Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

How Coach James McKirdy is Bringing the Pro Treatment to Everyday Runners

June 11, 2025·1h 0m
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Coach James McKirdy is bringing the pro treatment to non-professional athletes by offering the McKirdy Micro Race series with services like personal pacing and bottle service.  We brought James on to tell us all about how he's helping runners achieve personal bests including: What goes into creating a race designed to go fast Why he believes it's important for amateur runners to gain access to these type of services How to finally hit a racing goal you might have been chasing for a long time How to train for achieving common marathon goals such as breaking 3 hours or 4 hours in the marathon What it's like to compete with a group of runners who are all chasing the same goal How to give more opportunities for amateur runners to achieve their own running potential James is a huge supporter of helping athletes achieve their own potential and we love what he's doing to make the race conditions for high performance more accessible. https://mckirdytrained.com/ Connect, Comment, Community Follow RunnersConnect on Instagram Join the Elite Treatment where you get first dibs on everything RTTT each month! Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community  RunnersConnect Facebook page GET EXPERT COACHING AT RUNNERSCONNECT! This week's show brought to you by: Ketone-IQ You may have read a lot the last few years about the benefits of ketones for endurance performance, such as mitochondrial e

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