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PERSONAL COACHING SERVICES
No two athletes are the same – your physiology, training history, and goals are entirely your own. Train to optimize your individual performance.


The purpose of coaching is to take you further in your training than you can take yourself. We excel at helping runners . . .
- Train for first marathon, half marathon or ultra
- Run faster. Achieve a personal record (PR) or Boston qualifying time.
- Run further. Safely train for back to back marathons and mileage increases while minimizing injuries.
- Get your fitness back. Systematically build your fitness to its pre-injury level.
- Run more efficiently. Fine tune your nutrition, fueling, and form.
- Implementation of race day strategy. Your coach will help you evaluate the course and formulate a solid plan for getting through the tough parts of your marathon.
- Stay motivated -develop positive habits that last a lifetime.
When you sign up for coaching we send you a detailed coaching questionnaire (it covers everything from current health status, goals, past running stats/accomplishments, history of injury, time availability, current fueling, etc).
Based on your answers we place you with a MTA coach that would be a good fit and who has current openings. Your personal coach would then contact you via email with any follow-up questions that they have and also answer any initial questions that you have about the process.
Your coach will develop the first part of your training plan (usually around 2 weeks at a time). Most coaches want their clients to check in with a summary of their workouts at least once a week and your coach is available to answer any questions you have and make modifications to your training schedule as needed too. Communication is done via email.
We have clients from all over the world taking their running to the next level. Put the power of MTA Coaching into your training!
Pricing and Availability
As a client you will be charged the personal coaching payment of $199 a month. Coaching spots fill on a first come first served basis.
The coaching payment is re-billed each month until client cancels. We do request that you commit to a minimum of 3 months (most clients stay much longer). It’s hard for the coach to get the best results for you in less than 3 months.
As a coaching client you also get the benefits of Basic Academy Membership which includes access to all premium training lessons, videos, bonus interviews, back podcast episodes and our awesome private Facebook group.
Coaching Sign Up Form
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Meet The MTA Coaches














What Clients are Saying . . .

“I diligently followed MTA Coach Steven’s plan. My mile times started to drop and I was starting to clock faster paces for my tempo runs and marathon pace runs . . . He knows how to get me out of my head so I can run the best race possible.” -JJ Stark.

“MTA Coach Kristen is a wonder. I finished all the runs with times in the upper half of those running, and was pleased to be told that only 10 folks in the 70 and up age bracket completed the Challenge out of a total of over 6000 entrants. MTA training works.” -Dale M.

“Today was one of the best days of my life. 4:12:49 at the 50th New York City Marathon and in no small part thanks to MTA Coach Lynn! This was a PR of over 58 minutes (!!!) from my first marathon in February. -Julia S.

“I coached myself for 17 years–and thought I was pretty good, however in just 3 months, Coach Joel helped me deliver a 17 minute PR in the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon and guaranteed me a place in the 2021 Boston Marathon.” -John S.

“Shout out to MTA Coach Nicole for an incredible training plan, steadfast support and keeping me on track when I wobbled! Pleased with a 3:53 finish (my first official sub-4) and a strong race.” -Kofo B.

“I'm officially a marathoner now and I'm hooked! Thank you for creating such an amazing community and encouraging us to do hard things!
-Parker W.

“I signed up with Marathon Training Academy and MTA Coach Abby. I managed to achieve my happy, realistic A-goal. I hit all my process goals and surpass my expectations for a course PR (41 seconds short of a BQ:)” .--Yvette M

“After 18 weeks of training and with the help of Coach Kris i went into the LA marathon weekend feeling confident and excited to see what i was capable of. Mission accomplished! Thank you to the amazing MTA community and great resources.” -Meg R.

“On race day I followed Coach Joel's plan and felt very comfortable at paces I never thought I'd be running in a marathon. I had almost a 4 minute negative split and PR'd by over 6 minutes (and hit my goal of sub 3:10). Thanks for setting me up with a great coach!” -Jessie H.

“I can’t believe I can finally say “I am a marathoner. I am so incredibly grateful to the MTA community for your constant support and love. ”
-Dipti P.

"Working with MTA Coach Abby has been a complete game changer. . . I was able to beat my goal in Chicago with a finishing time of 3:26:44 and PR by 17 minutes. "
--Emily W.

“I can’t even begin to express my thanks to the MTA Coach Athena!! The podcasts, the training, all the resources have taken me from my first marathon at 4:19:01 to my fifth today at 3:34:20!!” --Robin W.

“I am an ultramarathoner! Mount Hood 50 miler in the books. Many thanks to my MTA coach Steven Waldon for indulging me in this diversion from marathon training and sharing his wisdom to help me succeed.” -Bill D.

"I wanted to say a huge thank you to MTA Coach Jena for helping me complete my first full marathon .This was the hardest thing I have ever done, and I can’t wait to do it all over again!” -Evyn W.

“Completed my trail marathon . . . MTA Coach Henry helped me shave off one hour from last year’s time. I came in 37th overall out of 208 and 1st out of 7 in my M60 age group!” -Luis B.
Links to More Client Success Stories . . .
- Maripat Rhood -First marathon at age of 60
- Emily Wakefield -“A complete game changer”
- Irina Collazo -42 minute PR through MTA coaching
- Stephanie Housley -From Injured to 3rd Female Overall
- JJ Stark-Modlin, From a 5:06 Marathon to 3:32 Marathon (BQ)
- Demi Nazarro -First marathon at 58
- Scott Glickman -Fulfillment of a Life Long Dream
- Candis Ubiles -“I decided to aim for bigger goals”
- Fernando Rodrigues -Learning to trust the process
- Parker Watson -Changing your life through running a marathon
- Maria Cabasos -“I would have never believed it”
- Charis Whitney. -First marathon done! A coach is work it!
- Dale Moss- Dopey Challenge at Age 70!
- Delorean Ostrom – Running a Marathon Every Month
- Suzanne Beavers -A Better, Happier Runner!
- Margaret Eggleston -The Difference 4 Months Can Make
- Bill Drinkward -PB of 3:07:56 at the Revel Wasatch Marathon!
- Deb Russ -First Marathon at Age 50
- Chad Brager -An Epic Six Weeks
- Courtney Schoch -Flying Through a World Marathon Challenge with MTA
- Mitch Goldstein -Powered by the MTA Community and Coaching
- Eric Hamm -Marine loses 100 pounds, finishes MCM
- Judith Dahl -Putting the bottle down, lifting her running spirits up
- Karima Modjadidi -BQ Success Story after Injury
- Pat McCain -MTA: Where Coaching and Camaraderie Meet
- Foti Panagakos -130 Races And Counting
- Henry Howard -From Injured to Boston Qualifier
- Debbie Gelber -A Vow to Exercise, Lose Weight
- Dan Savage -From Barely Walking to Ultra Running
- Jon Lepley -It Takes a Village to Build a Marathoner
- Shoutout to MTA Coaching by Canadian runner Gordon Pape

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Book a free 30 minute call with our team and explore how MTA coaching works and see if it is a good fit for you.