Greg Cheek is a motivational speaker, cancer survivor, and marathoner. He trained with us for his first full marathon a few years ago. We are so proud of his progress!
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Interview with Sean Astin –Actor, Marathoner, and Creator of #RUN3rd
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Hey you guys! It’s Sean Astin star of The Goonies, Rudy, Lord of the Rings . . .
All favorite movies of mine.
As a kid I watched The Goonies a dozen times or more. I thought it was a true story. It’s not.
But what is a true story is how Sean has used running to recalibrate his health and fitness and reach greater levels of success.
In this interview you will hear all about Sean’s genesis as a runner, favorite running stories, and future marathon goals.
SPOILER ALERT: He’s working on a 50 State goal.
Replay Episode! Never Limit Where Running Can Take You
At the Little Rock Marathon in 2011
In this special 5 Year Anniversary episode we reach deep into the MTA vault and bring you one of our most popular and inspiring episodes from the early days. Here’s the backstory,
Rewind to 2011.
We just finished the Little Rock Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas, our first race recap episode. This was my first half marathon. I was previously a total non-runner, desk potato.
Angie was building her fitness back after having a baby. Angie’s sister Autum Danzer (now Autum Haley) joined us to talk about running her first marathon and how it changed her life. The MTA podcast was only 32 episodes old.
Now I invite you to take a pictorial journey with us from that moment to this. And remember . . . Continue Reading →
Interview with Michael Wardian – Endurance Athlete Extraordinaire
Mike and his dad at the Hawk Indoor 50k
Michael Wardian is an accomplished marathoner and ultra-marathoner from Arlington VA. Last year he won the Big Sur Marathon and the Disney Dopey Challenge, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.
His most recent accomplishment was setting a new indoor 50k World Record at the Hawk Indoor 50k in Hagerstown, MD, finishing 250 laps in 3 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds. Continue Reading →
Interview with Dave Asprey -Biohacker and High Performance Coach
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Dave Asprey is a Silicon Valley investor and technology entrepreneur who spent 15 years and over $300,000 to hack his own biology.
Dave lost 100 pounds without counting calories or excessive exercise, used techniques to upgrade his brain by more than 20 IQ points, and lowered his biological age while learning to sleep more efficiently in less time.
He is the founder of The Bulletproof Executive company and has one of the top health and fitness podcasts in iTunes. Dave’s new book, THE BULLETPROOF DIET, is available now. Continue Reading →
MTA Podcast Gets Mention in Huffington Post
You might remember that we were featured in a list of top health and fitness podcasts compiled by Greatist.com.
Now the story has been republished by huffingtonpost.com. Take a look.
Our thanks to the folks at Greatist and Huff Post for including our show along with these terrific podcasts!
MTA Podcast Featured on Greatist.com
Greatist.com rounded up the 19 Best Health and Fitness Podcasts of All Time and guess who made the list!
From the article . . .
“The best takeaway from this podcast is the mondo dose of can-do attitude; it’s a feeling that lingers long after the theme music stops singing that you’re “well on your way.”
What an honor to be mentioned along with Jillian Michaels, Rich Roll, Able James, Dave Asprey, Ben Greenfield and other amazing podcasters.
Thank you @maritihart and the great team at Greatist.com!
Cyber Week Sale
We are offering 1 Year Academy Membership at a reduced rate during our cyber week sale. The sale ends Thursday at 11:59 pm.
Sign up for the reduced rate and let us handle your training for next year’s races. Join our awesome online community and let us help you take your fitness to the next level.
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Interview with Vinnie Tortorich – Why Exercise is a Poor Way to Lose Weight
Vinnie Tortorich is a Hollywood personal trainer and author of the book Fitness Confidential.
He has been a fitness trainer for over 30 years. Many of you will know him for advocating a no sugar no grains lifestyle. You can hear him on the Angriest Trainer Podcast found in iTunes and at vinnietortorich.com
We brought Vinnie back on the show to talk about weight loss, clean eating, and answer questions sent in by Academy members.
I know you will love this interview! Continue Reading →
MTA Mentioned by Marathon and Beyond Magazine
Angie and I recently had the privilege of meeting Jan Seely the co-director of the Illinois Marathon and co-owner of Marathon and Beyond Magazine.
We interviewed Jan on podcast episode 103. Marathon and Beyond is a bi-monthly magazine tailored specifically for marathoners and ultra runners. We were featured in their digital newsletter.
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Interview with Nikolas Toocheck | Eleven-Year-Old Marathoner
photo credit: Nik’s Facebook page
Nikolas Toocheck (age 11) is the youngest runner to complete a marathon on all seven continents.
He was inspired to start running when he witnessed his dad, Daniel Toocheck, cross the finish line at the NYC Marathon.
After completing a half marathon Nik noticed how much energy he still had left so he asked his parents if he could try running a full marathon.
Then he had the idea to run a marathon on all seven continents.
After checking with sports medicine doctors and pediatricians Nik’s parents decided to help him pursue his seven continent goal.
In September of 2014 he completed this goal setting a World Record at age 11 and raising over $40,000 for Operation Warm an organization that provides new coats to underprivileged children. Continue Reading →
Runner Academy Apologizes to MTA
You might have come here looking for the post “Runner Academy is Plagiarizing Our Content”. You can find it here.
Matt Johnson has offered the following apology.
I take responsibility for my actions. While I did not steal your content word for word I did structure it too similar. I modeled too much of what you did
and did add a substantial portion of my own spin to it. I could have done
better. Everyone deserves better. I let myself get too caught up in winning
and competition and I made some poor decisions. -Matt Johnson
While the evidence does show that Matt copied some of our content word for word, I am willing to accept this apology, and be done with this whole ordeal.
My hope is that we never have to deal with this again and can get back to helping people reach their running potential.
I appreciate all the support MTA has received over the last two days. You guys are awesome!
Happy Running,
Trevor
