Mak Shea Smith

i have loved learning about training physiology since my first ultra training block in 2018. i was a junior in undergrad and just wanting to finish a training block without getting injured - that led me to finding my first coach who i ended up working with for 7 years! i didn’t grow up running and i certainly never expected this sport to play such a big role in my life but i’m so grateful for every single day that has led to here.

i freaking LOVE being both an athlete and coach for ! this team is so rad!!

i’m accepting a few athletes right now - i’m planning to expand bit by bit each month! send me a DM if you’re interested in setting up a call or if you have any questions about coaching 🫶🏼

i think we all know that feeling at the end of a long year of training and racing when it feels like you just don’t have any more gas in the tank 😅 this is why i’m such an advocate for taking an off season as well as appropriately utilizing rest days during the year. we all have different tolerances for volume and intensity - i’ve even noticed first-hand that this can vary based on my background life stress! off season is an opportunity for your body to rebuild as well as refresh the mind for the racing and challenges in the year ahead 🦋 i still run a bit of volume and do some speedwork as maintenance but i don’t feel pressure to prepare for a big event! it’s running for the sake of running - as a lifelong athlete, you have to get comfortable with the periods where you aren’t pushing as hard in order to recover and keep growing

in may of 2022, i was running down from the north rim of the grand canyon when a group of runners passed us going uphill. one of them shouted at me ‘hey, my girlfriend follows you on tik tok! can we send her a video?’. that runner, , quickly became a good friend and since that brief passing in the grand canyon we have seen each other at races, chatted on his podcast a few times, and now he’s my coach! i’m officially joining team and i could not be more excited about it 🤠 now that i’m out of the pressure cooker of grad school, i’m so excited to go all in on this running thing and try a totally new style of coaching. i’m feeling so lucky and grateful for this life! shoutout to all of you (especially the ones that have been here since 2021, y’all are the OGs) for making this possible by being here and ofc thank you to the brands that continue to believe in me - ESPECIALLY for all of my hydration and carb needs and for the gear that keeps me going!! btw - ILY GIRL 🫶🏼 thanks for setting all of this in motion over 3 years ago 🥹