Episode 604: Behind The Mic with Angie & Trevor Spencer of Marathon Training Academy
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
We’re continuing the Behind the Mic series where I’m chatting with fellow podcasters in the running space. I hope you’re enjoying these conversations as much as I am. Today, I’m talking with Angie and Trevor Spencer, the husband-and-wife duo behind Marathon Training Academy—truly one of the original running podcasts out there.
They launched the show way back in 2010 (yes, seriously—2010), and they’ve grown a massive community and business through it. Angie and Trevor have traveled all over the world running races, hosting events, and supporting athletes through their coaching programs. If you’re looking for coaching, you can check out all they offer at marathontrainingacademy.com.
Angie has run 72 marathons—including six ultras—with a PR of 3:19. She’s run a marathon in every single U.S. state and has qualified for Boston in all 50 states. She’s a USATF Level 1 and RRCA Level 2 certified coach. Trevor, who once hated running, now has 24 marathons, a 50K, and 27 half marathons under his belt. He’s run races in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, Japan, the UK, Slovakia—you name it. He’s passionate about using running as a way to explore the world and connect with people, and that comes through in everything he does behind the mic.
Their podcast recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary (check out their April 2nd episode for that milestone!), which is absolutely incredible. Their longevity and consistency are a testament to their love for this sport and the community they’ve built.
In this episode, we talk about their journey with the podcast and running, parenting three boys, and I couldn’t resist asking them for some tips on raising boys—since they’re a few steps ahead of me. I really appreciated their honest insights and the warmth they brought to this conversation.
If you’re enjoying this series, a quick rating and review on iTunes or Spotify goes a long way—it helps more people find the show and lets me know what’s resonating with you.
All right friends, please enjoy my conversation with Angie and Trevor Spencer.
What we talked about:
4:00- Reflecting on the history of running podcasts
11:30- Their progression in the space
16:30- A look behind the scenes producing a podcast
29:00- Their marathon careers
43:45- Their favorite marathons that they raced
54:00- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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Blue Like Jazz
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:17.5 | Hey, hey, friends. Welcome to All Have Another Podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:21.8 | Another episode of the Behind the Mic series with other podcasters in the running industry that I enjoy listening to and being a part of their community. |
| 0:32.8 | I hope you will too. |
| 0:34.0 | Today we're talking to Angie and Trevor Spencer. |
| 0:37.1 | They are truly one of the very first |
| 0:40.6 | ever running podcasts around. They started Marathon Training Academy way back in the day, I think like |
| 0:46.1 | maybe 2010. Seriously, so long ago. They have grown their business. They've traveled all over |
| 0:51.4 | the world running and doing events with Marathon Training Academy. |
| 0:54.8 | They took their own coaching service and expanded it. And now they have a ton of Marathon |
| 1:00.9 | training academy coaches and options. If you're looking for a great coach and community, |
| 1:05.5 | you can find that at Marathon Training.com. They are a married couple. They have three boys and Angie has run so many |
| 1:15.9 | marathons, 72, including six ultras. She's a PR of 319. She's run a marathon in every state. |
| 1:23.4 | And also, get this, she's also qualified for Boston in every state. That is so cool. |
| 1:27.8 | She's a USATF level one and our RCA level two certified running coach. |
| 1:32.5 | And Trevor, who is the person who puts together all these episodes, he's the editor of |
| 1:38.2 | their podcast and co-founded Marathon Training Academy with Angie. |
| 1:42.9 | He once hated running and now has completed 24 |
| 1:45.1 | marathons of 50K and 27 half marathons. He's run all over the world, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, |
| 1:51.7 | Italy, France, Belgium, Japan, the UK, Slovakia. He loves using running to explore the world |
| 1:57.4 | and meet people around the world and share stories on the marathon training |
| 2:01.4 | podcast. Actually, if you check out their episode from April 2nd this year, it's their 15-year |
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