Tebello Ramakongoana earned an astounding 7th place at the Olympic Marathon in Paris running 2:07:58 (79.8 VDOT) on the hardest marathon course in Olympic history. This is the highest Olympic placing ever for an athlete on V.O2. Tebello surpassed VDOT Coach Malindi Elmore's 9th place finish at the Tokyo Olympics. This is also the fastest [...]
Adolfo Lizardo, like so many new runners on our platform, shares how VDOT training transformed his life and performance as an athlete. Quick Background Lives in trains in Biel/Bienne in the canton of Bern. Trains on the street, track, around the lake of Biel or in the forest, depending on the workouts I have planned. [...]
Tell us about your progress this year. I had been a few years removed from intense running/racing. I reached out to a coach who agreed to coach me to run my first marathon! I ran the Richmond Marathon with a time of 2:48:23 which I never thought I’d be able to do but my coach's [...]
Gladys Chepngetich earned All American honors finishing 24th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. She was the 4th Freshman overall transitioning quickly to college life in the U.S. after an arduous journey from Kenya. Her coach, Vicky Pounds, manages the Clemson women on V.O2. She discusses Glady's transition and why her team loves [...]
Tebello Ramakongoana's recent performance at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon earned him a new national record, personal best and the top scoring performance to date on V.O2. We connected with Tebello's coach James McKirdy to learn more about his story and how their chance encounter has led to such a successful partnership. Tebello's Backstory [...]
Edwin de Neijs lives and trains in the Netherlands. He spent some time in Kenya to train recently. He's a professional musician in the Air Force and has also competed in the Military World Championships and World Games in the marathon and cross country. How was your training leading up to the race? I had [...]
Tell us about yourself (where you live, train and how you got started on V.O2). My name is Philippe Desjardins. I am 38-year-old living in Quebec City, Canada. Basically, I train for three months in hot humid weather and four months in the snow. The best periods to train are April-May and September-October. I have [...]
Ruth Atkinson lives and trains in Dallas, TX. She recently ran the Chicago marathon, her first world major, in an attempt to BQ. How was your training leading up to the race? Training started in late May and continued through a brutally hot summer! I was feeling amazing- but then in mid-September I had a [...]
Jennie Nichols lives and trains in Sachse, Texas, and her most recent race was the Chicago Marathon. How was your training leading up to the race? My training was awesome. I have never been an athlete and got into running toward the end of 2020. Melissa King became my coach at the beginning of 2022 [...]
Karsten Black lives and trains in Pewaukee, WI. He recently set a new personal best at the NYC Marathon finishing in 3:38:49 (after this interview). How was your training leading up to the race? Training was on point. Consistent and overall, awesome. My coach has an amazing ability to interpret and use data from the [...]