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About Coach Matt Ebersole
- Marks the start of his running with his first race in 1980 at the Blueberry Stomp 15K in Plymouth, Indiana.
- Competed for Fort Wayne Harding High School and Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan University).
- Earned a degree in exercise science and wellness from Ball State University in 1991.
- Founded Personal Best Training in 1991, helping runners reach their goals through scientifically sound and performance proven principles.
- Personal Best Training currently offers several training programs and private coaching for runners of all abilities and aspirations.
- Since 1991, coached thousands of runners including hundreds of qualifiers for the Boston Marathon and three U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon qualifiers.
- Currently coaches two 2008 Olympic Trials qualifiers, Eric Heins and Jackie Dikos. Eric was the winner of the 2004 St. Louis Marathon and qualified by running 2:21:09 at the 2006 Rock & Roll Marathon in Arizona. Jackie qualified by running 2:45:35 at the 2006 Chicago Marathon. Matt also coached Cathy Allen to a Marathon Trials appearance in 2000.
- Authored “What Phidippides Should Have Known”, which was adopted as the training model for Team In Training, the world’s largest marathon training program. Also served as a speaker for their national coaching certification program.
Coach Ebersole’s Keys to Improved Performance
1. Improve aerobic capacity through appropriate increases in volume and high end aerobic training.
2. Improve running economy. Increase the specificity of training to meet the demands of the goal event (muscular tension, aerobic pressure, and lactate tolerance).
3. Attention to details. Establish lifestyle and supplemental training habits that will maximize the positive effect of training.
4. Focus on clear and present goals. Consistent checkpoints on the road to the long term goals will keep the coach and athlete honest in their effort and expectations
5. Create and protect an environment for success. Make sure the hours away from training are not counterproductive to the mission.
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| SERVICE SPONSORS |  |
St Vincent Sports Medicine
Terry Fletcher
Dr. Mike Cerefin
Chad Graham
Dave Reed
Dr. Sheila Wilson
| TRAINING PARTNERS | |
NIFS
INDY Parks
White River State Park
| LEGION OF HONOR | |
Alltrax Timing
Athletic Annex
Butler Track & Field
Ted Ferguson - Ferguson & Ferguson
Ken Long & Associates
Lou Andreadis
The Running Company
Jason & Kelly Sanders
Tuxedo Bros
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