I’m Matt Johnson, founder of Runner Academy and host of the highly rated Runner Academy Podcast.  More than 100,000 runners have turned to the podcast to become inspired, change their lives and achieve their own running goals.

Runner Academy will soon be offering an on-going marathon training clinic to those that are looking to run their first half or full marathon, or those that want to improve upon past performance.  You won’t just gain skills – you’ll gain confidence.

My philosophy is simple:  Commit.  Train.  Achieve.

Runner Academy makes it easy to train at your own pace through our exclusive membership program in the Academy and will be offering the following resources available only to Runner Academy members:

6 Training Modules
Over 40 courses in all
Complete access to the signature Runner Academy training courses. Everything you need to know to achieve your running goal from start to finish, or select individualized information to improve specific areas of your running. They represent hours upon hours of my best coaching and training for runners.  These courses are the same material that would be given to you over many private one on one sessions with me.  But as a member, you’ll have immediate access to all of these training materials and more to learn at your own pace.

The courses are fully downloadable MP3s like the podcast and come complete with detailed notes and exercises to implement what you learn into your own running.  Where it makes sense, I also have video instruction.

Training When It Is Convienent For You
Anywhere, anytime, on any device
At home on your computer or iPad, in a coffee shop on your laptop, in the car on the way to work and even out on your next run. Each course is delivered in an audio format (like our podcast) complete with detailed PDF notes and in some cases video.

Complete Training System
First 5K, 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon, Marathon
No random and vauge incomplete schedules that you can find on Google that leave you with questions but a complete training system that will get you to the finish line. Complete with training schedules, detailed strength exercises/routines and injury prevention drills designed with your running goal in mind. Whether it is to start running, just to finish, improve at a distance or set a new PR, we have you covered.

Someone to Answer Your Questions
Bi-Weekly Webinars
Live bi-weekly webinars covering topics that are timely and directly relevant to your training to supplement the information in the training courses and community.  In addition, I will answer questions directly.

Direct Access to Matt
When you need an answer you can trust, don’t leave it to chance or get conflicting information from public internet message boards.  Search for your question in our private forum or ask the question if it has not been asked already.  If you prefer, you can e-mail me directly anytime and train with confidence.

Interaction With Other Runners
Private Community and Discussion Forums
Share your running goals, get motivated, become inspired, hold yourself accountable and get your questions answered through our members only status update newsfeed and discussion forums.  Search the directory and locate other runners near you on our member map and form training groups or finding running partners!

Competitive Advantage Over Other Runners
Exclusive Members Only Benefits
My best training tips and advice through an exclusive members only blog, additional training materials, running interviews not published to the public podcast feed, and potential money saving discounts on running products and race entry fees that I can’t make widely available to everyone.

Everything you need to dominate your running will be available to you!  You would pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars for one on one coaching with a personal running coach to learn this same information.  It would be spread out over dozens of sessions, if covered entirely at all.  The material inside Runner Academy Membership is the same material I share with my one on one clients, and I am going to be making it all available to you on demand.

But I have to warn you…Runner Academy Membership is not for everyone. I only want people who are action takers.  We only accept people who take full responsibility, who don’t settle for making excuses and want to achieve their running goals.

What are you waiting for?  Get in on this by getting on the waiting list today.

I look forward to training with you!


Matt Johnson
Running Coach and Founder
Runner Academy