missed this hilarious video when it came out last year. This was created by @DeJayTank who completed the MTA 100 Mile Challenge.
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In this episode we bring you part of Ask the Coaches Q and A where the Coach Angie and Coach Nicole answer questions sent in from listeners.
In this session we discuss training by time versus training by distance, busting through plateaus, hill runs, pacing, lifting heavy, how Angie stay motivated when she was dealing with a hormonal imbalance, compression gear, and staying strong in the last 5k of a marathon. Continue Reading →
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In this podcast episode Coach Angie and Coach Nicole answer questions about pre-run warm up drills, how to return to training after an injury, training for two races only a month apart, speedwork, rest days, ultra training, and 12/24 hour time events.
Thanks to everyone who sent in a question!
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The 700 Mile Challenge is here! For the medal we were inspired by Andy Warhol -leader in the pop art movement. Instead of soup the cans say “Whoop Ass” and “Raw Endurance”. We also added new zany levels to the run tracker up to 700 miles.
Keep adding to your mileage this year or start over from zero. “You CAN do hard things!” Sign up here.
Congrats to Academy member Yali, who conquered her first 50k! Here’s a nice email she sent us about how running has been an unexpected light in the dark.
“Dear Trevor and Angie,
I can’t believe I am writing these words – yesterday I ran my first Ultramarathon, a 50K, -at the “3 Days at The Fair”. The race is a 1 mile looped course, so the 50K is 31 full loops plus a little more.
Congrats to MTA Coaching client Bill D. on his new (blazing fast) PB of 3:07:56 at the Revel Wasatch Marathon!!
Runner’s high from a new personal best marathon . . . combined with a chance opportunity to meet Angie on the race bus made for a remarkable day at the Wasatch Marathon in Utah. Coach Dominique prepared me and challenged me to find even deeper capabilities than I knew I had within me. I am so grateful for her development of me over the last 2+ years. Coach Steve added sage advice too for dealing with the high altitude of 8000′ and I look forward to continuing this MTA journey with him. I finished 20th overall, 2nd in age group, and a new PB of 3:07:56. I feel euphoric! -Bill Drinkward
Here’s a nice email we received from a customer named Stephen who used the Resilient Runner to help with IT Band injuries and used the MTA 4:00 Marathon plan to earn a shiny new PR!
“Hello MTA family!
With all our races being cancelled, I was excited to see all the great things that the MTA podcast was doing to help keep us all sane. I completed the 100-mile challenge at the end of last year.
Later when I saw the medal for the 300-mile challenge as well as the theme: I Run to Burn Off the Crazy, I had to sign up. I justified signing up for another virtual race with the thought that if the spring race I sign up for does not happen, at least I will have this cool medal and a sweet new hat.
I decided that this was the year I try to attempt to break 4 hours in the Marathon. Under 4 hours now that I am 40! Continue Reading →
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In this podcast episode we speak with social anthropologist and 2:20 marathoner, Michael Crawley -author of the book Out of Thin Air -Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia.
Dr. Crawley who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain, lived and trained with elite runners in Ethiopia for 15 months to learn the secrets of their long-distance running prowess.
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Here’s a nice email from a client named Suzanne who earned an 8 minute PR at the Atlanta Half Marathon.
“I wanted to email MTA to thank Coach Lynn for her help in my recent PR in the Atlanta half marathon.
Last year when races were canceled, Coach Lynn put together a program to help me become a stronger and faster runner. After I ran a faster (for me) than expected virtual Peachtree 10K on Thanksgiving, we talked about my goals for 2021. She told me that a half-marathon under 2 hours was in reach for me; my previous half in November 2019 was 2:07.
She continued to encourage me in the next couple of months of training and never bought in to my concerned emails about reasons 2 hours was going to be too difficult for me.
On the big day I found that I was able to hold the needed pace for the entire time, and by mile 8 I knew I would be successful. I crossed the finish line at 1:58.55, 8 minutes faster than my previous PR!
Coach Lynn’s upbeat attitude and encouragement really made the difference in enabling me to reach a goal that I thought would be in the distant future for me. Thanks to Coach Lynn and MTA for all your help in making me a better, happier runner!” -Suzanne
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In this podcast episode we speak with Jonathan de Sola Mendes a 100 year old veteran of WW2 and the Korean War who completed the New York City Marathon at the age of 96!
At the start of the pandemic we didn’t imagine that in 2021 so many in-person races would still be cancelled or postponed.
Last year we launched the Social Distance Run in response to many of our members asking us to host a virtual race. The event went viral and 15,300 people joined in, which kept us very busy here at MTA.
We just launched the “Social Distancing” Run 2021 Version. We took last year’s medal and changed it to a beautiful blue color with earth in the background -since we are all united by running. The socially distant runners are carrying new items (like a vaccine). Register now and save $5! See more details here.
