In a continuing series, we are publishing interviews to gain insights from some of the top performers within the V.O2 community. We chatted with athlete and coach Jon Mott who logged some of the highest miles we saw on VDOT this year. He ran over 4,700 miles. Some Background Info (Name, where you live and [...]
Ann Centner lives and trains in Tallahassee, FL. She's coming off the USATF Half Marathon where she clocked her second best time of 1:14:52. In October of 2021 at the Chicago Marathon, she ran 2:42 to set her personal best. We reached out to Ann to learn more about her running background, what she attributes [...]
Mary Johnson was used to being on a team. Having rowed crew collegiately, she had experienced the power of collective goal setting and accountability to a sum greater than one’s own. She had grown passionate about what being in that team environment can bring out of one another. “I remember how great having a team [...]
VDOT Coach John Raneri of group McKirdy Trained on grappling with the cancellation of the Boston Marathon and living through a pandemic... After hearing about Boston’s postponement I wasn’t surprised. But like many others in the following days my emotions caught up with me. This was a goal race. Hours of preparation, sweat, and data [...]
We're proud to have over 45 Olympic Trials Qualifiers in the marathon on our app. The story of VDOT started due to an Olympic pursuit and the search for how to train properly in the sport of running. In Atlanta we'll be celebrating the sport we love and the continuation of Dr. Jack Daniels' legacy. [...]
Congratulations to VDOT Coach Malindi Elmore on setting a Canadian national record at the Houston Marathon. Version 3.0 (track, triathlon, marathon): So much for the 10,000 hour rule - this race was 25 years in the making! Millions of steps and thousands of races; from the highs of highs to lows of lows; from crushing [...]
We're proud that our coaching platform, VDOT O2, helps runners of all abilities in pursuit of their full potential. We'd like to take a moment to highlight athletes that are using it at the highest level in this tribute video. Congratulations to the more than 45 runners who have qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic [...]
On a very warm/humid day VDOT Coach Nick Hilton took home his second victory at the Disney Marathon with a negative split. We asked Nick how he adjusted his strategy and managed the conditions in the race so well: Knowing that it might be warm and humid in Orlando, and since I live in a [...]
The road to the Olympic Trials started with the trust of a friendship. Caleb Kerr will toe the line again with his former teammate and now coach in Atlanta. "My best friend and college teammate Caleb Kerr had surgery on BOTH his Achilles tendons for Haglund's syndrome in 2016. He spent almost a year without [...]
Jonathan Giles of Brooklyn, NY set a new PR on a negative split at the Philadelphia Marathon. [Full Results] He was 17th out of almost 700 runners in the M45 age division. I have worked with Jay for almost two years. In that time I have managed to achieve many running goals, culminating in breaking [...]