Coach ORT

06/14/2026

A couple races from the weekend . Congrats to the following athletes .
1) running the super marathon post Boston with big goals to chase a PR. The PR did not happen but Frank still ran a solid race going 2:58.

2) finished second female and first age group(50-59) at a hilly CT 5k .

3) ran race one of his summer triathlon series . Craig had a great showing almost breaking the one hour mark and finishing second age group (60-64).

4) ran the rt 66 10k as a nice hard workout.

5) the t**e on the double challenge yesterday with the mountaineer 4 miler and 10 miler race and had a great day on the hilly course .

06/09/2026

New final surge plans up for your fall marathon races . Chicago training plans which work for any flat marathon and New York plans work for any hilly marathon. Different plans based on different weekly mileage 40s per week up to 70s per week .
https://www.finalsurge.com/coach/brendonoleary

06/07/2026

Busy weekend of races . Co gears to the following athletes .
1) runs a PB of 5:21 to finish 3rd overall in the masters division at the Yakima Mile.

2) nearly breaks 20 and runs an age group best of 20:04 to finish 1st age group 45-49 at the brooks run 5k.

3) Many age group wins turned in at various 5ks where it was more about placement then time on warm weather days . 1st 40-44 and 1st 70-74 at the squirrel run 5k. won 50-54 age group at her 5k in Ct. And wins her age group 65-69 at the Corona Del Mar 5k in California . first 55-59 at the Gloucester half marathon.

4) finished third age group at the pineapple triathlon 5k. third age group in west Roxbury 5k. And third age group in Baltimore ten miler
55-59.

5) ran the Ridge to Rails 50k in NC as a training run for her fall ultras. had a nice run at the Chicago half just two weeks post Capetown as she used it as a workout. completed Chicago as a long run and completed old port half as a long run.

06/03/2026

Happy global running day ! Never imagined this sport becoming such a big part of my life. From individual accomplishments in my own running, to having a career as a coach, and the great friendships that have come from it. Running is such a big piece of my life and I am so thankful for it. Hope everyone is able to go out there today and enjoy a run and think of all the great things running has giving you !

05/31/2026

That’s a wrap on May races. Not a ton of races in May for us but we still had some great performances turned in. Lots of personal bests, age group placements, and overall race winners. Congrats to all!

05/27/2026

Team store closes tomorrow. Won't be reopened until the fall, so if there is any interest make sure to get those orders in.

Hurry, shop closes 05/28/2026!

05/24/2026

Weekend recap . Congrats to the following athletes .
1) secured another sub 3 going 2:58 today at the Capetown Marathon. This places Robyn as the 35th overall female and placed her 6th in the World age groups 45-49 division. Great job Robyn .

2) .c.liu goal today was to run Capetown for fun and just run steady. mission accomplished as Jesse goes 3:12.

3) finished of 3 marathons in 35 days and goes sub 3:30 again. Ron runs 3:29 to conclude a terrific spring of racing at 65 years old !

4) runs a PB on the tough Capetown course . Steph goes 3:32 to beat her on by a minute from 2019. And she did it on her bday , happy birthday Steph!

5) finished first age group 55-59 at the Vermont City Marathon in 3:15 .

6) At the spring lake 5 in New Jersey goes 32:13 to finish third 45-49. goes 32:42 to finish second 50-54.

7) Bree Carlson-Thiele finished 2nd age group at the Run Madtown 10K in Wisconsin. battled at Cape Town on a tough day for him and still goes 3:12 . And ran a strong half at Vermont city .

05/18/2026

Weekend recap congrats to the following athletes .
1) ran her first marathon today on a warm day with temps in the 80s . Jes still came in well under the original goal and ran a very solid 3:40 in tough conditions . Nice job Jes .

2) ran the colfax marathon relay at altitude in Denver. Lily ran a hilly leg just under 6 miles in 6:34 pace which was 10 seconds per mile faster than two years ago .

3) also ran the colfax relay and was part of the winning co ed team and had a solid leg about 6.5 miles at 520 pace.

4) ran a 5k a day after doing her long run as she was a late addition to the race. Jess ended up finishing first age group 40-49 at the Evan’s run 5k.

5) jumped into a local small half marathon with friends and just ran it as a long run and still ended up finishing first female .

6) Just wanted to give a shoutout to for taking on Jacksonville Ironman. It was not the result we wanted as dehydration t**e its toll about 15 miles into the run causing a med tent visit . But Craig gave it his best all day as it was brutal conditions being around 90 degrees and humid most of the day . Way to give it your best shot Craig and no doubt you will bounce back strong from this .

05/03/2026

Weekend recap congrats to the following athletes.

1) Heidi Roberts ran a speedy 47:34 ( 626 pace) 12k at the Bloomsday 12k in Tacoma. On a warm day and hilly course this was good for first age group 45-49.

2) At the Maine Coast Marathon Jeremy Weiss returned to the marathon distance after not racing it for a few years. Jeremy ran a very solid 3:02:41 which was easily good for a BQ time. Jason Ciaciura also ran this race and had a huge breakthrough. Jason ran 3:14:53 which was a personal best by 8:51. This was also Jason's first ever BQ.

3) ran a personal best half marathon today by several minutes in Maryland. Caitlin ran a 1:44:29 good for 1st age group 55-59.

4) continues to be a force in the 70-79 division in New England. Pub Series 5k today and Gary easily won his division with a 22:38.

5) Sara Miller ran the Flying Pig Marathon in 3:38. This is an easy BQ for Sara and one of her better times on a very hilly course.

04/29/2026

What a month of racing it was for ORT athletes. April is always the busiest month of the year for us due to Boston and London . We had some incredible performances this month 22 lifetime personal beats, 3 overall race wins, 9 age group wins, 14 age group placements, and 36 Boston qualifying times . We also had an incredible shakeout run in Boston with over 50 people attending . Great job to all !