Announcement: Our Next Big Running Adventure


Trevor and Angie here just popping into your podcast feed to make an important announcement! Next July we are running the Eiger Ultra Trail in Switzerland and are inviting any listener to the podcast who is interested in joining us there!

The Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB is so popular that is already sold out, but we have access to race bibs through our partner Run The Alps. The epic course has unrivaled mountain scenery on highly runnable trails. There’s a distance for every level for those who want to try a European trail race. The race offers a 16k, 35k, 51k, and 101k.

We are doing this race as part of 9 day running retreat that starts on July 12th, 2025. Spots are limited so please email us if you are interested. See this page for all the details. Let’s run!

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26 Minute PR and BQ!

Congrats to our client Erica on her stellar new PR!! She writes,

“I reached out to MTA after my last marathon in December 2023. I was paired with MTA Coach Kris and my experience has been phenomenal. Coach Kris completely changed my training. My hard runs were challenging but doable and my easy days were slow and relaxing.

I loved the diversity of my speed workouts. She gradually adjusted my paces to get me where I needed to be and her comments on my workouts kept me accountable. I was able to complete the full training cycle with no injuries and felt great on race day.

At Every Woman’s Marathon, I hit my target pace and goal time on the nose, running consistently and feeling good through all 26 miles. I finished with a time of 3:41, which was a 26 minute PR and a BQ. A huge thank you to Coach Kris and MTA!” -Erica E.

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A Grand Canyon Adventure with Coach Athena and Melanie


In this episode we speak with MTA Coach Athena and her client Melanie Toelcke who ran through the Grand Canyon from rim-to-rim-to-rim. This is a challenging 48 mile point-to-point run, in 100 degree temps, through one of the greatest natural wonders of the world!

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Injury free for first marathon

Congrats to our client Soumyadeep on finishing his first marathon in 4:12! He writes,

“After 6 years of running half marathons, 10Ks, and 5Ks regularly and swearing for even longer that I would never run a marathon, I finally ran one. NYC was amazing, with all the color, the energy, and the crowd noise–making us feel like real sporting superheroes.

My main for my first marathon was to finish without getting injured and I am glad to report that I was able to do just that.

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“I freaking did it! Yesterday I ran and completed my first marathon!”


Congrats to our client Melanie who ran her first marathon at the Two Cities Marathon in California!

“I freaking did it! Yesterday I ran and completed my first marathon! I fulfilled a dream I had since I was 16 years old. 🥹 It was worth the long hours of training, the weight gain from carb loading, 😅😮‍💨 pain, and everything else.

I ran conservatively but now that I know what it’s like, I can’t wait to train for the next one and do it better and stronger. I don’t think I would have been as successful if it wasn’t for Marathon Training Academy and MTA Coach Erin Palos! Thank you so much for your support and guidance! My chip time was 5:33:12.

Also, I oftentimes get insecure about my body not looking like an “average” runner, but I am proud of this body! This body has grown and birthed three beautiful babies and pushed through hundreds of miles of running.” 🥲🫶. -Melanie O

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Marathon Success Story with Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire

In this episode we speak with Academy member and coaching client, Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire, about the ups and downs of training for a personal best in the marathon.

Kofo started running to lose baby weight after her second pregnancy. Through consistency and patience she has dropped her marathon time from 4:40 to 3:53.

Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and lives in the United Kingdom with her husband and two sons. She holds a PhD from King’s College London. Her father Olusegun Obasanjo was the president of Nigeria from 1999-2007. She has completed 16 marathons and trains with MTA Coach Nicole. Continue Reading →

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“Brutal but a wonderful experience”

Our client Luis lives and runs in the Azores -a chain of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic belonging to Portugal. He just finished the Triangle Adventure which has three days of running across three islands in the Azorean Triangle. 86 kilometers total. He writes,

“Final race was today with 34K. It was brutal but a wonderful experience. Quite frankly my awesome MTA Coach Henry prepared me for these 3 races and thanks to him I was able to run all the uphills and downhills and no pain.

I tried taking some pics so that you can see how beautiful this place is to run!!” See photos: Continue Reading →

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“What can I say? It worked!!” 23 minute PR

Congrats to our client Joung Song on running an impressive PR at the Chicago Marathon! She writes,

“I am so happy to report my 11th marathon in Chicago with the time of 4:19:44 which is a 23 minute PR and more than one hour and 16 minutes faster than my first marathon in 2015 (5 hours 35 minutes)!

I am 57 and my goal was to break 4 hours and 30 minutes without any injury.

I worked with MTA Coach Erin S. and what can I say, it worked!! Continue Reading →

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