{"podcast":{"title":"Marathon Training Academy","slug":"marathon-training-academy-42163","podcast_index_feed_id":42163,"rss_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/mta","website_url":"https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/blog","image_url":"https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/~images/2379371782120518.jpeg","author":"Angie and Trevor","episode_count":52,"summary":"The Marathon Training Academy Podcast will help you unlock your potential to conquer the marathon and change your life. Since 2010 Angie and Trevor have shared tips, inspiration, and interesting guests interviews to help listeners run smarter, avoid injury, and go the distance. What RUNNER’S WORLD says about the MTA Podcast: “If you’re training for 26.2, running coach Angie Spencer and her husband, Trevor, have everything you need to reach the finish line. The duo provides plenty of training tips, interviews, and reviews of marathons from around the world. (Angie has run one in every state!) While they don’t always bring on guests, runners like Sara Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, and even actor Sean Astin have all stopped by.”","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T18:19:30.779558+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163"},"episode":{"title":"Hard Work Pays Off -Interview with Cari Masek","slug":"hard-work-pays-off-interview-with-cari-masek","published_at":"2026-06-02T01:57:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163/hard-work-pays-off-interview-with-cari-masek","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163","url":"https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/cari-masek-2?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cari-masek-2","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/media.blubrry.com/marathon/content.blubrry.com/marathon/MTA-Episode-519.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we speak with longtime Academy member Cari Masek, who ran her first marathon after being inspired by an episode of this podcast. Running has changed her life — giving her the confidence to set goals, dream big, and inspire others. Links Mentioned in This Episode Run Coaching . Work with an expert MTA Running Coach. June 3 is Global Running Day and UCAN is doing their biggest sale of the year! Get 40% OFF sitewide with code MTA40 . Stock up on long-lasting, easy-on-the-gut fuel, including the NEW Strawberry Kiwi and Citrus Energy Gel + Electrolytes. Altra Running -Altra shoes are designed with the Altra Fit, with room for your toes for comfort, balance, and strength. Use code MTA10 for 10% off. And Stay Out There with Altra. AG1 Next Gen has new flavors: Citrus, Tropical, and Berry. Get a free Welcome Kit with your first order which includes AG1 Travel Packs, a shaker bottle, metal canister, and a bottle of AG Vitamin D3+K2. Cari Masek is an avid runner, race pacer, and coach. She races every distance from 5k to 50k, with her favorite being the Half Marathon. Having completed over 100 half marathons, she is currently working on a ONE STATE goal to run every half in Ohio. She volunteers as a pacer at seven local half marathons, a race director at two local races, and as a coach for three different kids programs. She has been the head coach of the Centerville Striders Elementary Cross Country team for fourteen years. Knowing she is making a positive impact on the next generation of runners (k-6th grade) means more to her than any personal accomplishment. Cari ran her first marathon after being inspired by an episode of the Marathon Training Academy and would say running has absolutely changed her life too, teaching her to set goals and dream big. The runn…","meta_description":"In this episode, we speak with longtime Academy member Cari Masek, who ran her first marathon after being inspired by an episode of this podcast. Running…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marathon-training-academy-42163/episodes/hard-work-pays-off-interview-with-cari-masek/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163/hard-work-pays-off-interview-with-cari-masek.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}