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The Long Run Coaching is located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.

Coaching philosophy - My approach is developmental, response regulated and highly individualized. Improvement and personal satisfaction are found in developing consistent, productive habits over time. Training with your goals in mind while working on your personal weaknesses and capitalizing on your strengths is crucial for each of us to reach our goals.

Mission statement - In running we each set our own goals. We come to running with different backgrounds, different strengths and weaknesses, different demands on our minds, bodies, and time. Each runner must have a plan that takes these variables into account. One-size-fits-all training programs rarely brings optimal results or satisfaction.

Whether you are just beginning to see yourself as a runner, looking for a new challenge, a new mom trying to return to an active life, a masters runner wishing to remain competitive, or a seasoned competitor looking to overcome a plateau, we will examine your goals, your background, your time commitments and pressures. We will set realistic goals and map out a training plan tailored to your goals and your schedule. My aim is "real life" coaching; balancing all the important things in life while achieving personal satisfaction and excellence.

“Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.”
~ Arthur Lydiard

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Accomplishments & Affiliations:

Tailwind Nutrition Ambassador 2020-present
UltraAspire Athlete 2023-present
Runners Roost Race Team 2016-present
Honey Stinger Elite team 2017-present
2014 RRCA Colorado 10k Grandmaster Champion
2013 RRCA 50k Grandmaster Champion
Kettle Moraine 50k Grandmaster course record holder
18 Time Boston Marathon Qualifier
10 Time New York City Marathon Qualifier
8 Time Western States 100 Qualifier:
Peak To Peak Middle School, Head Track Coach
Marathon Maniac #5459
Team Marathon Bar Ambassador - 2010-2012
Team Zone Perfect Ambassador - 2013-14
Hammer Nutrition Ambassador, 2015-Present
Pearl Izumi Champion Team 2014-2016
Colfax Marathon Ambassador - 2011-2016
Member - Rocky Mountain Road Runners
Member - Crow Athletics

Certifications:

United Endurance Sports Coaching Academy (UESCA)
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UESCA Certified Ultrarunning Coach

UESCA Endurance Sports Nutrition Certification

International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF)/World Athletics
Level 5 - Elite Endurance
Youth Specialization

USA Track & Field (USATF) Certified Coach
Level 3 - Endurance
Youth Specialization
Level 2 - Endurance (2013)
               Speed/Hurdles/Relays (2014)
               Youth Specialization (2015)
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Certified Personal Trainer
USATF Youth Cross Country Training Camp Coach/Clinician
USOTC Colorado Spring, CO

Running Summit West - Distance Summit - L3
USATF Instructor Training: L1 USATF Instructor
Road Runners Club of America  (RRCA) Certified Running Coach
Lydiard Foundation Certified Running Coach
Level 1 & 2
American Distance Summit - 2015

Author: Running Past 50: Your Guide to Running Longevity and Success
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2024

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Coach Caolan MacMahon
UESCA Ultrarunning Coach
IAAF L5/USATF L3
USATF L2
USATF L1 Coaching Instructor
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
RRCA, Lydiard L1& L2 Certified Running Coach

I am a coach, a runner, a mother, a climber, and a philosopher (as in, I like to think about and examine questions that are difficult, if not impossible, to answer - and taught college Philosophy for 16 years). These are the five attributes that I believe best sum up the central aspects of my life. They all came to me and stuck, and I became them.

I've been a runner for 30+ years - Well, actually much longer than that (really 40+ years) - I ran my first race when I was 8 years old, the only girl in the pack, and that was it, I was hooked. But over the past 25 years, running has been a constant in my life - through all the changes of life - I remain a runner.

I was a fairly serious road racer 25 years ago. I then took an extended break from racing and ran to run and to think and to breath and to live. In 2008, I suffered what I believed was an overuse injury due to running 50+ mile weeks pushing a baby jogger the whole way. The Docs looked at my knees (MRI) and told me that my running days were over. Strangely, my pain was not in my knee and so I set off on a journey to find an answer that made sense. After 10 months of no running I stumbled upon something that at last resolved my tendinosis. Since being told I was "done" and there was nothing that could be done for me, I have run dozens of marathons (qualifying for Boston many times), many 10ks and half marathons and ultra marathons up to 100 miles. That injury is no more. But, I realized that there are certain things I want to accomplish before the true end of my running days (if that day ever comes).

I'm also a rock climber (and climbing coach for 15 years) for more than 20 years, a mother of a daughter, for a little more than nine years, and a college philosophy instructor, for 16 years. All of these help to define who I am and what sorts of things I'm interested in.

Personal Stats:
Pre-Masters:
5k: 18:46. 1988
10k: 39:21 - Great Pumpkin 10k, Saco, ME 1988
10mi: 105: 13 - Good Sport 10 Miler, Brunswick, Me - 1989
Half-Marathon: 1:29: 34 - Cape Challenge, Cape Elizabeth, ME - 1989
Marathon: 3:41:20 - Maine Marathon, Portland, ME - 1993

Masters:
5k: 22:46 1st Day 5k - Fairlawn, NJ 2013
10k: 46:33 - 2011 - Anthem Turkey Day 10k, Broomfield, CO
10mi: 1:20:12 - 2014 - Frosty's Frozen 10, Littleton, CO
Half-Marathon: 1:42:49 - 2011, RnR Denver, Denver, CO
Marathon: 3:45:47 - 2016, Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
50k: 5:04:44 - Great Cranberry Island 50k. RRCA 50k US Grandmaster Champion, 2013
Kettle Moraine 50k: Senior Masters Course Record holder
50 Mile: Des Plaines River Trail 50 Miler: 8:36:07
100k: Cuyamaca, 2017, 15:52:47
100 Mile: Tunnel Hill 100, 2023, 24:21:41

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