{"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":"The Book Episode: Our Top Picks from 2025","slug":"the-book-episode-our-top-picks-from-2025","published_at":"2026-01-08T22:23:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163/the-book-episode-our-top-picks-from-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marathon-training-academy-42163","url":"https://www.marathontrainingacademy.com/the-book-episode-our-top-reads-in-2025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-book-episode-our-top-reads-in-2025","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/media.blubrry.com/marathon/content.blubrry.com/marathon/MTA-Episode-505.mp3","summary":"This is our annual book episode! Angie and Trevor discuss the books they enjoyed in 2025– top picks for both fiction and nonfiction. Links Mentioned in This Episode Run Coaching . Work with an expert MTA Running Coach. MetPro.co -See what it’s like working with your own metabolic coach. Altra Running -Altra shoes are designed to fit the natural shape of feet with room for your toes, for comfort, balance, and strength. So you can focus on what really matters: Getting out there! 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. IQBAR brain and body-boosting bars, hydration mixes, and mushroom coffees. Their Ultimate Sampler Pack includes all three! Get 20% off plus FREE shipping. Just text “MTA” to 64000. The Book Episode: Our Top Reads in 2025 Angie got through a total of 241 books in 2025. (95 fiction and 146 nonfiction)(audio = 144, hardcopy = 94, ebook = 3). Authors We Interviewed on the Podcast Here are the books we featured on the podcast this year. See links to the author interviews. Think Like a Runner by Jeff Horowitz How to Run the Perfect Race by Matt Fitzgerald The Norwegian Method by Brad Culp The Explorer’s Gene by Alex Hutchinson Ballistic by Henry Abbott Extreme Balance by Joe DeSena The Runaway Housewives of the Appalachian Trail by Kitty Robinson Fuel for Thought by Renee McGregor Don’t Call it a Comeback by Keira D’Amato Lootie’s World Run by Marie Leautey The Running Ground by Nicolas Thompson Angie’s Top 10 Non-Fiction Reads: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr Memoir is one of my favorite genres and this book takes a peak behind the scenes on writing an engaging memoir. In fact, Mary Karr weaves i…","meta_description":"This is our annual book episode! Angie and Trevor discuss the books they enjoyed in 2025– top picks for both fiction and nonfiction. Links Mentioned…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marathon-training-academy-42163/episodes/the-book-episode-our-top-picks-from-2025/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/the-book-episode-our-top-picks-from-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}