My latest guest on the Masters Milers Podcast is Pete Magill. Pete is a 57-year-old masters runner and coach, co-author of the book Build Your Running Body (The Experiment, 2014), author of The Born Again Runner (The Experiment, 2016) & SpeedRunner (VeloPress, 2018), all of which are books that I personally have read multiple times and frequently recommend to other runners.

Magill has coached at the youth, high school, open, and masters levels. As a masters athlete and coach, he’s led his Southern California clubs to 19 masters national championships in cross country and road racing. He’s won the individual title in six masters national cross country championships, holds multiple American & World age group records, and ran 14:45 for 5000 a few months before turning 50, a time never matched or beaten by a runner 49 or older.

Pete’s Stats:

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• Lead author of Build Your Running Body (The Experiment, 2014)
  
• Author of The Born Again Runner (The Experiment, 2016)
  
• Author of SpeedRunner (VeloPress, 2018)
  
• 2016 Inductee: USATF (USA Track & Field) Masters Hall of Fame
  
• Distance Running Coach for the California Triathlon Club
  
• Masters coach for the So Cal USATF club Cal Coast Track Club
  
• Sprint coach for La Canada High School (CA)
  
• Led his club to 19 national masters championships in cross-country and road racing
  
• Formerly a Senior Writer and Columnist for Running Times Magazine
  
• Fastest-ever American age 50+ at 5K (15:01) and 10K (31:11); 2nd fastest for Half Marathon (1:10:19)
  
• 14:45 5K at age 49 – world record for age 49+
  
• Six-time overall Masters National Cross-Country Champion (13-time age group champion)
  
• 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, & 2015 USA Masters Cross-Country Runner of the Year
  
• 2006 & 2007 USA Masters Track & Field Age Group Athlete of the Year
  
• 2009 & 2012 USA Masters Road Race Age Group Athlete of the Year
  

Pete’s Books

Build Your Running Body (https://tinyurl.com/yxs5k5rs)

Born Again Runner (https://tinyurl.com/y6mga3cc)

Speed Runner (https://tinyurl.com/y3sk8vsr)

Pete’s column on Podium Runner:

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