When Angie and I go to a big city marathon she leaves all the logistics to me.

This includes finding the hotel, finding the expo, finding the starting line, getting back to the hotel, and parking the car in crazy downtown environs. (In New Orleans we paid $35 to park for 1 hour!)

We recently ran the Kentucky Derby Marathon in Louisville, KY -a city of 741,096 according to their Wikipedia page.

Here are my tips for getting to the starting line stress free. (more…)

I am excited to finally announce that MTA Member is open!

Click on the following link to take an exclusive video tour of what’s inside.

http://marathontrainingacademy.com/member/joinnow

My friends and family thought I was crazy when I said I wanted to run a marathon. Some even told me it was dangerous.

But there has always been part of me that loves a challenge. I guess you can say I’m the kind of person who hates to sit around and watch life pass me by.

So without knowing anyone else who had run 26.2 miles I set out to prove to myself that I could do it. Not only would I run a marathon, I would take control of my health and fitness forever. It was truly a life changing journey. (more…)

Hey guys this is Angie,

The past couple days there has been a little confusion that I need to apologize for.

The MTA Podcast has been such a great joy to do, and as you’re hearing me talk about MTA Member, I need to clear one thing up. (more…)

We were working hard to announce the launch of MTA Member today, but instead had an early arrival of our own.

At 11:37 pm on Oct 1st we were pleased to welcome our new son, Liam, into the world. He is a healthy little guy at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 inches long.

We arrived at the hospital a whopping seven minutes before he was born. He certainly was in a hurry to get here. Does that mean he’ll be a future runner? (more…)