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Here’s a downhill, fast and friendly fall marathon in southern Oregon.

The Rogue Marathon Half Marathon & 10k takes place October 15, 2022, in Medford, Oregon.

-Certified Boston Marathon Qualifier.

-Beautiful fall marathon in the heart of the Rogue Valley. The flat, fast course, generous prize purse, and post-race festivities make this a race that you don’t want to miss.

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Join some of the biggest names in running for a motivating discussion on how to reach your goals, presented by UCAN.

Get tips to run your best Boston Marathon from the top distance runners in the U.S. Register here: ucan.co/boston

When: Saturday, April 16 @12:30 PM EST

Where: Sheraton Boston, Republic Room (2nd Floor). 39 Dalton St, Boston, MA

Featured Guests:
Meb Keflezighi, Emily Sisson, Emma Bates,Tommie Runz, Carrie Tollefson, and Angie Spencer
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For those daring souls the 2,000 Mile Challenge is live!

The medal is inspired by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

The text says, “Relentless Progress”.

The Japanese characters say, 走り続\けよう “Let’s keep running!” 🌊

There are 500 more miles (50 badges) added to the run tracker as well. Cheers!

Register for the Runner’s High Challenge here.

The mountain is a metaphor for rising up, overcoming hard things, and elevating your fitness.

A runner’s high is the feeling of euphoria and reduced anxiety that comes from running.

We created this challenge to help you run, walk, or hike 100 miles and tap into those happy brain chemicals.

For those daring souls the 1,500 Mile Challenge has finally arrived.

The medal is inspired by the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (notice the eyebrows). The text says, “Runner till the day I die!” 💀

There are 500 more miles (50 badges) added to the run tracker as well. Salud!

The moment has finally arrived and the 1,000 Mile Challenge is ready! Since running is an expression of our humanity, and a gift that keeps on giving, we took the famous Sistine Chapel painting by Michelangelo and made a unique version for you.

We also have new levels in the run tracker between 700-1,000 and a brand new MTA running hat design! See my video on this page.

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.

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.

The 500 Mile Challenge is open! For the medal we were inspired by the famous self-portrait by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.

We also added new zany levels to the run tracker up to 500 miles.

Keep adding to your mileage this year or start over from zero. “You can Gogh the distance!” Sign up here.

Big thanks to Runners’ World for recommending the MTA Podcast to their readers. See article here.

“If you’re training for 26.2, running coach Angie Spencer and her husband, Trevor, have everything you need to reach the finish line. Having hit the podcast’s 10th anniversary in 2020, the duo provides plenty of training tips, interviews, and reviews of marathons from around the world. (Angie has run one in every state!) While they don’t always bring on guests, runners like Sara Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, and even actor Sean Astin have all stopped by.”